Heritage

MyStory: It's Hereditary

I've been a beer can collector since I was a teen in the 70s, and have always been a big fan of Narragansett cans (I have dozens of variations from the 30s to the 60s), especially the very...

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...

The Tall Ships Are Coming To Newport

This is Newport's "summer of sailing", and the HMS Bounty and Picton Castle is throwing an event bracketed by the America's Cup World Series and the Ocean State Tall Ships- TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE® events. Their guests will be...

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....

Classic Band Of The Week: Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin is as near and dear to me as JAWS is and both have ties to Narragansett beer. I have fond memories of spending my summers mowing lawns for little spending cash and listening to Zeppelin blasting...

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...

New England Heritage: 56th Annual Newport...

Rain or shine we'll all be celebrating Irish heritage in good spirits this Saturday. It's the 56th Annual Newport St. Patrick's Day parade. This year it falls right on St. Patrick's Day itself. You better believe we have...

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...

New England Heritage: Providence's 375th ...

Go Providence. It's your birthday and you're gonna party like it's your birthday. Drink 'Gansett, like it's your birthday! Join Mayor Angel Taveras At Providence's 375th Birthday Party. Over the past 6 months, Providence has celebrated 375 years...

New England Haunted Heritage: Stone's Pub...

New England has long been known to have several inns, taverns, theaters and other establishments that are haunted. Possibly because many of the structures here have stood since the first settlers built them. Whatever the case may be,...

New England Heritage: Boston Music Awards...

Some of our favorite bands are up for awards in this year's Boston Music Awards. Bad Rabbits, the Wandas, Casey Desmond, Kingsley Flood, Gentleman Hall, Mean Creek and more. You may or may not agree, but either way...