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[Liamlunchtray]

Frankie811, on Jan 7 2006, 12:31 AM, said:

I don't know anyone who liked it. My uncle's a big beer drinker and he hated it.

My dad liked it before they sold out. My understanding is that the quality started going down hill around 1975 or so and then became undrinkable when production was moved out of state in the 80's. He always declared it "a good lawn mowin' beer" like Miller High Life or other pale beers. Obviously it wouldn't compete with European beers.

[brick]

Liamlunchtray, on Jan 8 2006, 10:58 AM, said:

My dad liked it before they sold out. My understanding is that the quality started going down hill around 1975 or so and then became undrinkable when production was moved out of state in the 80's. He always declared it "a good lawn mowin' beer" like Miller High Life or other pale beers. Obviously it wouldn't compete with European beers.

A dude I used to work with used to take it with salt.

No joke.  He would take his beer, shake about 5 or 6 shakes of salt in it, and drink.

[gregw]

Anyone tried it in the last couple of months? Supposedly it's more like it was before it went downhill.

[Liamlunchtray]

brick, on Jan 8 2006, 12:26 PM, said:

A dude I used to work with used to take it with salt.

No joke.  He would take his beer, shake about 5 or 6 shakes of salt in it, and drink.

Ha! My dad salted his beer too.

[basachs]

When I was little, my grandfather gave me Piels in a dixie cup evereytime I would visit. I blame him for my complete adoration of trashy beers. I find them very honest and I enjoy drinking them. I have no use for lot of other microbrews, but I do love and seek out stouts and porters too. So I go from very light, to very dark.

Anyway, I always drank Pabst and High Life, and Gennessee Cream ale. Any local beer. So when I moved to RI I started buying Narragansett.

Having never had the original, I can only comment on the present incarnation. It is darker than I expected, and tastes maltier than say PBR. I For people that love harpoon and sam adams and dont like pale beers like PBR and Miller, I would imagine they would still look down on it.  But it is decent for the category.

[Dan Halen]

There is a definite diference between Gansett in a can and Gansett in a glass bottle.

Next time you try it, A/B the 2 and you should see the difference. Gansett in bottles tastes much better.

Did you know that the Decatur is the single largest seller of Narragansett? Now, to be fair, wholesaw #'s for Gansett last year under Falstaff were miniscule, around $250,000.

I am very happy to see this beer catch on and make a comeback. Curious to see how its moving in non-urban liquor stores...I know that it only being available in tallboy cans for a long time hurt its chances of getting shelf space in a lot of places.

But now...THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

[basachs]

I have not had the bottles yet. I will try it. I have had it on draft, and that is definitely different than the cans.

So there are three differnet tastes? Cans, bottles, and drafts?

[eltron]

basachs, on Jan 9 2006, 01:11 PM, said:

I have not had the bottles yet. I will try it. I have had it on draft, and that is definitely different than the cans.

So there are three differnet tastes? Cans, bottles, and drafts?

I'll second the different tastes...

bottle definitely tastes better than the cans.

[mental757]

Had a couple the other night at the Texas Roadhouse - I liked it!!  Not the best beer in the world for sure, but it was pretty good.  The local roots of the brand gave me a warm feeling - or was that the Filet...

...Anyway, good enough to go out a keep a twelver in my garage!

[gregw]

basachs, on Jan 9 2006, 01:11 PM, said:

I have not had the bottles yet. I will try it. I have had it on draft, and that is definitely different than the cans.

So there are three differnet tastes? Cans, bottles, and drafts?

Where can you get it on draft?

[basachs]

gregw, on Jan 10 2006, 10:17 AM, said:

Where can you get it on draft?

I was dragged to barnsider's one night. They had it. Only time I have had it on draft, but I am sure there are other places around that have it. Was the only good experience of that place and I would not go back just for the draft gansett.

[mental757]

basachs, on Jan 10 2006, 09:26 AM, said:

I was dragged to barnsider's one night. They had it. Only time I have had it on draft, but I am sure there are other places around that have it. Was the only good experience of that place and I would not go back just for the draft gansett.

Wow, I'm surprised, I've always enjoyed Barnsider's and have always gotten a good meal there.  Great salad bar too...

[basachs]

mental757, on Jan 10 2006, 10:30 AM, said:

Wow, I'm surprised, I've always enjoyed Barnsider's and have always gotten a good meal there.  Great salad bar too...

I probably got the wrong thing. It was not the food as much as the atmosphere. My wife and I were the youngest by far. Placed seemed like a time warp to the 80s. Salad bar was a mess, although I did like the big wheel of cheese. It was not a place I would go to again, but I see the appeal to people.

[mental757]

yeah, you must of caught a really bad night or something...