4 Yankee Brew <strong>News</strong> December 2012/January 2013 Revival continued from p. 1 ing Trinity IPA with Cottrell <strong>Brewing</strong> in Connecticut in mid-2003. With ten years in the business under his belt, Larkin was approached with another opportunity in 2007 — something any native Rhode Islander would relish — the chance to brew Narragansett beer. Brought to life from a generation of fond memories, Narragansett’s familiar branding and diehard loyalty was missing one crucial ingredient: recipes. “Narragansett came to Trinity because of its reputation as the premier brewpub in Providence,” Larkin said. “They wanted to do small batches of Porter.” Larkin created a Porter recipe Narragansett and in “so brewing,” Larkin became the first brewer from Rhode Island to brew Narragansett in Rhode Island since the closing of the brewery. The Cranston brewery closed on July 31, 1981. (Larkin was just nine years old.) The reintroduction of Narragansett Charlie Buffum shovels the mash on Revival brew night at Cottrell. PHOTO BY JAMIE MAGEE proved popular, and Porter was soon followed by other styles. Larkin used Trinity as a pilot brewery to create Narragansett’s Porter, Bock, Summer, Oktoberfest and Cream Ale recipes. As the quantities grew, the logical choice for a brewing partner was, once again, Cottrell <strong>Brewing</strong>. Narragansett has since outgrown Cottrell and moved to High Falls <strong>Brewing</strong> in New York, but Larkin remains involved. He just created a new beer for Narragansett, Imperial IPA, brewed at Just Beer in Massachusetts. Running a well established brewpub and reviving a famous brand might be enough for some brewers, but Larkin began to realize that he had no ownership within either of his projects. “While I have a lot of support in the industry, I wanted to start the process of doing something for myself,” said Larkin. “I wanted to create a brewery in Rhode Island so I wouldn’t have to leave some day.” Larkin had a wealth of recipes that were never going to be bottled, and with the sup- Sean Larkin inspecting the new Revival tank at Cottrell <strong>Brewing</strong>. PHOTO BY JAMIE MAGEE port of Trinity’s owner, Josh Miller, Revival <strong>Brewing</strong> began to take shape. Larkin found partners in Owen Johnson and Jeff Grantz (who designs Revival’s retro-40’s graphics), local friends who he met through mutual friends. The logical brewing partner was, once again, Cottrell <strong>Brewing</strong>. Though Cottrell is in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, it sits just across the border from Westerly, Rhode Island, and is only 44 miles from Providence. The building, which houses huge cranes from its days as a printing press manufacturer, has helped launch many brands and has played a large role in the revival of craft beer. <strong>By</strong> now, Larkin considers Cottrell’s Charlie Buffum a close friend, and that friendship was evident on a Revival brew night at Cottrell during which Larkin and Buffum cracked jokes, shoveled the mash and recounted highlights of their many years of partnership. “As much competition as there is in this industry, there is a great amount of cooperation, Larkin said. “Charlie and I make a good team.” Larkin’s confidence in Buffum and the Revival brand recently prompted him to purchase and install a 40-barrel fermenter at Cottrell. “The nature of the contracting game has changed,” Larkin said. “I bought my The complete Revival Team. PHOTO COURTESY OF REVIVAL BREWING own tank to guarantee my own production, although Revival would like to have an affordable brewhouse in Providence, with tours and regular business hours.” It’s a busy life for Sean Larkin. The local boy done good. Revival <strong>Brewing</strong> Company www.revivalbrewing.com
AMERICAN WHEAT BEER 1) Sweaty Betty, Boulder Beer, Boulder, CO 2) Hefeweizen, Widmer Brothers, Portland, OR 3) A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale, Lagunitas, Petaluma, CA GERMAN WHEAT BEER 1) Hefeweizen, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD 2) Mass Whole Hefeweizen, Wormtown, Worcester, MA 3) Dunkelweizen, Cape Cod Beer, Hyannis, MA KÖLSCH 1) Rescue One Kölsch, Watch City, Waltham, MA 2) Kentucky Light, Alltech’s Lexington, Lexington KY 3) Samuel Adams East-West Kölsch, Boston Beer, Boston, MA GOLDEN ALE 1) Big Wave Golden Ale, Kona, Honolulu, HI 2) Northern Light, Union Station, Providence, RI 3) Beach Blonde Ale, Cape Cod Beer, Hyannis, MA CREAM ALE 1) Flagship Ale, Grey Sail, Westerly, RI 2) Ben Harris Beer, Redhook, Portsmouth, NH 3) Exposed, Horny Goat, Milwaukee, WI LIGHT ALE – MIXED STYLES 1) Samuel Adams Mighty Oak, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 2) Battle of Bladensburg, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD 3) Session Ale, Blatant, Bondsvile, MA ENGLISH BITTER 1) Daniel Shay’s Best Bitter, Northampton, Northampton, MA 2) Samuel Adams Pale Ale, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 3) Hatch Plug Ale, Cavalry, Oxford, CT ENGLISH ESB 1) ESB, Redhook, Portsmouth, NH 2) Winter Storm, Heavy Seas Beer, Baltimore, MD 3) ESB, McNeill’s, Brattleboro, VT BRITISH-IRISH-SCOTTISH ALES 1) Rocker Red, Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA 2) Samuel Adams Irish Red, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 3) Sett Seven, Portico, Cambridge, MA AMERICAN PALE ALE 1) Blonde on Blonde, City Steam Café, Hartford, CT 2) Northampton Pale Ale, Northampton, Northampton, MA 3) Hop Session, Otter Creek, Middlebury, VT AMERICAN AMBER ALE 1) Winterhook #28, Redhook, Portsmouth, NH 2) Bear Naked Ale, Adirondack Pub &, Lake George, NY 3) Back East Ale, Back East, Bloomfield, CT INDIA PALE ALE 1) Yellow Snow IPA, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR 2) Hop Notch IPA, Uinta, Salt Lake City, UT 3) Blue Boots IPA, Northampton, Northampton, MA BLACK IPA 1) Dubhe, Uinta, Salt Lake City, UT 2) Nightcrawler, Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA 3) Abel’s Hill Ida, Offshore Ale, Oak Bluffs, MA www.brewingnews.com Great International Beer Competition 2012 Results The 16th Annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition was held on Friday, November 2, 2012, in Providence, Rhode Island, one day before the 19th Annual Great International Beer Festival. Festivals of America produced both events. New England beer newspaper Yankee Brew <strong>News</strong> was the media sponsor of the competition. Four hundred seventy (470) beers and ciders from breweries and cideries across the U.S. and from around the world entered the competition. Eighty-three (83) professional brewers, beer industry professionals (retail and distribution) and beer journalists acted as judges in a blind tasting format. First, second and third place awards were presented in 44 categories of ales, lagers and ciders. The judges knew only the style and subcategory of each beer and cider. Since the competition began in 1997, over 2,000 beers and ciders have been judged. The awards were presented during the afternoon session of the beer festival, announced by Yankee Brew <strong>News</strong> editor Gregg Glaser. On the floor of the festival, held at the Rhode Island Convention Center, over 5,500 beer lovers were able to sample over 250 beers and ciders. The 17th Annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition and the 20th Annual Great International Beer Festival will take place in November 2013 in Providence. The 7th Annual Great International Spring Beer Festival will take place on April 20, 2013 in Providence — www.beerfestamerica.com. AMERICAN BROWN ALE 1) Brown Ale, Wolaver’s Fine Organic Ales, Middlebury, VT 2) Article 15 Ale, Cavalry, Oxford, CT 3) Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR ENGLISH BROWN ALE 1) Samuel Adams Hazel Brown Ale, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 2) Mid Mountain Ale, Epic, Salt Lake City, UT 3) Nut Brown Ale, Wachusett, Westminster, MA GERMAN ALTBIER 1) Long Trail Ale, Long Trail, Bridgewater Corners, VT 2) Copper Ale, Otter Creek, Middlebury, VT 3) Centennial Alt, Beer Works, Boston, MA BROWN PORTER 1) Porter, Back East, Bloomfield, CT 2) Black Shack Porter, Wachusett, Westminster, MA 3) Stovepipe Porter, Otter Creek, Middlebury, VT ROBUST PORTER 1) Pro-Am Porter, Wormtown, Worcester, MA 2) Narragansett Porter, Narragansett, Providence, RI 3) Pipeline Porter, Kona, Honolulu, HI STOUT 1) Milk Stout, Widmer Brothers, Portland, OR 2) Pike XXXXX Stout, Pike, Seattle, WA 3) Naked Stout, Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA BOHEMIAN PILSNER 1) Patriot Pils, Beer Works, Boston, MA 2) Old School Pilsner, Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA 3) Irish Style Lager, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR PREMIUM LAGER 1) Narragansett Lager, Narragansett, Providence, RI 2) Horny Blonde, Horny Goat, Milwaukee, WI 3) Alhambra Especial, Cervezas Alhambra, Granada, Spain LAGER – MIXED STYLES 1) Jabby Brau Session