This profile first appeared in Yankee Brew News. If you’ve been to Lops this past year, there’s a good chance the beer was brewed, packaged, and poured by Dylan! Newly promoted to general manager, in addition to overseeing tasting room and biergarten operations, Dylan oversees Lops’ community outreach and charitable donation programs. We talked about their […]
This profile first appeared in Yankee Brew News. Named after the iconic ridge and city park that overlooks the East Rock area of New Haven, and a stone’s throw across the Mill River from the former Rock Brewery, one of New Haven’s historically celebrated German breweries, on entering East Rock, I instantly fell in love
If you’re from Rhode Island, you know it’s a big deal to travel more than 20 minutes, particularly to far-flung places like (gasp!) southern Rhode Island. Luckily, I ‘m not from the state originally, so I was happy to make the trek to check out Tower Hill in South Kingston – and you should too!
This article first appeared in Yankee Brew News. In his keynote at the Rhode Island Brewers Conference in October 2025, Steve Lawson of Lawson’s Finest Liquids told the crowd that, despite popular belief, their beers are not brewed in Vermont, but in Connecticut at Two Roads Brewing. Before brewing a single batch at Two
First appeared in Yankee Brew News Myrcene owner Mike Goergen started homebrewing while attending New England Culinary Institute. After winning multiple competitions for his creations, he has now taken his passion to Myrcene (Mur-seen, an essential oil found in hops, responsible for the peppery, spicy, balsam fragrance), located in the former home of 30 Mile Brewery
I was introduced to Caius at Rising Pint Festival over a year ago; I remember thinking that head brewer and owner Caius Mergy was someone to keep an eye on, and I’ve always kept an in-person taproom visit on my to-do list. Finally, a few weeks ago, I made the two-hour drive to Branford to
This article first appeared in Yankee Brew News. It’s not just a St. Patrick’s Day atrocity: going ‘green’ when it comes to craft beer is becoming one of the biggest initiatives in the industry. But there’s a lot of people who may be wondering: is the act of brewing beer really that big of a
Never been to a brewing conference? Me neither. So, when I received a press invitation to attend the 2025 Rhode Island Brewers Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, I had no idea what to expect. I’ve been to beer events and judged beer competitions – but what do people actually do all day at a beer conference? What kind of topics would be covered? Would there be a ton of tasting and hands-on demonstrations? Would the panels be so exclusive and specific they’d be impenetrable to someone who doesn’t actually work at a brewery, but loves the industry (aka me)? On Saturday, October 18th, I showed up to find out.
This article first appeared in Yankee Brew News. When Crook Point opened in December 2024, right after the disaster that continues to be the Washington Bridge in Providence (look it up), I remember thinking: man, getting Rhode Islanders over to East Bay is already a challenge, I really hope they can make it. I’m pleased
