Westerly’s Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island hosted its annual Holiday Market at its brewery on Dec. 7. Guests enjoyed beer from Grey Sail with holiday music spun by DJ Psalms and pizza from Vetrano’s Wood Fired Pizza while shopping for holiday gifts from local vendors. The brewery also released annual seasonal brews for the holidays, including its Kegnog and Leaning Chimney Smoked Porter. At 6.5% ABV and sold as a 16-ounce Milkshake IPA, Kegnog is a blend of vibrant Amarillo hops, lactose and vanilla with notes of citrus, resulting in a smooth, dessert-like beer. A second seasonal offering is the Leaning Chimney Smoked Porter. A nod to history, the beer is named after an actual chimney that stands in the middle of Grey Sail’s brewery, original to the building that was once the 1920s-era Westerly Macaroni Factory. At 6% ABV, the porter offers a complex blend of flavors including dark chocolate, coffee and smoke, resulting in a satisfying and unique brew. Both Grey Sail Brewing and its sister company, South County Distillers, are distributed in Rhode Island via McLaughlin & Moran, Inc.

Photos courtesy of Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island.