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March 12th, 2010
The Narragansett Brewery Tour: Part One, Chapter Four
Posted by: Narragansett TeamDraft Beer and the Racking Room
By. Guy Lister
By now, our guests were really into the tour. They were already amazed and would be asking lot’s of questions. And they almost always received the answers.
March 11th, 2010
Events: Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Posted by: Narragansett TeamStart the St. Patrick’s week off right with none other that Narragansett beer and Rhode Island’s own Sharks Come Cruisin’. That’s right we are going to have the most rockin’ float at this year’s St. Patrick’s parade in Newport.
March 10th, 2010
New England Heritage: Happy Birthday Cranston
Posted by: Narragansett TeamThe Rhode Island City of Cranston is celebrating it’s 100th birthday today. And being the former home of the original Narragansett brewery for all those years, we thought we’d give the city a shot-out. So Happy 100th Anniversary Cranston! Let’s raise a ‘Gansett to celebrate this centennial and many more to come.
Here’s an excellent ProJo [...]
March 8th, 2010
WBRU Announces The Rock Hunt Semifinalists
Posted by: Narragansett TeamDownload – WBRU Rock Hunt Semi Finals Ad
The 2010 WBRU Dunkin Donuts Rock Hunt Semifinals:
March 2nd, 2010
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
Posted by: Narragansett TeamBrookston Beer Bulletin
Beer In Ads #56: Dr. Seuss For Narragansett
Here’s some bonus Beer In Ads for today, because Dr. Seuss — whose birthday is today — also created ads for the Narragansett Brewery in Rhode Island during the 1940s. The brewery opened in 1890, but closed in 1981, and then the brand reappeared again in [...]
February 24th, 2010
Rhode Island Under A Flood Watch
Posted by: Narragansett Team….in case of an emergency watch this video!
February 23rd, 2010
Heineken Sales Down, Profits up
Posted by: Narragansett TeamYet another global mega-brewer recently announced that their sales in 2009 were down while their profits were up. How do you do that? Price increases were one of the ways, but read more here: Businessweek.com. Like most small businesses, we’re focused on building sales and are thankful that over 1,000 bars now carry ‘Gansett!
February 19th, 2010
A-B Announces Project Kashi
Posted by: Narragansett TeamIn a nod to the GO Lean cereal, A-B and its consultants named their latest job cut plan Project Kashi. This latest round of job reductions are expected to slash employment to approximately 4400 jobs, do from roughly 6,000 prior to Inbev’s acquisition. Interesting to note that January sales are down some 12.2% for the [...]
February 17th, 2010
Politician Calls For Greater Societal Resonsibility From AB CEO
Posted by: Narragansett TeamAfter the big changes and record profits resulting from A-B’s sale to Inbev two years ago, a Belgian politician has called for greater societal responsibility from ABI’s CEO, Carlos Brito. ABI, the world’s largest brewer and over 50% of the US beer business, is headquartered in Belgium. Read more here.
