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Boston Globe
7 days ago
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The show will go on: After doubts, ‘Rock and Roll Yard Sale' in Providence set for Saturday
Related : But Chris Daltry, who co-organizes the 'yard sale' with his wife, Jennifer, told the Globe the show will continue on after all, with new partners, Moniker Brewery and the West Broadway Neighborhood Association. Advertisement 'As long as the weather cooperates, it feels really good,' Daltry said Monday, when asked how it feels knowing the fair is returning. (A rain date is scheduled for Sunday, he said.) Get Globe Rhode Island Food Club A weekly newsletter about food and dining in Rhode Island, by Globe Rhode Island reporter Alexa Gagosz. Enter Email Sign Up The Daltrys, who own the online retail shop, What Cheer?, have organized the event for more than 20 years, which had been held on Westminster Street in downtown Providence for the last 15. But Chris Daltry said earlier this year the 'part marketplace and part block party' was on the rocks after In Downcity, a small business marketing group focused on the city's downtown, opted to end its partnership with the event. Joanna Levitt, In Downcity's marketing manager, said at the time the event had 'become larger than we have the capacity to manage in the way we have been in the past.' Advertisement Daltry had also said city officials had complained about alcohol issues at last year's 'Rock and Roll Yard Sale.' Josh Estrella, a city spokesman, said in February there were several regulatory protocols that were not followed, including 'insufficient oversight in the beer garden area, failure to conduct ID checks, and the absence of a clear designated space for alcohol service, which is required at outdoor events like this one.' A food truck also unlawfully served alcohol, Estrella said. This year, with the event moving to West Fountain Street, drinking areas will be contained to two breweries there, Moniker Brewery and Origin Beer Project, Chris Daltry said. 'We have made an effort to bring on extra security and volunteers, and, you know, to make sure that the people that want to drink can stay within the parking lots and areas that are on the property where the breweries are, and then the rest is more of a just an open air marketplace,' he said. 'So in a way, it works better than downtown, because there's more space than there was for the bars and stuff.' In an email on Monday, Estrella wrote that after the concerns around last year's event, a meeting between the organizers and city officials was held to 'review all necessary protocols and ensure compliance with regulations moving forward, including an agreed upon revision to the event's sanitation plan.' 'The City's existing requirements for these events have not changed, which include mandatory ID checks for alcohol purchases, a designated and enclosed area for alcohol service and an event organizer or designated security personnel monitoring the space whenever alcohol is being served,' Estrella wrote. 'As of today, event organizers have met the guidelines and requirements outlined in the application process and we look forward to a successful event.' Advertisement Chris Daltry said he is already thinking how the 'Rock and Roll Yard Sale' could grow next year, pointing to the bevy of restaurants and bars that call West Fountain Street home. 'This little strip, it's kind of a gem,' he said. 'It's still cobblestone. It's turning from what used to be all like auto and auto body [places]. There's been investment in some of the infrastructure in the buildings to turn it into more of a kind of a place to hang out and to eat and drink and whatnot. So there's a future there as well.' Christopher Gavin can be reached at
Boston Globe
18-04-2025
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- Boston Globe
A guide to Rhode Island's 7 best breweries
