History

Wall Of Fame: Happy 94th Birthday To Curt...

Curt Gowdy (July 31, 1919–February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, Curt Gowdy was the voice of Red Sox Baseball, and Narragansett Lager beer was the official sponsor of the team's broadcasts....

Wall Of Fame: World's Largest JAWS Collector

Love JAWS as much as we do? Check out Jim Beller's collection in this short interview from Providence Monthly's article The World's Largest JAWS Collector Resides in PVD by Tony Pacitti. FROM PROVIDENCEONLINE.COM: Jaws was not only the...

Top 5 Haunted Tales And Places In New Eng...

Happy Halloween, neighbors! New England just happens to be home to some of the most haunted places. In the spirit of the holiday we thought we'd share a few of our favorites with you. Stay spooky today and...

Made On Honor, Made On MT: Behind The Sce...

Our neighbors and web host at Media Temple made this great video for us. It's a look behind the scenes here at Narragansett Beer and also touches on our rich heritage and new brewery efforts. Not only is...

New England Heritage: Bristol's 4th Of Ju...

This is the 227th year for this famed parade, and you don’t want to miss out. Being the nation’s oldest and longest standing Fourth of July parade, this town does well by honoring all the men and women...

New England Heritage: America's Cup - New...

Narragansett's Heritage Book Now Availabl...

Images of America: Narragansett Brewing Company by Hazel B. Turley is now available for download on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iBooks and on your computer with iTunes. Books must be read on an iOS device....

National Beer Day Thanks To FDR

Tomorrow is National Beer Day. 79 years ago the Narragansett brewery re-opened and was allowed by law to brew, bottle, and sell beer that was no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, which comes to about 4% by...

Bar Of The Week: Fraunces Tavern

Today is George Washington's 280th birthday. To celebrate we are making the Fraunces Tavern in New York the Bar Of The Week. The tavern was once a meeting spot for General Washington and his officers during the Revolutionary...

Bock Reviews: Portland Press Takes A Look...

In the What Ales You column from the Portland Press Herald, staff writer Tom Atwell takes a look back at Gansett Bock and his memories of the beer over the years. Beginning with his first introduction to Bock...

Top 10 Haunted Places In US: Lizzie Borde...

Growing up in Southeastern New England, everyone learns the skipping rope rhyme of the Lizzie Borden murders. Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her...

New England Heritage: Halloween In Salem,...

Salem Massachusetts. Home to Nathaniel Hawthorne and the House of 7 Gables, Jack Welch and Mary Lou Lord, Nathaniel Bowditch and Elias Derby, Salem has been a destination city long before there was such a thing as family...