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There's so much happening at the Riot that our heads are spinning. Here's what's up: NEW Four Hour Happiest Hour $2 off all full sized beers, drink specials featuring Liquid Riot Distillery spirits and $5 small plates, 2:00 - 6:00 pm, Monday-Friday. New Year's Eve You want it...

Brieshan is a familiar face at Liquid Riot and now she's on the radar of Boston and Cambridge mixologists. She just returned from the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts' (SBN) first-ever craft Mixologist Cocktail Throw-down. She gained some serious Cambridge street cred by out-mixing nearly...

Justin Bard from Riverside Farm Market was named 2016 Celebrity Chef Challenger Judge's Choice winner and Chef Nick Krunkkala, from Liquid Riot, was named 2016 People's Choice Winner. This event raised more than $17,000 for Meals on Wheels. [caption id="attachment_15782" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Chef Nick Krunkkala (left)...

"Italian Immigrants Help Fernet Thrive in San Francisco" By Amy Cavanaugh - September 2016 Excerpt: It’s not just bartenders putting their own spin on fernet—domestic distillers have been making their own versions of the bitter liqueur for a few years, using local ingredients to make the spirit...

Chef Nick returned to the WCSH 6 207 kitchen to prepare the famous Liquid Riot Crispy Chicken Skin Sliders. This dish was named Best Chicken Sandwich by Restaurant & Hospitality Magazine. We hope you'll watch the segment now and try this recipe at home. Of course,...

Liquid Riot Fernet Michaud included in the elite eight - Boston Magazine's lineup of "wish list" worthy spirits from around New England.  Excerpt: "Eight New England-Made Small-Batch Spirits for Your Wish List (by Christopher Hughes, photos by Kelsey Cronin) Once the stuff of moonshiners and Hazzard County hillbillies,...

36 Hours in Portland, Maine - HARBORSIDE  Get off the main drag to explore wharves and docks where seaweed dries on racks and gulls poke around nets and lobster pots. Stop for a drink on the deck of Portland Lobster Co., where a local band might be playing...

Liquid Riot award winning Chicken Skin Slider report, by WCSH6 NBC TV Except: "Another prestigious honor has been bestowed on a restaurant in Portland's Old Port. A national publication, Restaurant Hospitality, searched the nation for the best chicken sandwich. Their journey ended in Maine when the judges tried...

We're excited to report that Liquid Riot's Resto-Bar Kitchen, under the direction of Chef Nick Krunkkala, has earned the top honor in the Restaurant Hospitality Magazine 2016 Best Sandwich in America Contest. We won the chicken sandwich category. There's really nothing other to say than WOW!...