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Tony , what does your role entail and how do you make this place come alive ? Tony : I do some of the detail work . I ’ m responsible for setting up the schedule , working with Lee to make sure we are on the same page and ready to get the brews going . I track everything that goes on in the tanks , so fermentation time , adding the dry hops or anything else we add to it .

Do you work closely together ? Lee : When this place first opened up , it was just Tony and me doing everything . He ’ s also our sour beer master .

I really like the sours . What do you have coming up for fall ? Lee : We have our pumpkin beers coming out . We ’ re working on a Winter Warmer Belgian ale . We have a raspberry and passionfruit sour and a couple new fun IPAs , a yuzu IPA in conjunction with our running club .

This is the ’ Gansett vision come to life , where you have your ’ Gansett stamp on it . Lee : It ’ s cool , too , as brewers working under the ’ Gansett name , but still having so much creative freedom . Mark ’ s like “ What do you love to brew ? Go for it !” 271 Tockwotton St ., Providence , narragansettbeer . com

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brewery ’ s desserts , which can include playful takes on housemade Dunkaroos , Ring Dings and ice cream sandwiches to pair with the beers .

The Apponaug beer menu casts a wide net . “ We want a dark beer , a light beer , something hoppy and something unique or different ,” McKenney says , adding that the kolsch is a popular choice right now .

As women , they say they are not typical brewery owners , but they never experienced sexism while opening the brewery in Rhode Island . However , they are sometimes subject to bemusement from customers .

“ We don ’ t fit any of the profiles ,” Waugh says with a laugh .

“ We are not young , we are not male , we are not hip , we are not any of those things ,” adds McKenney . “ Even when I was young , I was never hip . We tried to

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