My friends - just taking time to go through my phone/camera/email device...you know how we DC-types are impatient. We want our information faster than a fat kid can slurp up a string of spaghetti. But I digress. Anyhoo, I came across photos from the "before" part of my dear friend Patrick's bachelor party last year. We began said event at a wonderful restaurant in Providence, RI. Rhode Island is famous for being, well, small; although it has many more establishments-of-a-certain-nature than its neighboring Boston. Additionally, it has a seriously good microbrewing company called Trinity. While downing almost certainly the best hamburger I have ever had, period, I knocked back a couple of these bad boys. Trinity IPA is a very OK small-batch beer. Having brewed many small batches, I feel it necessary to critique this beer a little for having a classic IPA recipe, and that's all.

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