At one time, you could fit all the brewers in Rhode Island into a well-lubed phone booth. Now, you wouldn’t be able to cram them all into a medium-sized Dunkin Donuts without sincere apologies to the fire marshal. There’s a new brewery in Portsmouth, and Buttonwoods I hear is online, so it’s well past time […]
The last time we met in this space, we noted that Long Live Beerworks had just celebrated its second anniversary. This time we’re pleased to note the BIG news we couldn’t let out of the bag last time: Long Live is moving to a BIG new space on Sprague St (between Dexter St and […]
If my many years grappling with the long-departed founding father Samuel Adams has taught me anything, besides how to properly use a proton pack (do NOT cross the streams,) it’s that the Boston Beer Company that has co-opted his name for their beer brand always finds new ways to surprise me. Cynical though I am, […]
Who else could use a vacation? Preferably somewhere warm and tropical, where you don’t have to negotiate tough trade agreements and the relic hunters are actually hot con artists… Wait, where have I seen this before? Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not just a beer nerd, so when I discovered that Schmaltz brewing […]
Thank God for spring. I don’t mean that as an insult to winter. I have no beef. If not for winter, I wouldn’t appreciate spring so much. How’s that for a New England sentiment? But these days, these times, I need a big ‘ole warm spring hug. Used to be, I’d pause and smile […]
Tis the season for anniversaries! In February, Proclamation Ale Company celebrated its fourth big year with a trio of special releases (did you get a golden lid?) and stoopid fun, while Long Live Beerworks marked its second anniversary with a double IPA called Second Anniversary. This month, the folks at Ragged Island Brewing Company will […]
Believe it or not, I’m a bit old fashioned. I prefer to pay with cash because it still works if the lights go out, I like cooking over a fire because grilled meat is the best thing ever, and I sometimes hunt the wily mastodon for the glory of my tribe. I also listen to the […]
The Isle Brewers Guild has hit the ground running in 2018, with the announcement of two new partners at their Pawtucket beer co-op. Night Shift Brewing, which has garnered a very loyal following for its award-winning beers since it launched in 2012, maximized production at their Everett, Mass, HQ last year (they contract-brewed at […]
Swipe left. Swipe right. Ghost. Stash. Breadcrumb. If you know these terms, you know the phrase “all’s fair in love and war” couldn’t possibly be truth. Lyly didn’t write about love in the 21st century, that’s for damn sure. We can be certain only of one thing when it comes to a decent date: you pick the […]
The Rhode Island craft beer family is losing a member. On January 24, Nate Broomfield announced that Bucket Brewery will be closing its brewing and taproom facilities. The statement noted that “when Bucket first took shape, the brewing industry in Rhode Island was just beginning a course that has seen a massive expansion to […]