What's on Tap RI: November 13–15

Friday the 13th lands on a weekend with plenty of good luck in it. There's a Grateful Dead tribute in a Portsmouth barn, a band's first gig in South Kingstown, music all three days in Bristol and a peanut butter imperial stout up in Woonsocket. Pick a direction and go.

⭐ If you only pick one: Ragged Island Brewing — Saturday's Barn Session with Diamond Blues, a Grateful Dead tribute, 6:30–9, with Teddi's parked outside all afternoon. Tickets ahead.

Ragged Island Brewing — Portsmouth

Best Saturday night • Music ✓ • Food ✓ • Tickets Sat

Fri: Music — Kate Virginia, 5:30–8:30 • Food — Farm to Sandwich, 4–8
Sat: Barn Session, 6:30–9 — tickets ahead
Music — Diamond Blues (Grateful Dead tribute)
Food — Teddi's, 1–8

Why go: A Dead tribute in the barn is about as good as a November Saturday gets, and Friday's a mellower warm-up.

Tower Hill Brewing — South Kingstown

Best Friday move • Music ✓ • All-ages Fri

Fri: Music — Take It to the Bridge Trio (debut show), 6:30–9:30 • Free, bring your own food
Sat: Music — J-Krak & Cairo, evening set (open to the public from 4:30)

Why go: Catch a trio's very first show, and bring a canned good on Friday for the Jonnycake Center food drive.

Pivotal Brewing — Bristol

Best all-weekend music • Music ✓

Fri: Music — Jon Tyler & Heidi Farmer (acoustic rock and folk)
Sat: Music — Dead Flowers (classic rock)
Sun: Music — Mrs. Katz & Her Hats (music and storytelling)

Why go: A different act every day, so whichever night you're free, there's a set waiting.

Trinity Brewhouse — Providence

Best city dinner-and-a-band • Music ✓ • Food ✓

Fri: Music — live music, 7–10
Sat & Sun: Food — brunch 11–2, full menu all day

Why go: Dinner, house beer and a Friday band under one downtown roof, then come back for weekend brunch.

Lops Brewing — Woonsocket

Best beer release • Food ✓ Sat

Fri: Release — Peanut Butter Imperial Stout, 12–9
Sat: Release — Pumpkin Spice Hard Cider, 12–9 • Food — cider and pumpkin donuts from Jaswell's Farm
Sun: Open 12–6

Why go: Two new fall pours in two days, and Saturday comes with farm donuts on the side.

Worth keeping on the radar

🍺 Trágmar Ale Works — Bristol. Saturday's Friendsgiving: smoked turkey dinners from Waypoint BBQ, 3–6 (pre-order tickets), AK Cody 6–9 and a special beer release. Trip to Sligo plays Sunday, 1:30–4.
🍺 Phantom Farms Brewing — Cumberland. Free live music Friday and Saturday, 6–9, with the kitchen open until 9. 21+ after 8.

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