Pawtucket brewery The Guild has launched a six-week outdoor beer garden to support Governor Raimondo’s #TakeItOutside initiative. Located in the PVD Innovation District Park (on the far side of the Pedestrian Bridge), The Guild is providing a safe place for friends to gather and drink a brew or two in their socially distanced space. Inspired […]
Warren has quietly become a destination for the forward-thinking foodie. Staples like Square Peg, Chomp and Eli’s Kitchen have put Warren on the map for curious cuisine — and Sowam’s Cider Works doesn’t fall far from the tree. At the corner of Child and Adams Streets sits a cider tasting room like no other. Beautiful […]
We all have that crazy aunt who would have one too many wine coolers at the family cookout. A vicious combination of Seagram & Smirnoff always managed to take that 7th birthday party or baptism down a bad path. Well, reality check people — we are the crazy aunts now. And while our behaviors may […]
A couple of years ago, the Courtland Club opened on the West Side of Providence, a revamped social club that’s not just for old men anymore. But as its interior is more speakeasy-vibe than luxuriously spaced, they needed to adapt (as every other restaurant and bar) to CoronaTimes. Their solution was an outdoor window — […]
The Loire Valley wine region starts at the Atlantic Ocean and reaches into central France. It is most famous for Sancerre and Vouvray. While great examples of each exist, for the most part, the most expensive and least interesting wines imported into the US are going to be from these two appellations. Luckily, there are 67 other […]
It could be argued that NOTHING has been the same since Tom Brady made his infamous move to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New England fans have been sour since Brady signed to the Florida team back in March, and Smug Brewing of Pawtucket has released a beer that perfectly encapsulates their feelings. Traitorade is the […]
Campus Fine Wines is owned by two couples, Howard Mahady and Natalie Butler, and Andrea Sloan and Vin Scorziello; Howard and Andrea both brought years of experience in the wine industry to the local liquor shop. Campus is the place to go to find the coolest bottle of wine you didn’t know about, whether your […]
As the dust of coronavirus finally begins to settle, breweries and bars in Rhode Island are making accommodations to adapt to the new normal. Phase II allows restaurants and breweries to open with a long list of restrictions, including limited capacities, face mask requirements and no bar access unless assisted by a server. While some […]
Spring has sprung and while this is typically a time for the resurgence of beer and brewery events, unfortunately we have to take this time to ditch the crowds for our couch. It’s no surprise that many of us are finding ourselves binge watching significantly more Netflix than we used to. Instead of covering beer […]
Following their popular release of Knock It Off beer, Proclamation Ale once again collaborated with Frog & Toad to release Shut It Down, an IPA named after Gina Raimondo’s oft-repeated phrase to Rhody citizens. The IPA has a floral aroma with light stone fruit flavor and floral notes, and is available for pickup at the […]