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    Foolproof Brewing Company

    4.4 (124 reviews)
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    Bre B.

    Hubby said "meet me at foolproof brewery" so I did! Great way to end a day for sure! I'm a huge foodie person so I love flavor and varied tastes. .However, I DO NOT like sour beers or craft sour brews until today that is. Got a flight and the Mango Vango intrigued me so I went with it. A hint of sweet, citrus/fruit and touch of sour. Yummy!! I also tried the pale ale (light), jazz (musical!) and backyahd....all good! The atmosphere was really inviting and the bartender (mixologist) was friendly, easy to talk to and knew and loved her products well. Really knowledgeable about upcoming events and the mug club! Looking forward to the upcoming pig roast and Augtoberfest! Highly recommend checking this gem out!

    So much awesome!
    Jennifer G.

    Great place to hang out outside. Lots of types of beer both to drink onsite and to take home. Plenty of room to spread out and enjoy. Some snack items are available in case you get hungry as well.

    Beer!
    Anthony C.

    Really enjoy seeing this place continue to grow. They have an awesome selection of in house brewed beers that you can enjoy on site, on the patio if the weather is nice, or to go. They also do samplers, have games to play (bean bag toss, etc.), and snacks sucked as bagged popcorn. They do have limited hours so ensure you check this before you head there. Location can also be challenging to find so look at the actual building location on GPS so you can wrap around the area to get in, as it is gated around the area.

    Super tasty gose style beer.
    Holly L.

    Popped over here before a Pawsox game. I was familiar with the beer due to tastings at local bars and what not but thought it would be worth trying it from the source. They offer four, four ounce pours for their flight tasting. I tried the Farmhouse Ale, Shuckolate Stout, Forecast Chapter #2 Cask,and Queen of the Yahd. I I enjoyed all of them, ended up getting 2 12oz pours of their Cask (Forecast, a gose style beer with added blackberries) and a 12oz if the Augtober, their festbeir. I enjoyed with Gose style so much i grabbed a 4 pack to go. I like that it's local and pretty laid back.

    Yes, yes, it's snowing . . . Happy Spring!! Sampling will ensue with friends to determine camping beers.  Growlers cleaned & ready
    Helga S.

    Great brewery experience @Foolproof with the launch of Tatou, rose saison! Very happy staff who are enthusiastic about beer, talking beer, sampling beer as I am. Lots of swag, left with a shirt. Also picked up my RI beer passport and filled my growler. Creative beer names that will make you chuckle. --Tarbox. Great beer experience!

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    Jenny C.

    I've only come twice: once for a Yelp event and another for Friday night flights, but I've had great experiences both times. Regarding the most recent visit: I discovered that they have $5 flights from 4-7pm on Fridays (don't quote me on the start time, but the end time is definitely 7pm), and when my friend bailed, I decided to go anyway. What a great choice! I was a fan of the flight special, especially when I realized I had my pick of any of their 13 draughts. I'm pretty girly (?) about my beer choices, in that anything with coffee or chocolate has my attention. They didn't have any beers brewed with coffee, but they did have a chocolate and a peanut butter beer (which I thought would be awesome combined, but the bartender made it at my request, and it wasn't as I'd hoped. They are better separate!) The surprise favorite that night was actually their vanilla nitrogen ____ . (my memory is only of flavor, not beer type) Also, the service rocks. The bartender (Alex, I believe?) was really friendly, and since I'd come alone, he and his physicist friend Steve kept me company and in the loop of conversation so I wasn't just a loner at the bar. So: product and service = excellent. I definitely plan to return, and next time I will bring some friends :)

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    Anne C.

    I have LOVES LOVED LOVED this brewery for several years, sampling their brews at local beer fests and beer bars, so when I was in the area for a long weekend I knew this was going to he a stop in our itenerary. Foolproof like several other breweries nearby are located in industrial parks near Mineral Springs Road. It's a bit comical and also awesome to have three breweries within a one mile radius. I can't tell you how many times I inputted the directions for a brewery only to realize we were heading back to the same area. Now on to the most important factor... The beers.... Rhode Island alcohol laws are interesting, a brewery cannot our you a pint but can offer you a sampling or in other words a flight. Here for $9 we got 4 tickets and a pint glass to try what they had on tap. And the pours (which were genrrous) were poured right into our glass, genius. I sampled the IPA, Porter Imperial IPA and their Augtoberfest...all so much better from the tap. Traffic was pretty light when I was there on a Friday evening so I cannot attest to how busy they get in the weekend but it's not a place to grab a pint and chat, the law does not allow that which is so much different from other breweries I have visited. I cannot fault Foolproof for this though. What was extra special was even though tours are on. Saturday one of their brewers was nice enough to give a quick tour and mentioned a possible peanut butter Porter collaboration over the winter. Hell ya! When our tasting was over I grabbed some cans of the. IPA and Imperial IPA (sold in a 4 pack) and a bomber of the Augtoberfest. Again Rhode Island rules came into play and this was the amounted ounces I was allotted to purchase. They have tours and a food truck on the weekends so it's great for a tasting and tour but don't expect to spend the whole afternoon there unless you purchase multiple samplings.

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    Justin B.

    Great tour. Lots of brewing knowledge under one roof! I just got a chance to stop in for a tasting and WOW... This beer Rocks! I'm really looking forward to them hitting the stores in the coming weeks. The staff is super friendly, and knows what they are doing when it comes to brewing. They are charging $10 for a tasting and a tour, plus you get a Foolproof pint glass to keep. They have 4 beers on tap and I only tasted 3. The Porter was the Star! Smooth, malty, with a clean finish. The IPA was also really good, I'm not even an IPA fan and I enjoyed it. The hops mix made the IPA strong but balanced. The seasonal beer is the russian imperial stout weighing in at 10.9%and you would never know it. Smooth malty flavor with whisky notes and rich aftertaste. They are taking the canned approach (which is a good thing) and I hope tall boys are coming soon! The Brewery is clean, high tech and ready to expand if everybody starts buying Foolproof!

    Nicole B.

    Foolproof is a great local brewery for kicking back and seeing something new. The brewery tours are prompt, but there's not much to see in the one-room warehouse. Each tour is $5 and comes with several tokens to try the beer, as well as a miniature beer glass. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. There is a small bar with stools, barrel tables and more. Most of the beer was heavy and hoppy, which isn't my favorite, taste-wise. However, there is good variety and I'm happy to support the local yokels!

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    Kyle F.

    Unique and flavorful beers. I wish I lived closer but I guess I could always move. Try the Pickleodeon, Chinese Take-out and Rosé Saison

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    Tina S.

    Found this place by looking in Yelp. We were looking for something to do since the weather wasn't great. We didn't take the brewery tour which they do offer. We have been on a few in the past so we chose to skip it. They have many beers to choose from. They have something for everyone no matter what your taste are. They have a sign with the beers listed with a small description of them. Also the people who work there are very knowledgeable. If you tell them the beers you like they can help you make decisions based on that so you have an enjoyable tasting. They have seats inside, and if you go on a nice day they have tables set up outside also. Definitely worth a visit

    Alyssa C.

    This brewery was super tiny inside but the beers were good! It was pretty busy when I went for a Saturday afternoon and people were just standing around talking if they didn't have a seat. I love the logo on the glasses. The beers were cheap and they had a good amount of options. I tried the peanut butter stout which was really tasty.

    Great local beer!

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    This is such a great spot for an after-work beer with friends! It's dog friendly, very open, with…read morelots of seating. They even have fire pits which come in handy when it's cold. Their selection is great and the staff is very nice and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend stopping by if you haven't! However, it can get veryyyy busy on a nice day :)

    The beer tenders are always so friendly here and it's a great casual spot to hang out - vibes are…read moregreat! I do wish there were some lower chairs instead of all tall stools or the back nook - yaknow, for us short / awkward people. The outdoor areas out front or in back are dreamy in the warm weather, when they also open the garage door and let the warm air flow through (I once got pretty bit up in the back area outside though, so pro tip: wear pants or bug spray). Dogs are welcome here and I love to see the furry cuties visit. They offer multiple types of dog treats for four legged customers, which is such a thoughtful touch! The beer is focused on authentic, European lager / pilsner styles and doesn't switch up very often. Their beers are not very sweet, but they usually offer multiple types of pilsners and lagers at any given moment. The styles they specialize in are not my most favorite, which is my only reason for removing a star, but take a look at the menu - if those styles are your jam, they seem to be pretty authentic and you will probably love them. I usually go for the Pink Lemonade Seltzer and it's great and very fizzy. I went today as part of The Big Lebrewsky and they offered a "tasting," which to my delight consisted of a flight of 3 - very generous! I got the Coffee Stout (very strong), Irish Red (smoother and I enjoyed more than I thought- a solid choice!), and the Czech Pilsner (very light and goes down smoothly/easily). I loved this opportunity to branch out to some styles I don't always go for when I'm here. Special shout out to mascot Stella who always makes my day when she makes an appearance. It's usually easy to find street parking here, although the street has a decent amount of potholes, so keep an open eye lol. A cozy, fun place in a relaxed part of Providence just off the highway that's easy to access - great for an afternoon weekend or casual date night.

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    Recently we had the pleasure of attending the RI Brewfest at the Armory in Pawtucket with family…read morewho happen to like craft beer as much as we do. Parking could be a problem but we arrived early & found spots about a block away. The dark side of that is it was a frigid night & everyone had to stand in line outside in the wind & cold. Not that that could be helped but it was not pleasant. Thankfully, they had a great system going where they checked your ID on line, you got a wristband, & once the doors opened you could go right in. The armory is a cool building & I think a great spot for a brewfest. It was a bit crowded but people all seemed to be respectful of each other & it was fairly easy to get thru the crowds for samples. There were roughly 60 breweries represented, many of which were local to the New England area. I would say most of the samples I tried were very good to excellent. This crowd knows how to brew a good beer! There was a guy playing some decent music on the guitar in the corner (at least what I could hear of it). They had a couple of food stands, however we did not purchase any food so I can not comment on that. There were port-o-johns available. My only negative comment is I thought $50 was steep for this festival. It was a smaller venue. The Atlantic City Brewfest with twice the amount of breweries is only a little more expensive. That being said, it would not stop me from returning. We had a great time.

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