
Barrington’s Grapes & Grains hosted a beer festival at Hope & Main in Warren on June 8. The afternoon event featured beer from more than 20 local craft and microbrewers in a beer-garden setting. Featured breweries included Proclamation Ale Company, Revival Brewing Co., Whalers Brewing Company, Switchback Brewing Co., Shakesbeer, Hidden Cove Brewing Co., Down The Road Beer Co., Grey Sail Brewing, Castle Island Brewing Co., Devil’s Purse Brewing Co., Industrial Arts Brewing Company, Narragansett Beer, Artifact Cider Project, Sons of Liberty Beer & Spirits Co., Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Company, Schilling Beer Co. and Wash Ashore Beer Company, among others.
- Grapes & Grains hosted a summer beer festival at Hope & Main in Warren on June 8.
- Event hosts Jonathan DeAngelis, Brand Strategist, Grapes & Grains; Neil King, Beer & Spirit Buyer, Grapes & Grains; Matt Amaral, Owner, Grapes & Grains; and Joe Fernandes, Bottle Shop Assistant, Grapes & Grains.
- Chad Verdi, Jr., Director of Operations, Wash Ashore Beer Company.
- Bryan Benedict, Sales & Marketing, Beer’d Brewing Co.
- Moriah Ramos, Rhode Island Sales Representative & Promotions, Down The Road Beer Co.
- Roy Grenier, Sales Representative, Horizon Beverage Company.
- Mandy Holt, Promotions Manager, Narragansett Beer.
- Molly Jodka, Sales, Artifact Cider Project.
- Mike Sartor, Owner, Shakesbeer Beverages LLC and Brian Brokney, Vice President of Sales, Shakesbeer Beverages LLC.
- Maria Giordano, Events, Whalers Brewing Company.
- Cara Bruno, Marketing Coordinator, Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co. showcasing 1639 Pale Ale, Rhode Trip and Watermelon Freeze.
- Kristyn Wujtewicz, “Brew Crew,” Two Roads Brewing Company.
- Polly Nelson, Events/Promotions, Grey Sail Brewing.
- Sam Pinkowitz, Bartender, Castle Island Brewing Co.
- Selections from Castle Island.
- Selections from Grey Sail.
- A pour of Shakesbeer Act One.
- Nick Bailey, Brewery Representative – Southern New England, Mass. Bay Brewing Co.
- A representative from Sons of Liberty Spirits Co.
- Selections from Wash Ashore Beer Company.
- Del’s L’il Dinghy Lemon Drop and Narragansett Shandy canned cocktails.
- Anna Scott, Owner, Anna’s Kitchen featuring the Anna’s Kitchen Shrub Collection.
Photos by Laura Widness.