Ever want to learn to home brew but figured it was probably too hard? Well Join us June 4th at the Barrington Public Library starting at 7pm for a Home Brewing 101 class. We will talk the basics of home brewing, how to get started, common mistakes, and we will open the floor to a… Read More »
The Rhode Island Brewing Society held their May meeting (rescheduled from May 14th) last night at our latest meeting location, the MOTIF Magazine Headquarters. Turn out was low due to the rescheduled date, but we welcomed two new guests to the meeting; great to meet you Chris & Dave! Chris & Dave are experienced homebrewers… Read More »
Meeting Update! This week’s meeting is going to be postponed till May21 (next Thursday). We have the Ocean State Home brew Competition in our sites and we are working feverishly to wrap up any loose ends. We look forward to seeing everyone next week and sorry for the inconvenience.
Members of the RIBS are no stranger to being nomads, we have traveled from bar to bar in the past to have our early meetings, then we had the carpet factory for a while and finally Close Quarters Hack Space in Pawtucket. With the closure of Close Quarters we’ve had to move our meetings yet… Read More »
The Rhode Island Brewing Society would like to congratulate Kristie and Ashleigh on the launch of their book Ocean State History on Tap. The book takes you from the pre-prohibition era all the way to the current breweries of Rhode Island. Who would have guessed that such a small state could have such a rich… Read More »
This has been a long time in the making and we are absolutely thrilled we can finally announce the fruition of a crazy plan. Starting today we are opening the doors of our brand new RI-based brewery, Goat Taco Brewing Co.! This brewery will be unlike any other brewery that has come before because it… Read More »
Break out those brewpots and get brewin! The 5th Annual Ocean State Homebrew Competition is almost upon us. Starting April 1st, you will have till May 1st to submit your entries to the OSHC. Drop off locations are spread all throughout southern New England. Head over to http://oshc.brewcomp.com for registration information and details. All proceeds will… Read More »
The long endless winter is finally coming to an end. It is time for us to emerge from our deep hibernation and fire up the brew kettles and get brewing. Not to say we haven’t been active all winter, we have recently taken control of the OSHC and have been working with local organizations and… Read More »
[UPDATE] Due to poor weather conditions in the area the Home Brewing 101 class has been postponed, further details on the event will be posted when they are available. Come join us on March 5th 6:30PM at the Coventry Public Library for a Home Brewing 101 Class. We will talk about getting started with brewing,… Read More »
Where has the time gone? You can see from the website that we have been less than diligent at updating with the club shenanigans. Don’t think for a second that we have been sitting around twiddling our thumbs though! We are currently working with the other established RI based home brew clubs on a super… Read More »