241 grotto avenue pawtucket rhode island usa website www.foolproofbrewing.com foolproof brewing company formerly high jinx brewing company is a brewery based in pawtucket rhode island . contents 1 history 2 beers 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit high jinx brewing company was founded in 2012 by nick garrison a former homebrewer from massachusetts . 1 2 3 4 5 shortly after starting operations and before initial sales to the public it was renamed foolproof to avoid trademark conflicts with magic hat s beer brand jinx or pennsylvania s hijinx . 6 7 8 9 it brewed its first batch in december 2013 and began in state sales in january 2013 . 10 by the end of 2013 it had doubled its production capacity and expanded distribution to neighboring massachusetts and connecticut . 11 12 13 14 15 16 beers edit foolproof produces limited production seasonal and specialty beers and four year round beers barstool a golden ale ; raincloud a porter ; la ferme urbaine a farmhouse ale ; backyahd an ipa which draws its name from the eastern new england pronunciation of backyard . 7 11 12 17 the company markets its beers by naming them after experiences or common beer drinking contexts for which each is intended . 18 unusual for a small brewery foolproof releases most of its beer and in particular its core year round brands in cans and promotes the use of cans for better flavor . 3 19 20 foolproof s brewmaster damase olsson is a former chemist and brewer at nashoba valley winery and now defunct pennichuck brewery . 21 22 in january 2014 the brewery released a line of beer based soaps in collaboration with newport based soapmaker spindrift . 23 see also edit list of breweries in rhode island references edit minkin tracey 2 september 2013 . the 25 coolest people in providence 2013 . golocalprov . retrieved 20 june 2014 . balsa erin ; tremaine julie 22 april 2014 . foolproof brewing company nick garrison turns his homebrew hobby into a hopping business . providence monthly . retrieved 20 june 2014 . a b shorey ethan 25 april 2012 . garrison prepares to open high jinx brewing off mineral spring pdf . the valley breeze . retrieved 20 june 2014 . clark michael 18 february 2013 . the year of the beer three new local breweries worth raising a pint over . providence monthly . retrieved 20 june 2014 . shorey ethan 26 september 2012 . federal licenses beer tanks arrive at high jinx brewing pdf . valley breeze . retrieved 20 june 2014 . foolproof rhode island s newest craft brewer ships its first beer . modern brewery age . gale group . 9 january 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . a b foolproof beers debuts in rhode island . entertainment close up . close up media inc. 20 january 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . nason adam 21 november 2012 . high jinx brewing changing name to foolproof brewing due to potential tm dispute . beer pulse . retrieved 20 june 2014 . papineau lou 31 january 2013 . from our own backyahd foolproof s great new brews . providence phoenix . retrieved 20 june 2014 . vandenengel heather 31 january 2013 . honest pint rhode island brewed . dig boston . retrieved 20 june 2014 . a b foolproof brewing company expands into connecticut . modern brewery age . gale group . 24 october 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . a b foolproof brewing co. expands capacity after three months of operation . modern brewery age . gale group . 16 april 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . pawtucket s foolproof brewing gets connecticut distribution deal . providence journal . 4 november 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . gribbon james 1 april 2014 . the 4b festival recap didn t score tix here s what went down in new haven . ctbitse . retrieved 20 june 2014 . kalunian kim 30 june 2013 . food & drink what s all the buzz about beer . wpro news . retrieved 20 june 2014 . foolproof brewing expands to double its capacity . the valley breeze . 9 april 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . ciampa gail 18 march 2014 . what s on tap newport craft beer festival and foolproof news . providence journal . retrieved 20 june 2014 . martin kristie 16 august 2013 . foolproof brewing company pawtucket rhode island . two girls one beer . retrieved 20 june 2014 . foolproof barstool american golden ale . draft magazine . 11 august 2013 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . meringolo chris 26 june 2013 . nice cans . motif ri . retrieved 20 june 2014 . buongiovanni brian 15 may 2013 . a newcomer on the r.i. craft brewing scene . eastbayri . retrieved 20 june 2014 . crafton kalena 6 april 2013 . foolproof brewing company joins ri beer scene . golocalprov . retrieved 20 june 2014 . suds up with foolproof s beer soap . the valley breeze . 14 january 2014 . retrieved 20 june 2014 . external links edit foolproof brewing company official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title foolproof brewing company & oldid 720081841 categories 2012 establishments in rhode islandbeer brewing companies based in rhode islandamerican beer brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 may 2016 at 16 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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