Long Live Beerworks r ( outside only ) �� Long Live focuses on its taproom experience rather than wholesale brewing of IPAs , stouts and sours . The brewery began with former mason Armando DeDona and partner Jessica deBry , who designs all the art on the cans , in the space where Beer on Earth is now located . It moved on to a bigger location in a former mill next to the Rooms and Works complex in Providence . They also have a partnership with popup food business Solid Gold Provisions , which builds made-to-order craft sandwiches and serves fare onsite often during taproom hours , but the brewery is also visited by food trucks . WHAT TO DRINK : Known for its fruit-forward New England-style IPAs and coveted collaborations with other respected New England breweries and businesses . For fall , try Armando ’ s Breakfast , an Imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with maple syrup and coffee as well as the Friendsgiving beer collaboration with PVDonuts . 40R Sprague St ., Providence , longlivebeerworks . com
Proclamation Ale
r ( outside only ) �� The late Proclamation Ale founder , Dave Witham , left a legacy in his place with his wife , Lori , at the helm of the brewery that he started in 2014 . The female-forward Proc team keep pushing styles to new levels with beyond-thenorm beers like Diner Pie , a key lime pie-inspired sour ale made by adding graham crackers to the mash and fermenter , and key lime and vanilla during fermentation . The brewery has a 2,000-squarefoot barrel aging and wood cellar for sour and mixed fermentation ales . The kidand dog-friendly atmosphere at Proclamation includes visits from various food trucks , retro arcade games , a tasting room highlighting art installations , an outdoor patio and occasional women-empowerment and specialty beer-themed events . WHAT TO DRINK : Brewin ’ in the Boys Room , a collaboration California Common brew created and brewed by women from Proclamation , Grey Sail and Crooked Current . Derivative is the ever-popular single-hopped pale ale , and the sours made with seasonal fruits are always amazing . 298 Kilvert St ., Warwick , proclamationale co . com
Ragged Island Brewing Co .
r�� Sip brews outdoors in the tented beer garden overlooking sprawling farmland , distant water views and a chicken coop full of “ attack chickens .” Owners Matt and Katie Gray launched Ragged Island five years ago in a Portsmouth industrial building . That location has since closed to focus on the thirty-seven-acre farm ’ s future plans , which include planting fruit trees and berries , creating pick-yourown plots and growing hops that will be incorporated into the beers . The Grays are also renovating an existing red pole barn and farmhouse for its ten-barrel brewhouse ( the barn ) and tasting room ( the house ). WHAT TO DRINK : Ragged Island is most known for its IPAs and Double IPAs , including Hoop House with notes of stone fruit . 54 Bristol Ferry Rd ., Portsmouth , 318-2991 , raggedislandbrewing . com >>
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