Here’s a great presentation by our own Dan Clark on making a Steinbeer, along with our April meeting minutes. Steinbeer is a ancient beer style made using heated hot rocks lowered into the wort, creating a unique blend of caramel, mineral, and smoke flavor. Cheers!
It’s important to support your local community in these trying times, and what better way to do so than drinking local beer! If you’re craving a 4-pack of local beer, or maybe a socially-distant brewday, here’s a handy resource to help you figure out who’s still open, when, and how to buy their stuff. Local Homebrew… Read More »
After a lot of consideration and debate we have decided to postpone the 10th Annual Ocean State Homebrew Competition until after the immediate threats and impacts of COVID-19 have abated. This is not an action we take lightly nor welcome; but the safety of our staff, judges and entrants is of paramount importance. With all… Read More »
So far RIBS has had an eventful month! The 9th Annual Ocean State Homebrew Competition was an amazing success once again! There was a total 563 judged entries in 36 separate judging categories. It took two nights of pre-judging and three judging sessions during the competition weekend to get through it all. OSHC represented all BJCP… Read More »
The RIBS had their Belgian Strong Beers Competition during the February 2019 meeting featuring the following categories: Belgian Dubbel (26B) , Belgian Tripel (26C), and Belgian Quad (26D) The winner of the competition was Dan Clark with his Trappist Monkē Fükr Belgian Tripel Ale (9% ABV) The event was filled with great Belgian style ales… Read More »
Brews for the Bay Saturday October 20, 2018 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM 100 Save the Bay Dr Providence, RI 02905 The Rhode Island Brewing Society is hosting its second annual charity event. This year we will be supporting Save the Bay! Admission is a $10 suggested donation at the door, which will give you… Read More »
My story of how I got into homebrewing coincides with my development as a craft beer drinker. When I was in college, I never cared for light domestic lagers (I only drank them out of necessity)- I was the guy in the room drinking Sam Adams or Long Trail (fancy beer). I didn’t really understand… Read More »
I am originally from New Jersey, but my mom is a Cranston native, so I have been coming to RI. Before settling in RI I spent 4 years in Philadelphia and 4 years in Boston where I studied French Horn. I moved to Providence in 2007 and began brewing a few months later. I had… Read More »
I should begin with saying my first sip of beer was homebrew. It was mine, and it was bad. My parents never drank (they do now, THANK GOD), so I wasn’t really interested in alcohol growing up. I started college and found out all the cool kids drink, so I should probably start. Obviously, you… Read More »
Join RIBS as we celebrate National Homebrew Day! AHA Big Brew with RIBS Saturday May 5, 2018 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Green Acres Farm 51 Farm Street North Smithfield, RI 02896 We will be hosting our second Big Brew at Green Acres Farm in North Smithfield on Saturday, May 5, 2018. The kegs will be tapped… Read More »