New England

New England Heritage: Narragansett Park

Vintage Photo: The 1970's Cookout

Here's what a cookout in the 70's looked like. (Not taken with Instagram.)This may or may not have been a cookout, but it's one hell of a photo. Besides what are all these people doing gathered around 25...

Vintage: 12 Meter Yacht Cans

America's Cup is coming to Newport this weekend. With all the excitement we almost forgot about the old can Narragansett made to promote the 12 Meter Yachts. This one is dated 1980, but we know they made a...

New England Heritage: Gaspee Days

In June of 1772 brave colonists from Rhode Island burned the British revenue schooner, HMS Gaspee, during what has become recognized as the first bloodshed of the American Revolution. For the past 47 years the village of Pawtuxet,...

Hi Neighbor Heritage: Save "Big Mamie"

Growing up in Southern New England, everyone remembers school field trips to Battleship Cove in Fall River. Adults just as much as kids, all gasp at the massive guns that once fired 16" shells from the Battleship Massachusetts....

New England Heritage: Fenway Park's 100th...

"Hot dogs, peanuts, and of course delicious thirst quenching lager beer all help make baseball more enjoy." Curt Gowdy said it best during broadcasts in the 1950s. Today, Fenway Park turns 100. Since Narragansett was the official sponsor...

New England Heritage: Providence Grays Ba...

The original Providence Grays of Major League Baseball's National League existed from 1878 to 1885. They won the first "Baseball Championship of America" in 1884 by defeating the New York Metropolitans of the American Association in what has...

New England Heritage: Rhode Island Brewer...

Rhode Island Brewery History Here's a great slideshow covering the entire history of brewing in Rhode Island including the Famous Narragansett Brewery. This may take a while so you might want to grab a cold one. Thanks to...

Rhode Island Heritage: Former Governor J....

Former Rhode Island Governor, J. Joseph Garrahy passed away late yesterday at 81. Some of you may not know that he was a Narragansett Goodwill Man before his days in office. Today we remember him and honor the...

New England Heritage: White Christmas

An instant classic from Irving Berlin not just for New England, but everywhere. It may not have been filmed in Vermont, but we love that it references the great Pine Tree state to our north. And who doesn't...

Hi Neighbor Heritage: Narragansett Brewer...

This excellent framed piece was given to us by the owners of Jacob Wirth tavern in 2006. It was to commemorate our launch in Boston at the time. In case you didn't already know, Jacob Wirth was one...

Vintage: 1960's Boston Red Sox Baseball T...

As Curt Gowdy would say, "Hi Neighbor, Have a 'Gansett!" Hopefully this 1960 Red Sox team photo can inspire our current Boston team to make the playoffs. We have about a week and anything is possible. GO SOX!