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WILK Friday BeerBuzz - 6 Jan 2012–Narragansett Bock with Mark Hellendrung

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WILKFridayBerbuzz8Welcome to 2012 and welcome to our first Friday BeerBuzz of the new year.  Last year I vowed to not only feature some amazing rare & big beers, but it was my 2011 New Years resolution to bring you more and more approachable beers.  We’ve spent the year bringing you easy drinking, flavorful beers that are easy to find and affordable to buy, so why not start out 2012 with the same.

Today we featured Narragansett Bock Lager.  This spring seasonal brew from Narragansett comes in a non-traditional 16oz can, but don’t let that distract you from a great bock-style lager. Narragansett Bock is rich and malty and even at 6.5% ABV, it’s easy drinking and full of flavor.  The guys at Narragansett start with a traditional Helles lager and then brew it to Bock strength (a recipe created in the 1930’s), so this one is a classic.  In case you had any doubts, Narragansett Bock recently won a Silver Medal in the World Beer Championship, so be sure to check it out for yourself
 
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Today we were lucky enough to get CEO and Narragansett Beer evangelist Mark Hellendrung to join us on the show.  Mark has played a major role in reviving the original 1800’s Narragansett brewery, and I think he’s doing the original founders proud.  This is no small task, and I think this speaks well for all regional breweries from the past.  You can honor the traditions & historical brews of an older brewery and still make it successful in today’s craft beer market….so be sure to follow along & support Mark & everyone @ Narragansett as they raise funds to build a new brewery and start new brewing traditions of their own.

For those already asking, YES Narragansett Beers WILL be available in NEPA, in fact they are rolling into our market as we speak…so be sure to taste Narragansett Bock for yourself.

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Thanks

to Mark Hellendrung from Narragansett Beer, Noreen Clark  (what a great surprise!), Nancy, John, & Joe for yet another fun Friday.

The Friday BeerBuzz…bringing good beers and good people together.

As always you can check out the video on-line at the WILK Friday BeerBuzz page by clicking HERE.

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41 comments (click to read or post):

  1. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:38

    I love you guys. Narragansett is a great historical beer I rememeber as a kid. Thanks for having their CEO on today. Marcus

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  2. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:39

    Gansett beers were some of my favorites when I lived in Boston. Great guest Cheers Mark!

    Eric

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  3. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:39

    Is this available locally?
    JT

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  4. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 10:40

    Thanks Guys. We really enjoyed having Mark on today. Narragansett beers are hitting NEPA and some are in stock already at Krugel's. Since we launched the premier, I expect to see Bock shortly.

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  5. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:44

    I have such fond memories of Narragansett beer. I lived in RI for 6 years and always drank it. I'm SO excited to see we'll be able to get it in Northeastern PA now. Cheers to Mark Hellendrung for doing a great thing. I'll be buying some today if I can find it.

    Ryan

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  6. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:45

    Another great guest! Welcome to NEPA Mark. We can;t wait to try some narragansett beer. Ben

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  7. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:47

    Nice job with the show today. Big ups to Joe T did an amazing job with the music! