Local Bottles

As a neighborhood store, we believe in supporting local producers in Rhode Island and throughout the greater New England area. We've recently visited several craft breweries and vineyards, and were given a behind-the-scenes look at what they do. Click on the links below to learn each of their stories, and visit our store to shop local!


VINEYARD TOURS

Greenvale Vineyards in Rhode Island

Nick, our wine manager, got a backstage tour of Greenvale Vineyards on the coast of Rhode Island, in Portsmouth. Learn about their grape varietals and wines with Nancy Parker Wilson, Greenvale owner.
CRAFT BREWERY TOURS
Foolproof Brewing Company

 One of Rhode Island's newest breweries, Foolproof is located nearby in Pawtucket. Watch Liam's visit with Nick Garrison and learn about Raincloud, Barstool, and Backyahd, as well as the benefits of cans over glass bottles.
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project: Jack D'Or

 Though based in Somerville, Massachusetts, Dann and Martha Paquette do their brewing in nearby Westport, Ma. Pretty Things brews delicious, quirky beers that are great twists on classic styles.
Sixpoint Brewery

Watch our trip to Sixpoint Brewery, located in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Sixpoint Beers were recently only available on draft, but in 2011, they released their brews in cool-looking 16 oz. cans.

Garrett Oliver gives us a tour of the Brooklyn Brewery, and chats about the incomparable Sorachi Ace beer with Liam, the Bottles Beer Manager.


Newport Storm Brewery Tour

Newport Storm is a Rhode Island microbrewery. Watch them bottle their first batch of their India Point Ale (IPA) and learn a bit about how Newport Storm got started.

grey sail brewing company
Grey Sail Brewing Company

Made near the beaches of Rhode Island, Grey Sail is one of our tiny state's newest craft breweries. Bottles journeyed to Westerly, RI to tour the Grey Sail brewery, chat & taste some of their freshest brews.




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