I was browsing for something light and summery to fit the first day in six months I received vitamin D naturally when I came across a sight that brought me to an abrupt and disappointed stop. Rebel Grapefruit IPA? I sighed and tried to remember when our beloved Boston Beer led the pack instead of […]
The time, it flies! On June 28, 2016, Governor Gina Raimondo signed House Bill 8100 Substitute B and Senate Bill 3053 Substitute A, which allowed breweries to sell 288 ounces of beer for off-premise consumption (in any combo of growlers, bottles, and cans – a significant increase from the former 72-ounce limit) and serve 36 […]
It took some time, but Rhode Island is finally becoming the craft beer destination it always should have been. From the multitudinous beer bars scattered all over the Ocean State to the upswell in new breweries opening faster and more frequently than Starbucks, it’s a great time and place to be a beer nerd. In […]
Remember when we needed to leave our houses 30 minutes early to warm our cars up and, upon arrival, plan our path to our destination so as to not slip on ice and break our kneecaps? Yeah, me too. Now the worst thing that can happen is rolling over in bed and accidentally sneezing into […]
Wet or hot, this summer promises to bring you the best in drinks, as long as you work at it just a bit. You don’t need to create a swim-up bar, HGTV-approved outdoor oasis or an antique bar cart, either. (I mean, if you have those and want to invite a certain writer over, email […]
Summer and suds are a perfect match (well, fall and spring and winter and suds are also a perfect match, but ’tis the sultry season, so…). Here’s your handy-dandy guide to the season’s hottest – and hoppiest – dates. First, the fests. On Saturday, June 17, the Beervana brain trust have teamed up with RI […]
I guess anything goes in this new topsy-turvy world where a press secretary for the president can hide in the bushes and not be fired so fast his $5,000 wingtips fly off. And apparently, in that same topsy-turvy world there is a beer made with kiwi and hibiscus and it’s produced by, of course, Dogfish Head. […]
In the spirit of Motif‘s DIY issue, we asked 401 beer pros to share the most DIY aspects of their jobs. It seems most of them were too busy D-ing brewery stuff to play along, but we did get two (2) responses to our query. Morgan Snyder of Buttonwoods Brewery kept it short and sweet: […]
You thirsty? You’ve come to the right page … • Revival Brewing Company’s first batch of 16-ounce cans shipped this week to stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Capital Region in New York. Be on the lookout for four-packs of Fanny Session IPA, You Thirsty? New England IPA, and Night Swim’ah Belgian Wit […]
In the previous issue of Motif, my esteemed colleague Pete Larrivee riffed on the fact that “good beer isn’t cheap” and cited the prevalence of the “$12 six-pack.” That citation reminded us of a 2014 Huffington Post article “Here’s how a Six-Pack of Craft Beer Ends Up Costing $12” where Joe Satran did some digging […]