I love places that have stories. Bayberry Beer Hall has a story, and they share it with their guests on the last page of every clipboard-style menu. The name Bayberry was chosen by the owners, Tom and Natalie Dennen, as a tribute to their Grandfather Morton. He owned a log cabin in coastal Maine. […]
While we’re deep in the throes of cramming all of our favorite fall activities into a to-do list for the short window that is autumn in New England, there’s an equally important list that needs to be compiled: the list of yummy transition wines. Now is the time to pick up wines that help you […]
We’ve enthused about Beervana Fest many times in these pages. In this preview, we take an alphabetical approach to singing its praises, spotlighting new breweries and notable beers and a few tips. A is for awesome: Beervana Fest 2017 will take place on Friday, October 20 from 6:30 – 10pm at Rhodes-On-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston. Sixty […]
To a young 26-year-old beer enthusiast, the Great International Beer Festival represented the biggest event of my year. It’s hard to believe that in those 10 years, the craft beer scene in RI has evolved so much that even little dive bars in the deepest depths of Blair Witch County, RI, are carrying a couple […]
Banners hung high above the heads of a crowd of people on a Saturday afternoon as they sip their libations announce the craft breweries that now call Pawtucket their second home. Or in cases such as Narragansett and Farmer Willie’s, their only rightful home. These banners can be found at the Isle Brewers Guild (461 Main St, […]
We find ourselves in that season once again where a single overly hyped flavor dominates every single possible food that can have flavors added: Pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin roast beef, pumpkin potato chips, pumpkin Mountain Dew. That last one was a joke, but god help me, I’m sure there’s an […]
School is back in session, and I went on the hunt to see some potentially and already popular-with-the-college-kids local pubs and bars in the PVD area. For once, Michaela and I had an actual squad joining us for the pub amble. Michaela was locked and loaded to get freaky. Also joining us was Rocco, our […]
Here’s the latest batch of beer intel from Area Code 401: Proclamation Ale Company is this close to starting operations at its mega-facility near Jefferson Blvd in Warwick. The first brew date at the new site is set for September 28; they hope to be open for retail sales in mid-October and host a grand […]
Autumn arrives in an instant. Suddenly it’s twilight at 6:30pm. That “this is fall” moment bites and embraces with the cool breeze, enters through the skin and turns into waves of emotion. Summer’s over, and it’s time for root vegetables, apples, blankets and pumpkin everything. We eat and drink differently. Gin finds itself tucked into […]
As usual, seasonal creep has been in effect for a few weeks – the pumpkin beers and Oktoberfests are stuffed onto shelves and flowing out of taps. But also, as usual, the year’s biggest – and best – beer bashes are on the horizon. So here’s the Got Beer? guide to where to find the […]