Our last two Got Beer? dispatches went long on Beervana (what a night!) and Genesee Cream Ale (local sales soared after our mash notes!!), so we’re overdue for a big batch o’ beer news: Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island (GSBRI) will celebrate its seventh anniversary on November 11 – the time, it flies! The accomplished […]
Got Beer? readers – from diehards to casual page-flippers/screen-scrollers – know that there’s an embarrassment of beer riches out there. The deluge of craft/independent/top-shelf beer is undeniably droolworthy; it’s easy to get overwhelmed, and even easier to drain your debit card. But when your beer budget has been exhausted (those $18 four-packs make a […]
Let’s climb in the wayback machine and travel to 2008. The first Beervana Fest, the brainchild of brew pros/aficionados Brian Oakley (co-owner of Julians) and Mike Iannazzi (co-owner of Nikki’s Liquors), was held at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Garden. Their mission was “to enlighten and educate the community for the responsible appreciation of craft […]
We like to keep it local in Got Beer? Land. In this edition, however, we’re daring to cross a few miles over the state line and get updates on our We Got Beer, Too! neighbors. Two breweries are making their debuts in Fall River, Mass. One is setting up shop on the first floor […]
Here’s a roundup of last-coupla-weeks-o’-summer news and a guide to big (and small) doings when the leaves start falling: The folks at Revival Brewing have been mega-busy at their Cranston laboratory: An Oktoberfest offering, Helena (7.5% ABV, 30 IBUs) – a German-style lager made with seven malts – is out now in four-pack tallboys […]
Our carrier pigeons have arrived with a fresh batch o’ beer news: Michelle Kirms, the head brewer at Grey Sail Brewing, says, “Our next Wheelhouse Series beer will be a New England IPA called S.O.S., dry-hopped with Vic Secret, Bru-1 and Topaz; it will be around 6% ABV. The small test batch I brewed for […]
Three breweries have joined the #401BrewFamily in 2018: Providence Brewing Company (in North Prov), Taproot Brewing Company (at Newport Vineyards in Middletown) and Beer On Earth (in North Kingstown). And another beermaker is getting ever-closer to gracing our burgeoning scene: Apponaug Brewing Company (ABC), which is headquartered at Pontiac Mills in Warwick (on the […]
Newport Craft Brewing has a trio of new releases rolling out any day now: 1639 Pale Ale is a summer sipper brewed with pineapple; 1639 is a nod to the year Newport was founded, and the pineapple references the town’s commitment to hospitality. Port to Port is a barrel-aged Scotch ale, made with their pals at […]
Hot enuf for ya?!? This batch o’ way-cool brew news will offer a respite from the heat… The last time around, we toasted the opening of Taproot Brewing Co. And this time around we’re welcoming the latest member of the mushrooming 401 Beer Scene: Beer On Earth, which will stage its grand opening at […]
We’ve gathered a flood of beer news for this Foodie Issue, and have included a few tasty culinary tidbits with the liquid enlightenment. June 21 is the first day of summer and the first official day to visit Taproot Brewing Co., at Newport Vineyards (909 East Main Rd, Middletown). Owner/Brewmaster John Nunes notes, “I’ve […]