Have a ’ Gansett
Providence locals ( and visitors ) can now say “ Hi Neighbor ” at the new Narragansett Brewery . By Jamie Coelho
We sat down with Narragansett Beer head brewer Lee Lord and director of operations Tony Barber to learn more about what ’ s been brewing in their new digs across from India Point Park .
This place is the new hotspot . People love hanging by the water . Lee : It ’ s amazing . Mark [ Hellendrung ]’ s vision is really incredible . We have one of the best views in the city . It ’ s been interesting building out slowly as we finish construction .
Construction started , then the pandemic hit , but it ’ s finally here . How long have you worked for ’ Gansett ? Lee : I was hired a year ago , but I ’ ve been in Providence for a few years now .
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Tell me about your background at different breweries . Lee : I started ten years ago at a little brewery called Watch City Brewery in Waltham , Massachusetts . It was a fourteenbarrel brewpub . From there , I went to Smuttynose in New Hampshire , and after that I was at Cambridge Brewing Company .
Tony , which breweries have you worked at ? Tony : I started at Foolproof in 2013 and worked at Union Station in 2016 to 2017 , and for the last few | | CONTINUED ON PAGE 94
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