Lager, <strong>Jack</strong>’s Abby, Framingham, MA 2) Samuel Adams Alpine Spring, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 3) Narragansett Light, Narragansett, Providence, RI AMBER & DARK LAGER – MIXED STYLES 1) Vienna Lager, Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA 2) Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 3) Samuel Adams Light, Boston Beer, Boston, MA AMBER & DARK LAGER – OTHER 1) Samuel Adams Dark Depths, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 2) Full Sail LTD 6, Full Sail, Hood River, OR 3) Smoke & Dagger Black Lager, <strong>Jack</strong>’s Abby, Framingham, MA DUNKEL LAGER 1) Munich Dark, Harpoon, Boston, MA 2) Winter Lager, Gardner Ale House, Gardner, MA 3) Samuel Adams Dunkelweizen, Boston Beer, Boston, MA SCHWARZBIER LAGER 1) Samuel Adams Black Lager, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 2) Chatoe Dirtoir Black Lager, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR 3) Baba, Uinta <strong>Brewing</strong>, Salt Lake City, UT OKTOBERFEST 1) Oktoberfest, John Harvard’s Brew House, Framingham, MA 2) Autumn Winds Fest Beer, Grey Sail, Westerly, RI 3) Oktoberfest Lager, Martha’s Exchange, Nashua, NH STRONG BEER — BELGIAN DUBBEL & TRIPEL 1) Samuel Adams New World Tripel, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 2) Triplication, Idle Hands Craft Ales, Everett, MA 3) Tripel Bliss, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD STRONG BEER — DOUBLEBOCK 1) Doppelbock Lager, Thomas Hooker, Bloomfield, CT 2) Double Skull Doppelbock, Epic, Salt Lake City, UT 3) Samuel Adams Double Bock, Boston Beer, Boston, MA STRONG BEER — OLD ALE 1) Zok’s Baltic Porter, Watch City, Waltham, MA 2) Double Black IPA, Revival, Providence, RI 3) B & T Ale, Wormtown, Worcester, MA STRONG BEER — RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT 1) Stargazer Imperial Stout, Grey Sail, Westerly, RI 2) Black Friday Russian Imperial Stout, Amherst, Amherst, MA 3) Barrel Aged Black Friday Russian Imperial Stout, Amherst, Amherst, MA STRONG BEER — IMPERIAL IPA 1) Sir Hop-A-Lot, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD 2) XS I2PA, Rogue Ales, Portland, OR 3) Hop Pun Not Included, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD STRONG BEER — MIXED STYLES 1) <strong>Jack</strong> the Giant Killer Barleywine, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD 2) Brainless Belgian Golden Ale, Epic, Salt Lake City, UT 3) Old Embalmer Barleywine, Widmer Brothers, Portland, OR STRONG BEER — OTHER 1) Brrbon 2012, Widmer Brothers, Portland, OR 2) Batch 600, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD 3) Imperial Red, Trinity, Providence, RI SOUR & WILD BEER 1) Grand Cru Sour Red, Beer Works, Boston, MA 2) Brettino’s Bounce, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD 3) Blasphemous, Franklin’s, Hyattsville, MD BELGIAN & FRENCH ALE 1) Gavroche French Red Ale, Brasserie de St-Sylvestre, St-Sylvestre-Cappel France 2) Saison, Revival, Providence, RI 3) Worcester’s Bravest, Wormtown, Worcester, MA GLUTEN FREE BEER 1) Omission Lager, Omission Beer – Craft Beer Alliance, Portland, OR 2) Omission Pale Ale, Omission Beer – Craft Beer Alliance, Portland, OR 3) St. Peter’s Dark Sorghum, St. Peters, Bungay, Suffolk, UK FRUIT & SPICE — ALE 1) SXNW - South by Northwest, Widmer Brothers, Portland, OR 2) Pumpkinweizen, Martha’s Exchange, Nashua, NH 3) Samuel Adams Imperial White Ale, Boston Beer, Boston, MA FRUIT & SPICE — LAGER & BELGIAN 1) Samuel Adams The Vixen, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 2) Samuel Adams American Kriek, Boston Beer, Boston, MA 3) Harlot’s Harvest, Pike, Seattle, WA COMMON CIDER 1) Traditional Dry Cider, Angry Orchard, Cincinnati, OH 2) Luk Dorée, Luk Cider & Spirits, Montréal, Québec 3) Luk Rosé, Luk Cider & Spirits, Montréal, Québec ENGLISH CIDER 1) Brown’s Lane, Crispin, Colfax, CA 2) Ace Joker Cider, Ace, Sebastopol, CA 3) Wild Washington Apple, Tieton Cider Works, Tieton, WA FRENCH CIDER 1) Iceman, Angry Orchard, Cincinnati, OH 2) Clos des Ducs Apple ,Val de Rance, Brittany, France 3) Clos des Ducs Pear Cider, Val de Rance, Brittany, France FRUIT CIDER 1) Ace Perry, Ace ,Sebastopol, CA 2) Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear, Crispin ,Colfax, CA 3) Ace Pumpkin, Ace, Sebastopol, CA SPECIALTY CIDER 1) The Saint, Crispin Cider, Colfax, CA 2) Honey Crisp, Crispin Cider, Colfax, CA 3) Apple Ginger, Angry Orchard, Cincinnati, OH 5
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