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Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
One of 2011's best beer geek treats was Samuel Adams' Latitude 48 Deconstructed box, which offered five IPAs highlighting the hops that are used in the variety pack's namesake beer and provided a savory contrast-and-compare lesson on the qualities of the distinct flavor buds.
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
Since 2006, the Brewers Association, the alliance of US beer makers, marketers, distributors, and other biz folks, has held American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) in May (pre-'06 July was American Beer Month).
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
Last week, the Brewers Association, the group that keeps track of production stats for US beer makers, released its list of the top 50 brewing companies (the top five: Anheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, Pabst, Yuengling, and Boston Beer Co., aka Sam Adams).
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
I spend a lot of time in liquor stores (hey, it's in the job description).
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
Two weeks ago we huzzahed the arrival of Founders.
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
The tweet from Madeira Liquors said it all: "So friggin' excited to announce Founders is now available in Rhode Island!"
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
When the building at 63 Canal Street in Westerly opened in the 1930s, it housed the Westerly Macaroni Manufacturing Co. It also served as a post office.
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
In the gift guide a few columns back, I recommended variety packs as an ideal present, a gateway to craft brew exploration, a great deal, and a way to avoid mix-a-six anxiety.
Local pros share their first loves and choose their ‘forever’ brew
The craft beer biz is booming . The evidence is everywhere: on tap, as more bars and restaurants diversify their offerings; at the stores, where shelves are crammed with a dizzying array of product; and on the ledger sheets.
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
In 2011 we welcomed great brews from Firestone Walker, Sixpoint, Breckenridge, and White Birch to the state.
The year in beer
Reflecting on the Year In Beer, it's the singular moments that stand out.
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
We're working beer-related gifts in Bottles and Cans land. You like beer, yes? Chances are your friends like beer, yes? So give 'em some beer!
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
Pete Seeger sang, "We will pray just like the Druids/Drinking strange fermented fluids/Go dancing naked through the woods/They're good enough for me." Those "strange fermented fluids" were mead.
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
Greg Koch and Steve Wagner, the founders of the revered Stone Brewing Co., both cite Anchor Steam as their gateway beer to the wonderful world of craft.
Plus, Pearl Jam and the Great Intl. Beer Fest
DEMOCRACY! Narragansett Beer's craft brews — Fest, Porter, Bock, and Summer Ale — are all seasonal delights (especially the Bock; let's skip fall and winter and get right to spring; no, let's not, then we'd miss the Porter, the delicious winter warmer which just arrived in stores).
Plus, the sublime quest for ‘good beer’
So I was ready to do the obligatory Oktoberfest column. I had decided to wait till, you know, Oc/ktober, despite the fact that some of these beers have been in stores since August (and then it was 80 degrees this weekend and too hot for lederhosen).
Plus, Providence Craft Beer week!
The third edition of Beervana, the "craft beer enlightenment" event, will be held at Rhodes-On-the-Pawtuxet on Friday, October 7 from 6:30-10 pm.
Mad about Ma-hop-ma
The post hit Beer Advocate last week: "Gandhi Bot in RI."
Bear market
As mentioned a few weeks ago, the great products from Bear Republic Brewing Co. have arrived in the Ocean State.
Meeting Revival
Hey, summer's almost gone! We caught up with Larkin to fill us in on his latest endeavors.
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