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147. Maine Beer Company Weez
“This beer is dedicated to all the stray cats out there,” reads the bottle of Maine Beer Company’s Weez. “Our tasting room helps to fund a local shelter that is dedicated to finding warm homes for...
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148. The Tap Brewing Co. Swanny Boy Maple Porter
Going to Craft Beer Cellar is always so risky for me. I don’t get to go there often, so when I do go, I tend to blow my monthly beer budget in one visit. They have such a wide variety of craft beers,...
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149. Beer Brats & Beer Mustard
I was a vegetarian for close to 7 years, but have been eating meat now for about two years. Part of me still thinks of myself as a vegetarian. When I go out to a restaurant, I still get overwhelmed...
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150. Rhode Island Beer Book
Ashleigh and I started this website in 2011 mainly as a way to keep track of all the beers we were drinking as we started to venture into the world of craft beer, as well as a way to keep our writing...
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151. Allagash Midnight Brett
I think what I like about this beer is that it’s next to impossible to describe to a person who doesn’t already drink beer. This is only going to appeal to someone who understands that all wild ales...
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155. 3rd Annual Newport Craft Beer Festival
As if you need a reason to come hang out in Newport for the day. This Saturday at the Great Friends Meeting House is the 3rd Annual Newport Craft Beer Festival. The event is sponsored by local...
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156. Night Shift JoJo
I swear it’s pink, my house is just a big, dark, monolithic entity. Another Night Shift post? Yep. Because their distro range is so limited, I tend to stock up when I am at a store that sells their...
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157. Smuttynose Smuttlabs Winter Ale – Aged in Red Wine Barrels
Rhode Island has an interesting take on beer. Sometimes I get the feeling that people think no good beer can come from the state; a sort of self-loathing. In my line of work, I see self-proclaimed...
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158. Brewmaster Jack HBC 342
Brewmaster Jack, Holyoke, MA Hop Essence Series HBC 342 White India Pale Ale 7.5%, 58 IBUs Ashleigh and I lived our formative years out in Western Massachusetts, attending UMass Amherst. People tell...
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159. Rhode Island Brew Fest
Rhode Island beer has definitely seen a swelling of the ranks this past year with the opening of Proclamation Ales and Whalers Brewing down in South County, Sean Larkin’s latest brewpub venture...
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160. Newport Storm Wham! Bam! Van Damme
It’s crazy to see how far Rhode Island has come over the past few years in terms of local breweries and the support that these new start-ups are receiving. Pawtucket’s Crooked Current, in their first...
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161. Night Shift Harborside
Let’s talk a bit about what exactly a Gose is since I think the style still has a bit of mystery surrounding it, and has only just made it into the BJCP guidelines last year. A gose, pronounced like it...
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162. Berkshire Brewing Cabin Fever Ale
Commercial Description: A well-balanced, medium-bodied ale brewed to sustain you over the long New England winter. Its rich malt profile is reminiscent of an English Pale Ale, while the spicy and...
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163. Slumbrew Yankee Swap 2014
Slumbrew Yankee Swap 2014 I think this is my first post in ten months, but now that the book is in the hands of God, AKA the publisher, and I’m done wedding planning, I am back with a review of...
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“Rhode Island Beer: Ocean State History on Tap” Release Party info
It’s heeeeeere! Our book comes out on 3/31, and we have several events planned! Releases, signings, and tastings, oh my! The best way to get a book is at one of those events, or from the online store...
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Book Release Party & Crooked Current Draft Launch – 3/31/15
The book is out and we are ready to party! Join us at Providence’s What Cheer Tavern on Tuesday, March 31, from 7-10pm as we celebrate the release of our first book “Rhode Island Beer: Ocean State...
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Book Signing at Bucket Brewery – 4/11/15
We will be at Pawtucket’s Bucket Brewery on Saturday, April 11 from 12-2pm signing and selling our book “Rhode Island Beer: Ocean State History on Tap”. The Bucket crew will be running brewery tours at...
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Baxter Brewing Summer Swelter
What better way to showcase our first summer beer than in a heavily-filtered mason jar? Baxter Brewing really impressed me with their last beer, Window Seat, a coconut almond porter. So when their...
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Literary Libations Weekend – 4/25/15
We are on the bookstore circuit this weekend and have decided to make things a bit more interesting by throwing some beer into the mix. We’ve partnered with Narragansett Beer to help release the latest...
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Jambalaya Beer Pairing
I came across a Jambalaya recipe at Cooking and Beer that seemed right up my alley. Normally, I’m not a big fan of Creole-style stews (jambalaya, gumbo, etc), but this recipe used a cream sauce, making...
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