The Famous Narragansett Beer has announced the release of our Oktoberfest brew, Narragansett Fest, our first canned craft beer offering. Available throughout the 2010 fall season, Fest is available at package stores, restaurants, and bars throughout New England in 16 oz. cans and on draft.
This is the perfect beer to enjoy on a relaxing Fall afternoon. After raking leaves in the crisp air, reward yourself with a tall boy of Fest. Or celebrate the harvest season with a pint of Fest draft. Sunday dinner watching the Pats at ma’s house? Gansett Fest pairs great with smoked meats, fish and cheeses. The fresh-hearty aroma and spicieness from the hops are an awesome companion to a delicious roasted meal or New England style boiled dinner.
Brewed under the supervision of award-winning Brew Master Sean Larkin at Cottrell Brewery in Pawcatuck, CT and the award-winning High Falls Brewery in Rochester, NY, Narragansett Fest is a traditional amber-brown German Oktoberfest style beer, perfectly balanced with four varieties of malts and two styles of hops. Pilsner, Vienna, and Light & Dark Munich malts make up the backbone of the Fest, creating a rich taste profile, and Northern Brewer and Tettnanger hops give it a crisp, subtly balanced flavor. Narragansett Fest is 5.5% Alcohol by Volume and 22 IBUs.
Narragansett Fest echoes the brand’s rich heritage. Founded by a group of eight German immigrants, Narragansett’s Cranston Rhode Island brewery held elaborate annual events to celebrate Oktoberfest up until the 1970s. Further, King Gambrinus, the Patron Saint of Beer – who is featured on the 1940s-style classic Fest packaging – also stood as a statue welcoming guests to the Narragansett brewery for decades.
It’s already on tap at a few bars in RI including the Wild Colonial. The Haxtons in Warwick and High Spirits in Providence are scheduled to receive shipments this week! In fact, Mark went to Boston with some samples and the Boston Herald wrote this review, click here to read what they had to say. If you don’t see Fest in your local package store or favorite bar, then make sure you ask them. This is going to go fast!
This is totally going to rock. Coheed and Cambria just put out their latest record, Year Of The Black Rainbow and hits like “World Of Lines” and “We Are Juggernaut” are tearing up the airwaves on 95.5 WBRU. So to end this Summer’s outdoor concert series, BRU is bringing us one epic line-up. Coheed with Boston’s own The Dear Hunter and Manchester Orchestra. Get out! All three of those bands could headline their own show. And it all takes place right here in downtown Providence at the Skating Center this Saturday. Narragansett beer couldn’t let this pass without our famous lager flowing from the taps at the rinks. Looks like this is Coheed’s only New England appearance for quite some time. So get your tickets now before it’s too late. More info below. Read more »
The Connecticut Tigers and Narragansett Beer present the 2010 One Sweet Suite Promotion. The Tigers will gave away a luxury suite to Keith Blancxhard of Manchester, CT to tonight’s home game at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT against the Aberdeen IronBirds at 7:05 p.m. The suite will be decorated by Narragansett and feature an appearance by the ‘Gansett Girls. Congratulations and enjoy the game!
Here’s another reason to enjoy a Gansett. As if you more reasons to enjoy your favorite New England lager beer. We came across this great read on Yahoo News from TIME and just had to share. We’ve blogged about some health benefits or drinking beer before. So here’s some more on the subject to back up our statements. Here’s to your health, have a Gansett!
One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don’t drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is that many of those who show up as abstainers in such research are actually former hard-core drunks who had already incurred health problems associated with drinking. Read more »
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. You can read all about it HERE in “The Gansett Story. Below is the nice write up in Boston.com on Auguest Haffenreffer.
In case you missed the party or don’t read Barstool Sports, last night Narragansett Beer awarded one lucky lady 2k in cash money, but more importantly the bragging rights as having “New England’s Best Can.” The night was filled with all types of cans… 16oz cans of Gansett, our favorite can/mascot TALL BOY, and of course…six lovely ladies, all of them happy to show off what their mama gave them, but only one lucky enough to take home the coveted prize. So with that said, we’d like to offer the video below as a window into a night that will surely go down as one of the best ever.
This is pretty cool. A working radio that lights up and can hold 2 beers on top and it’s the shape of a keg. Win! Just imagine how many Sox games were heard on this. Perfect spot to let that Gansett rest too. We actually saw this on eBay today. They are hard to come by and can be costly. This one is in working condition too. Click here to place a bid before it’s gone. Here’s what the owner had to say about it. Read more »
Mashable.com posted a blog on their site about 4 beer companies that use social media in an innovative way. Low and behold Narragansett was one of them. Along with some of the big boys like Bud and MillerCoors. It certainly is nice when all of our hard work here gets recognized. Thanks Mashable. Here’s what they had to say:
For smaller breweries without the resources of its larger counterparts, the ability to activate and harness a local, grassroots movement can be the key to finding growth. With new technology and readily available social media tools, the process of engaging and empowering fans has become much easier. Narragansett is a shining example of a brand that is showing success using these methods.Read more »
