“Hi, neigh­bor, have a ‘Gansett!”

After a long hia­tus that dates back to when this author’s pri­mary means of loco­mo­tion was crawl­ing, Nar­ra­gansett Beer is back. The reviews were over­whelm­ingly pos­i­tive, so on a recent trip to the Sun­set Grill, I thought I’d give it a try.

“It’s famous!” offered the waiter. “It says so right on the can.”

Indeed it does. Nar­ra­gansett is refresh­ingly drink­able, slightly sweet, per­fectly car­bon­ated, and com­pletely lack­ing in alu­minum after­taste. Its brew­ers clearly took many cues from such other award-winning lagers as Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Nar­ra­gansett comes in bot­tles or per­fectly retro-styled 16-oz. cans that would look right at home in the cooler by the bar­beque, in the cupholder of your truck, or smashed against your fore­head. Start drink­ing it before the hip­sters do!