Pawtucket’s The Guild Brewing Co. hosted its first Rhode Island’s Finest Real Ale Festival on Jan. 17 and 18. Hosted in the Guild’s Barn, the event featured pours of unique craft brews from more than 20 Rhode Island- and Massachusetts-based breweries, all served out of casks, including Devil’s Purse, The Guild, Harpoon, Johnson & Wales University, Narragansett, Proclamation and Tilted Barn. Each attendee received a commemorative pint glass and their first two pints free as they enjoyed one of the two day sessions offered.
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- Pawtucket’s The Guild Brewing Co. hosted its first Rhode Island’s Finest Real Ale Festival (RIFRAF) on Jan. 18.
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- All of The Guild Brewing Co. except where indicated: Jason Cottrell; Randy Baril, Member, CASC/NERAX New England Real Ale Exhibition; Ken Hermann, Organizer, RIFRAF; Alex Czekalski; and Brian Higgins.
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- Mark Mundorf and Lena Miller, Beertenders, The Guild Brewing Co.
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- Bartender Cameron Christoffel pouring a sample of Barn Bitter by Tilted Barn.
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- The event featured pours of unique craft brews from more than 20 Rhode Island- and Massachusetts-based breweries, all served out of casks.
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- Moniker Brewery’s Lagered Hedonism 5 Czech Polotmavy Czech Amber Lager.
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- Castle Island Brewing Co.’s That’s Alt Folks Altbier.
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- Toast to RIFRAF!, a sesame brown ale created by Johnson & Wales University.
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- Guests at The Guild Brewing Co.’s Rhode Island’s Finest Real Ale Festival.
Photos by Laura Widness.
