It’s sad to say, one of Narragansett beer’s founding father’s has passed away. At age 94, August Haffenreffer has gone to the great brewery in the sky. The Haffenreffer family not only built a brewery in Jamaica Plain, but Rudolf Haffenreffer Jr. was the president and chairman of the Narragansett Brewing Co. For several years. [...]
From Stephen Zam – Talk about a slice of the 70s! In March I reached the half century mark and my family presented me with a memory book. My mom found this photo from circa 1972. She knitted beer hats for us one summer. I’m in the back left and my dad is wearing the [...]
Hi Neighbors,
I was a salesman for Narragansett between 1964 and 1970. I was hired by Howard Pike, and Jack Reynolds was the salesmanger at that time. My territory was Northern Worcester County, in Massachusetts. I have some memorabilia from that era if you are interested. (We would love to see some photos) I bought the [...]
Thanks to Guy Lister for sharing this wonderful story with us. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.
One of the most poignant and lasting memories of the way that one of John English’s Brewery Tours could affect an audience is a memory of one of my last days with John. I [...]
The Bock And The Porter
By. Guy Lister
Another story that John would always tell would deal with a couple of Narragansett’s lesser known but very high quality products: Narragansett Porter and Narragansett Bock Beer. John would start by holding up a bottle of ‘Gansett Porter to show its rich, dark color. He’d explain how it was [...]
For my birthday my girlfriend secretly flew my best friend out from California to surprise me. He had moved out west a few years earlier and hadn’t been back for awhile. On the day of my birthday, we decided to go out
How to Drink Beer and The Perfect Pour!
By. Guy Lister
John’s Tour was also educational. For instance, john always wanted people to leave the Tour armed with some new information that would enhance their enjoyment of a good glass of beer. He’d teach people the difference between a clean glass and a “beer clean” glass. He’d [...]
The Tap – Brewery Fresh Beer
By. Guy Lister
John would invite everyone to come up to the bar to get a nice cold, “Brewery Fresh” Narragansett out of the tap. The barrel was a fresh one each day and nobody ever had a better tasting beer than that! The beer was especially good after just having [...]
The Bottling Shop and the GIQ
By. Guy Lister
After we left the canning Department we would head out once again into the Brewery Courtyard back toward the statue of Gambrinus, the legendary King of Beer. Just next to Gambrinus was the entrance to the Bottling Shop which was our next stop. Once inside, we’d walk up [...]
The Stock House or Aging Cellar and The Canning Shop
By. Guy Lister
Next stop on the Tour after the Racking Room was the “Stock House”, also known as “the Aging Cellars.” The Stock House was 4 stories high and on each floor were sixteen storage tanks that looked round from the front. Each tank stood 11 [...]
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