Author Archives: charlie

Beer to go!

By | November 25, 2013

RIBS members use a number of a different mobile apps. We thought that we would bring to light many of the apps that we use pretty regularly. All the apps that we use are free and a number of them are for iphone or android. Of course we could go into blackberry, windows phones, paid… Read More »

Beervana 2013

By | October 30, 2013

Beervana has come and gone and as always RIBS was glad to partake in the beers of the season. Beervana is usually a good indicator of what styles have been gaining popularity throughout the year. This year we saw a large surge in Sour and Bourbon barrel aged beers. We also had the pleasure of… Read More »

Fall Browns and Bitters Fall Competition

By | October 21, 2013

Nothing better defines fall in New England than the changing of leaves, tankards of fresh pressed cider and the crisp mornings most days. Along with all of these wonderful things, this autumn marks a full year of RIBS home brewing competitions! To welcome the season we chose the theme to be Browns and Bitters competition.… Read More »

Group Bru Event

By | September 29, 2013

RIBS takes great pride in the DIY movement and strongly encourages members to build their own brewing equipment when possible. Getting down into the nitty gritty allows for a more complex understanding how the equipment is used in the brewing process. Matt Maffucci is not one to shy away from a project especially if it… Read More »

Ocean State Hops

By | September 17, 2013

This summer is quickly succumbing to milder days filled with corn mazes, pumpkins, apples, jams and hay rides.  This is the time of year for homebrewing and by extension time for us to really get going. Summer may already seem like a sweat filled memory but we cannot forget the fun that was had, our… Read More »

Summer Fruit & Veggie Competition

By | July 15, 2013

It is always a healthy choice to eat a balanced diet of fruit and vegetables, at RIBS we look at that diet in a different way. Why not drink them? I am not talking a smoothy or shake, but a beer! The summer has hit us hard, with 90+ degree days we figured what better… Read More »

Spring Golden Competition

By | April 12, 2013

You might have seen our post a few months back with Armando being the winner of our Stouts & Porters home brewing competition. You may have also seen pink elephants driving armored cars down the street. But if you didn’t see either of those things, here is a little recap. Every season (Winter, Spring, Summer,… Read More »

Ravenous Brewery

By | April 10, 2013

This tour has been a year in the making, between talks and reschedules we finally have been able to make it to the Ravenous Brewery. Brew master and owner Dorian Rave was able to open the doors of his Woonsocket brewery for us to have a tour of his nano operation, and were able to… Read More »