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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 […]

The humble hop flower cone is without a doubt the ultimate key to modern craft beer. Whether you’re an IPA-guzzling hop-head, or you just want an accurate representation of some classical beer styles, hops are your bread and butter. But there are a number of very interesting things about this little bud that are worth […]

W hat do starfruit, carrot, eucalyptus, chipotle, and Newport have in common? Bitters. King Ramsey’s Bitters, to be exact. These aromatic babies are created with thought and care by a very talented lady, Kodi Keith, formerly the bar manager for the Vanderbilt. Keith has years of experience pulling together cocktail menus and working with a […]