In the late ’90s, the MP3 file format was born. This new digital compression technology allowed audio files to be much smaller, easier to transfer, easier to store and easier to share, even on old-school dialup computers. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had a choice to make. Either they could purchase this technology […]
If you don’t know who H.P. Lovecraft was, you’re probably not a fan of either science fiction or horror. In the 1920s and ’30s, Howard Philips Lovecraft was a Providence writer who specialized in what was, at the time, known as weird fiction. He wrote for several pulp magazines, publishing stories with a bizarre, alien […]
Recently I read an article where Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch received rather a nasty shock when out at a beer bar. Apparently, while the establishment carried a vast array of craft beer that would send a beer nerd like myself into fanboy palpitations, none of the Boston Beers made their exclusive list. He […]
It’s that time of year, kids. You know, the time where you’ve shoved chocolate-covered, gin-soaked, cheese-smothered, ham-glazed, bourbon-nutball-smashed-whatever-the-hell-it’s-calleds into your quivering mouth for likely over a month. Happy Holidays. As first-world westerners living upon a New England foundation built from stoic puritanical immigrants, it’s important to flog ourselves once said indulgences are over. Many of […]
Mead is sort of the red-headed stepchild of the craft spirits industry. Shunned by the world of wine and not quite strong enough to contend with hard liquor, or even liqueurs (usually), mead has found a home in the welcoming arms of the craft beer industry. Mead is, simplistically speaking, honey-wine. You may have read […]
Once again, we find ourselves looking out at the endless red glow of taillights along Route 2 in Warwick as we hand over our hard-earned money for “gifts” for people we hardly ever visit in the first place. I know, I know, I promised the ghost of Samuel Adams that I’d be more cheerful around […]
It’s soon to be that time of year again. Crazy uncles taking over the living room couch, chaos in the kitchen, giant plucked foul defrosting on the counter. No wonder Rhode Islanders have chosen the night before (or after) Thanksgiving to be the night of high school reunions and boozing with friends. This year, however, […]
As trendy as mixology can be, it’s just as necessary to go back to our roots and hunker down with a glass of simple origins. Now let’s be clear, drinkers, there’s actually nothing simplistic about this cocktail – simple and easy are not the same thing. This drink has endured modifications and adulterations over the […]
So you’re done trick or treating, you’ve eaten more Sugar Babies than should be physically possible and now you’re curled up on the couch cursing your over-indulgence and trying to ignore the sharp pain in your stomach by reading this article. It’s ok, we’ve all been there. When the Pepto takes hold and the pain […]
Beer bars in Rhode Island are popping up like the unholy love child of Starbucks and rabbits. It seems like everywhere you turn, even gritty little dive bars are dedicating at least one tap to something like Heavy Seas or Sierra Nevada. Of course, there are still a handful of tried-and-true holdouts that staked their […]