June 28 was a momentous day for Rhode Island breweries. Gov. Gina Raimondo signed House Bill 8100 Substitute B and Senate Bill 3053 Substitute A – which allow 401 beermakers to sell 288 ounces for off-premise consumption (in any combination of growlers, bottles and/or cans). That’s a 216-ounce increase from the bill that was passed in July 2013, which […]
We asked five local beer-and-food savants to talk perfect pairings. Dig into their plates and pints…. Brian Oakley, general manager at Pizza J and Julians: I have been spending a lot of time with pizza lately. I probably eat at least one slice of pizza every single day. When I finish my workday, a slice […]
If you live in other, more civilized parts of the country, you may already know about Drizly, but for us Rhode Island Luddites, Drizly is a website/app where you can shop for alcohol online and have it delivered to your home. I bet I know what you’re thinking. “What an amazing idea! Why didn’t […]
Currently, it’s not legal to sell pints of beer in breweries, and there is a limit as to how much beer you can buy from a brewery. Though there are currently efforts to change that law, for right now, there are strict limits put on brewers in Rhode Island. Leave it to the innovative Grey […]
There’s no greater feeling than when the first warm days of summer hit New England. Car windows are finally set free from their six-month-long upright position, the age-old Mr. Lemon versus Del’s lemonade debate ensues and, best of all, stoop and porch drinking become a thing again! It’s the time of year when everyone and […]
I’ve often heard from industry experts and boozy laymen alike that summer = beer drinking. This is the summer to throw off our aluminum chains and bottle caps and free ourselves to mix fresh, new, invigorating beverages…! Now, this is not meant to slam beer, because, BEER, but– let’s do something creative with all of our […]
A trend with RI vineyards, and our farms in general, is how hard they work to keep extra chemicals off of their crops. Each vineyard approaches the problem differently, but they all seem to use some combination of cover crops, tilling and even specialized mowing equipment to keep weeds and bugs from harming their vines. […]
Summer and suds are a perfect match. Here’s a jam-packed guide to where to make the most of both of ’em. First, the fests. Each of the summer months has a big-time beer gathering. Two of them are at Roger Williams Park: On Saturday, June 18, America On Tap spreads out on the greenery in […]
The Great International Spring Beer Festival this year was, as I wrote about previously, very different from years past. Sometimes change is a good thing. Despite the uncooperative weather, there was a definite change in the tone and format that turned the event into a completely different beer festival. The more intimate setting, the open air […]
Anyone who’s been into craft beer for more than 10 minutes has heard of the likes of Pliny the Elder, Heady Topper and our own local hit IPA, the Captain’s Daughter. These aren’t just good IPAs put out by talented brewers; these are IPAs that fans go insane over. People will drive for hours to get […]