Archive record · Brewery
Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
- Founded
- 1888
- Closed
- 1983
- Archive ID
- TB-PTRC561S
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Wholly owned subsidiary after 1965 acquisition. Foundation; unresolved legal entity, ownership, licensing, and exact site lineage remain explicit backlog.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
The People
Behind the beer
The Beer Library
Beers
Narragansett Banquet Ale
Year-RoundHalf Stock Banquet Ale is treated as historical naming/packaging within the Banquet Ale line rather than a duplicate beer until brand hierarchy is fully documented. (Pre-Prohibition onward; 1935 direct ad)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Narragansett Light Ale
Year-RoundAd uses both 'Gold Label Ale' introduction wording and 'Narragansett Light Ale' product branding; stored under bottle/product name. (1947)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Narragansett Select Stock Lager
Year-RoundDirect pre-Prohibition bottle evidence supersedes the prior 'by 1947' minimum date. (Pre-Prohibition / by 1934 and through at least 1947)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bavarian Lager
Year-RoundStrong secondary documentary evidence; direct period label/ad still desirable. (Early 1890s)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Porter
RetiredReplaces the earlier 'early 1890s' documentary approximation with a specific official origin year. (1916 onward; historical production/revivals)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bock
Year-RoundSupersedes the earlier 'early 1890s' secondary wording. Exact first production fixed to 1912-02-08 from specific official historical claim. (1912-02-08 onward; later seasonal revivals)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Gansett Pilsner
Year-RoundExact label spelling/first-production date should be checked against a period object if found. (Early 1890s)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Narragansett Famous Ale
Year-RoundTwo separate surviving label formats now support the explicit Famous Ale product name; Banquet Ale relationship still unresolved. (1950s)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Narragansett Famous Export Lager Beer
Year-RoundDirect surviving bottle and official historical label reference. (Pre-Prohibition / 1900s)
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Surviving objects
12 objects catalogued here so far, held by Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association — digitised Jewish Herald volumes (rijha.org) and Breweriana.com and Tavern Trove breweriana archive and Narragansett Beer historical archive and Tavern Trove and Private collection — current holder not recorded (sold at auction). That is what the archive has recorded, not the extent of what the holder keeps — follow each link for the institution's own finding aid or catalogue. The archive links to each record rather than reproducing its photograph; the images belong to the holding institution and are licensed object by object.
Newspaper advertisement
- Source
- The Jewish Herald, Providence
Newspaper advertisement
- Source
- The Jewish Herald, Providence
Newspaper advertisement
- Source
- The Jewish Herald, Providence
Barrel label
Bottle label
Advertising sign
Official brewery historical record
Bottle label
Bottle label
- Narragansett Half Stock Banquet Ale pre-Prohibition bottlePre-Prohibition
Bottle / label
- Source
- Morean Auctions
- Narragansett Select Stock Lager pre-Prohibition bottlePre-Prohibition
Bottle / label
- Source
- Morean Auctions
- Narragansett Famous Export Lager pre-Prohibition bottlePre-Prohibition
Bottle / original label
Straight answers
Common questions about Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site
- Is Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site still open?
- No. Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site has closed (1983). Wholly owned subsidiary after 1965 acquisition. Foundation; unresolved legal entity, ownership, licensing, and exact site lineage remain explicit backlog.
- When was Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site founded?
- Narragansett Brewing Company — Cranston production site was founded in 1888 in Cranston, USA.
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