Seven years ago, when the craft beer renaissance just arrived in Rhode Island, Dan and Martha Paquette, a married couple with a passion for good beer, started the Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project up in Massachusetts. Dan came from a long brewing background with names like John Harvard’s, Ipswitch and Haverhill, among others. Martha […]
’Tis the season to make with the beer-giving. I asked a few local luminaries for recommendations to thrill the hops enthusiasts on your list — and what they would like to unwrap on December 25. Start shopping now (some of these suggestions will require a bit of effort) and then get sipping on Ho-Ho-Ho Day; chances […]
Holiday season is upon us and brings with it an endless array of prepping and planning to dazzle our friends and family with holiday cheer. It also tends to bring with it a social calendar that’s packed tighter than Old Saint Nick’s belt after all that milk and cookie time. Part of the dilemma with […]
It’s the holiday season and it’s in the air. Literally. Spewing forth in the airwaves, from mobile devices, satellite radio and on TVs since the day after Halloween.* Due to Thanksgiving’s abuttal with Christmas, we’re cutting to the chase here: That’s right, a beverage designed to help you deal with the pressure cooker known as […]
After the onslaught of pumpkin beers and Oktoberfests, I’m ready to fully embrace that whole comfort-and-joy theme while discussing the winter seasonals. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year, with a sleigh full of ultra-tasty holiday-themed releases and magnificent once-a-year offerings. They’ll warm up the long, cold nights, spice up festive gatherings […]
Looking for something personal to give for the upcoming gift giving season? Try a bottle of wine with a unique label on it from our local Rhode Island vineyards. Two vineyards in Rhode Island that I know of create custom wine labels, and they both offer labels for any occasion. Diamond Hill produces grape wines, […]
Ah, holiday shopping season: That magical time when you could film the snowy sequel to Fury Road in the mall parking lots. It’s difficult to buy gifts for some people. I often find myself perplexed as to what to get for my fellow beer nerd friends, and I can only assume they suffer the same […]
Here’s some beer-soaked info you need to know: • Narragansett’s next special release will be Big Mamie Indestructible American Pale Ale. The beer shares the nickname of the USS Massachusetts, the battleship that fired the first and last shells of World War II, and honors the 50th anniversary of Mamie’s debut as a museum ship […]
The world of beer is about to change. In the last Superbowl, Budweiser ran an ad called “Brewed the Hard Way,” which took a pot shot against the snooty nature of craft beer while touting its fine beechwood aging process. Many in the craft beer industry saw this as the opening volley in what could […]
A profile of the 2015 Beervana festival in all it’s glory at the Rhodes on the Pawtucket.