Narragansett... not bad...

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  1. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    while reading some replys from my "cheap beer kick" post... someone recommended i try Narragansett, well today while in DiCiccos market in brewster, NY i picked up both, the lager and cream ale and I have to say... they are both very good for what they are... thanks again for your advice...
     
    #1 diesel59, Feb 28, 2012
  2. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    I haven't had the Cream Ale yet but the other Narragansett's I've had were pretty damn good. It's great to see another old time name living and thriving in this day and age.
     
    #2 Bitterbill, Feb 28, 2012
  3. woosterbill

    woosterbill Pooh-Bah (2,807) Apr 6, 2009 Kentucky
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    Ugghh, I can't stand 'Gansett Lager. The Summer Ale was terrific, though, and their Octoberfest not half bad. Haven't tried the Cream Ale yet.
     
    #3 woosterbill, Feb 28, 2012
  4. nathanjohnson

    nathanjohnson Initiate (0) Aug 5, 2007 Vermont

    Narragansett is definitely the best cheap, AAL out there. Their bock is pretty damn good too.
     
    #4 nathanjohnson, Feb 28, 2012
  5. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    I picked the bock up first and put it back.... probably a bad idea, but there open tomarrow...
     
    #5 diesel59, Feb 28, 2012
  6. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
    In Memoriam

    Yrs ago, my nephew from Maine came to live with us, and do a plumbing apprenticeship. He spoke in hushed tones of this beer, which he called "Nasty Gasket". I introduced him to Pearl, which he duly proclaimed as an equal. Sorry to say (or am I)?, I have not yet tried Narragansett.
     
    #6 kingofhop, Feb 28, 2012
  7. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    never had it but for what it is Pearl gets good ratings
     
    #7 diesel59, Feb 28, 2012
  8. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Pearl..I didn't like that one. Even before craft beers showed up.
     
    #8 Bitterbill, Feb 28, 2012
  9. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    I think it is on the lower end for macro beers.
     
    #9 crossovert, Feb 28, 2012
  10. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
    In Memoriam

    Pearl was definitely an "acquired taste". Even my friends who drank Shaefer, Black Label, Heidelberg, etc, couldn't stand it. But @ a buck .69 a six, I got to know it, and like it very well. And for a time, just like Chuck Norris in "Lone Wolf McQuade", I refused to drink anything else.
     
    #10 kingofhop, Feb 28, 2012
  11. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    yeah.. we don't get it up here in NY...i think its a Texas brew... I first heard it mentioned in a great song by David Allen Coe.... a long long time ago...
     
    #11 diesel59, Feb 28, 2012
  12. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    I'm not going to sh*t on you for + liking it. I dug Schaefer. It used to be in town. Now it's 60's formula Schlitz or the 95% Malt Olympia that I turn to for that good old time taste.
     
    #12 Bitterbill, Feb 28, 2012
  13. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
    In Memoriam

    Now if I can just get somebody to bring back a 60's/70's Falstaff! Oh, and yeah, that Oly 95 is pretty dang good AAL.
     
    #13 kingofhop, Feb 28, 2012
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  14. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Falstaff! If others can come back, I sure hope IT does.
     
    #14 Bitterbill, Feb 28, 2012
  15. Dools9

    Dools9 Pooh-Bah (1,788) Jul 5, 2011 Massachusetts
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    Their Lager is by far my favorite AAL. All thier craft seasonals are very solid beers for around 8 bucks a sixer of tallboy cans. The new cream ale looks interesting as well, gunna have to pick some up soon.
     
    #15 Dools9, Feb 28, 2012
  16. Rekrule

    Rekrule Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2011 Massachusetts

    The porter was very good.
     
    #16 Rekrule, Feb 28, 2012
  17. kingofhop

    kingofhop Initiate (0) May 9, 2010 Oklahoma
    In Memoriam

    Diesel, I don't even know if we get it anymore here in OK. It used to be in every 7-11 and grocery store. It still might be available, I dunno. Actually, I see Genessee a lot in liquor stores (Genny cream is very good), but haven't noticed Pearl lately. *side note* After a whole lotta barley wines, stout/porters and IPA, I have been drinking Busch and High Life lately. And I like it.
     
    #17 kingofhop, Feb 28, 2012
  18. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    yeah the cream ale was like $7 but your really getting an 8 pack for that.... i am really enjoying this.... RIGHT NOW......
     
    #18 diesel59, Feb 28, 2012
  19. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    Did you ever have Busch Bavarian? That was SOOO much better than the current beer.
     
    #19 Bitterbill, Feb 28, 2012
  20. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    GENESEE "CREAM ALE" is one of my favorites and believe it or not even in NY its hard to find sometimes.... i usually go to a real trashy beer dist.. and they have all the good white trash stuff i like...
     
    #20 diesel59, Feb 28, 2012
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