Summer Wine … Make Me Feel Fine

There’s no greater feeling than when the first warm days of summer hit New England. Car windows are finally set free from their six-month-long upright position, the age-old Mr. Lemon […]

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IMBIBE: Mixing It Up This Summer

I’ve often heard from industry experts and boozy laymen alike that summer = beer drinking. This is the summer to throw off our aluminum chains and bottle caps and free ourselves […]

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A Tour Through RI Vineyards

A trend with RI vineyards, and our farms in general, is how hard they work to keep extra chemicals off of their crops. Each vineyard approaches the problem differently, but […]

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Got Beer? Hot Fun and Cold Beer

Summer and suds are a perfect match. Here’s a jam-packed guide to where to make the most of both of ’em. First, the fests. Each of the summer months has […]

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GISBF Wrap-Up

The Great International Spring Beer Festival this year was, as I wrote about previously, very different from years past. Sometimes change is a good thing. Despite the uncooperative weather, there […]

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Got Beer? Hitting the Lottery

Anyone who’s been into craft beer for more than 10 minutes has heard of the likes of Pliny the Elder, Heady Topper and our own local hit IPA, the Captain’s Daughter. […]

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Got Beer? Get Ready For …

There are quite a few “beer holidays” that provide an excellent excuse to enjoy a craft brew or three (in case any day that ends in “y” isn’t excuse enough to […]

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Got Beer? The GIBF Is on the Move

Since its inception 22 years ago, the Great International Beer Festival has been staple of the craft beer scene in Rhode Island. Before I even began writing for Motif, I […]

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What’s on Tap at Tilted Barn

A common problem among RI brewers is that they can never seem to brew enough beer to satisfy the crowds flooding their tasting rooms every week. One member of the Rhode Island […]

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