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 […]
As you pack up the pool toys and trade in your bathing suit for a plaid shirt and couch time, your wine glass also should transition to holding slightly bigger bodied, more substantial wines than it did in summer. There’s nothing quite like a great bottle of wine to help you to shrug off a crisp […]
I love to drink for free. Unfortunately, it’s rare for people to buy beverages for me out of nowhere, since it always ends in really awkward conversation. But luckily, those of us looking for a less embarrassing way to subsidize our drinking can join a new program called Secret Hopper. It’s very much like secret […]
On October 2, Revival Brewery will host a Big Brothers Big Sisters event for prospective big brothers called Buds and Suds. “We have 92 boys waiting for a mentor,” said Taylor Millspaugh, development and community relations associate. Everyone who attends the 21+ event will get a tour of the brewery, receive free food and a tasting, drink discounted full […]
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 […]
It seems like it took forever, but I finally got my hands on some Ragged Island brew. Ragged Island is one of the newer breweries on the block in little Rhody. The Portsmouth-based beer-makers have eluded me thus far, since their beer proved somewhat difficult to find without going to the actual brewery, and I […]
Warm humid days are upon us and we are tired – if that’s even possible – of our usual summer brews. Take a break from your hazy IPAs and summer shandys. Pause the margarita for a refreshing ever-so-slightly-sessionable and easy-to-make drink: The Spritz. Some say the Aperol Spritz, others recall their grandma’s circa 1991 white […]
In case you come from parts foreign, ie, anywhere outside of the tri-state area, Paul and Al are a pair of raunchy radio DJs on 94WHJY. Their humor is very bodily function-centric and barely safe for radio; I had the pleasure of meeting them during my days at Bucket (shed tear here), and they were […]
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 […]