Where to Settle Down with Drink in Hand this Winter
From brews to bourbon, pick your poison at these local breweries and distilleries.
Morgan Clark Snyder Jr. of Buttonwoods Brewery. Photo by Angel Tucker
Sip Local Brews
Who says brewery-hopping is just for the summer? Here are six picks from around the state.
Buttonwoods Brewery
Providence, buttonwoodsbrewery.com
Vibe: Listening to vinyl in your best friend’s basement.
Order: Smoked Helles with a side of Unicorn Fries from Screaming Unicorn.
Pivotal Brewing Company
Bristol, pivotalbrewing.com
Vibe: Fresh and funky, just like the beer.
Order: Clingstone Farmhouse Ale.
Whalers Brewing Company
South Kingstown, whalers.com
Vibe: Old-school industrial taproom.
Order: Rise APA.
Phantom Farms Brewing, Cumberland, phantomfarmsbrewing.com
Vibe: Farm-to-pint beers and ciders in a historic mill.
Order: Berkeley stout or the Cascade Brook cider made with Phantom Farms apples.
Ragged Island Brewing Co.
Portsmouth, raggedislandbrewing.com
Vibe: Indoor jungle oasis.
Order: Old Boys Vienna Lager.
Proclamation Ale Company
Warwick, proclamationaleco.com
Vibe: Retro arcade meets warehouse.
Order: Winter is Warmer Ale with cherry, maple, cinnamon and vanilla.
Get in the Spirits
From bourbon to vodka, pick your poison at these local distilleries.
Working Man Distillers. Photo by Lauren Clem.
For bourbon: Working Man Distillers, Pawtucket, workingmandistillers.com
For rum: Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co., Newport, newportcraft.com
For vodka: The Industrious Spirit Company, Providence, iscospirits.com
For moonshine: White Dog Distilling, Pawtucket, whitedogdistilling.com
For rye whiskey: O’Brien and Brough, Bristol, obrienandbrough.com
For flavored whiskey: Sons of Liberty Spirits Co., South Kingstown, drinksol.com
For canned cocktails: South County Distillers, Westerly, southcountydistillers.com
For flavored vodka and gin: Rhode Island Spirits, Pawtucket, rhodeislandspirits.com