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up A craft beer enthusiast could easily spend a long weekend in Rhode Island and drink nothing but outstanding local brews. To help you choose, here is a guide to seven of the best. Advertisement Screaming in the Woods Vol. 1, a roggenbier, or German rye beer, at Buttonwoods. Steve Greenlee Buttonwoods Brewery You'll often find owner and head brewer Morgan Snyder hanging around, inconspicuously pulling tap handles on the 14 or so beers he keeps on tap. While a lot of breweries devote half or more of their taps to IPAs these days, Buttonwoods keeps the mix lively — a Belgian witbier, a dark mild English ale, an Italian pilsner. I was pleasantly shocked to find a roggenbier (when was the last time you had a German rye beer?) on tap recently. Advertisement Try: Hip Hop Is Dead, a perfectly cloudy double IPA, or something less mainstream, like the delicious Screaming in the Woods Vol. 1 roggenbier. Buttonwoods Brewery, 50 Sims Ave., Providence The Long Live Beerworks tasting room in Providence. Steve Greenlee Long Live Beerworks The two-story tasting room with exposed brick and modern decor, sited in a rehabbed factory complex in Providence's West End, is bohemian yet classy. If you belly up to the bar, be prepared to chat, because the bartenders love to engage visitors in conversation. Settle in with one of Long Live's higher-octane offerings. You'll find a bunch of double IPAs on tap, along with an off-the-charts pastry stout or two and possibly a barleywine. There's simply too much to choose from here. Chewy Bites imperial stout with coconut, caramel, and vanilla at Long Live Beerworks. Steve Greenlee Try: Black Cat Sees All, a luscious and juicy double IPA, or Nanaimo Bites (when it's available), an over-the-top imperial stout made with graham cracker, pecan, cacao nibs and coconut. If the latter is not available, any of Long Live's pastry stouts demand attention. Long Live Beerworks, 40R Sprague St., Providence Advertisement A flight of four beers at Moniker Brewery. Steve Greenlee Moniker Brewery The small tasting room gets crowded and loud on weekend evenings, but it's a fun and lively place. In warm weather they open the garage bay doors to let in the fresh air, and outside there are tables under heaters where you can gather as well. Try: Gerauchert, a German smoked Helles, or Debut Single, an uncommonly good cream ale. Moniker Brewery, 432 West Fountain St., Providence Obsidian Currants, an imperial stout brewed with currants and raspberries, at Proclamation Ale Co. Steve Greenlee Proclamation Ale Company Rhode Island's most daring brewery, with an enormous range of styles and a huge tap list. If you're tired of IPAs and brown ales, you can get an imperial stout with black currants and raspberries, a Belgian quad with red wine must or an oak-aged ale with cherries, juniper berries, lime leaves, and orange peel. Try: For Keeps, a dark, woody biere de garde, or Obsidian Currants, a tart, berry-flavored imperial stout. Advertisement Proclamation Ale Company, 298 Kilvert St., Warwick A flight of four beers at Pivotal Brewing Co.'s tasting room in Bristol. Steve Greenlee Pivotal Brewing Co. Pivotal's locally renowned dry-hopped double IPA, Hello My Name Is Pivotal, is among the dankest beers I've had and a gold standard of the DIPA style. Unfortunately it wasn't on tap when I visited recently, but plenty else was. Fourteen beers were offered in this gigantic two-story former factory that has been rehabbed and filled with funky artwork and shabby chic decor. One can easily imagine corporate events and weddings in this room. Try: Hello My Name Is Pivotal, or whichever IPAs happen to be on tap. Pivotal Brewing Co., 500 Wood St., Building 111, Bristol An ESB and a smoked dark lager at Ragged Island Brewing Co. Steve Greenlee Ragged Island Brewing Co. This may be There are lots of beers on tap here, and they're all good, from IPAs and stouts to more niche offerings like an ESB (extra special bitter), a schwarzbier, a Vienna lager, and a smoked dark lager. Try: The ESB and the Smoked Dark Lager — too many smoked beers are either far too subtle or choke you with barbecue fumes. This smooth, delicious one gets the balance right. Advertisement Ragged Island Brewing Co., 54 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth Tilted Barn is Rhode Island's first farm brewery. Tilted Barn Brewery Tilted Barn Brewery The prettiest setting of any brewery on this list is I didn't think any brewery in Rhode Island would ever match the quality of the IPAs made by the likes of Tree House, Trillium, or Maine's best breweries until I tried Tilted Barn's. Every IPA made here is best in class — and there are a lot of them. If IPAs aren't your thing, there's usually a great lager, porter, or Belgian on tap as well. Try: Cactus, a soft and earthy IPA, or The Chosen One, a juicy double IPA that explodes with notes of mango and pineapple. Tilted Barn Brewery, 1 Helmsley Place, Exeter Steve Greenlee is a journalism professor at Boston University. He can be reached at . Tilted Barn beers.
