Pete Larrivee is a self-proclaimed narcissist with delusions of adequacy and a silly haircut. His insight into the world of craft beer could move molehills, and his quoteable nature ensures his legacy will last a lunchtime. Look for him under a table at any beer festival. Prost!
If there’s one thing I always look forward to, it’s a new Revival brew, and Revival’s Doug and Scarpetti Vanilla Porter has been on my to-do list for a while. The track record for Revival’s beers is a great one, and the partnership with WHJY to brew in honor of their more famous personalities has […]
It’s that time of the year to talk romance in the beer column, though you might be tempted to ask what is romantic about beer. It causes gas, can be very filling and has about half the strength of a glass of wine. Au contrair, my friends. You clearly are not selecting the proper brew […]
It took me far too long to visit one of the RI’s newest and coolest breweries. Apponaug Brewing is a brewpub in a renovated mill building within spitting distance of the Nylo in Warwick. Unlike most brewpubs that look like a restaurant and serve beer brewed on the premises, Apponaug looks like a brewery, smells […]
I finally did it! I’ve found a cooler-weather seasonal that remembers what it’s supposed to be! After my IPA rant in the last column, I decided to go out of my way to find an appropriate locally made seasonal beer, and Revival came to my rescue. I’m a bit late to the party on this […]
Ah, here we go careening into another cold winter season. Time for all the porters and stouts to come out and fill us with their lovely, malty sweet, roasty-toasty, warming – I’m just kidding, everything is an IPA now. Let’s just get it out of the way right now: I love IPAs, but when the […]
For those who missed it, Newport Storm has put on a brand new face, and boy do they clean up nice. The newly branded Newport Craft Brewing has produced some real tasty new beverages, like the Rhode Rage. In my efforts to catch up on the latest and greatest that little Rhody has to offer, […]
For the third year in a row, Altered Reality Entertainment has partnered with a local brewery to create the official beer of Rhode Island Comic Con. The previous two incarnations were produced by Bucket Brewery of Pawtucket, but since their unfortunate demise, the malt-masters at Proclamation stepped in. The result of this partnership is the soon-to-be-released Secret […]
The next local beer in my infinity-part series of locally made refreshments is Foolproof’s Irish Rhode, which we alerted readers to in our beer issue (motifri.com/XXX). I’ve had my eye on this one for some time now. A buddy of mine who writes web copy for a couple of UK online casinos not on GamStop […]
I came of drinking age during the dawn of local craft beer. Back when the pioneers of craft beer in RI were but a few niche bars and liquor stores, three brewpubs, and one brewery. It’s hard to believe that was considered revolutionary. Going to Track 84, or Ward’s, offered a glimpse of a bright, […]
Sons of Liberty (SoL) is one of the major local stars of spirits and craft beer. They originally produced only whiskey, but have since moved on to rye, gin, vodka, cocktails in cans and of course, craft beer. These proud sons have deserved far more attention than I’ve been able to give, which I deeply regret since […]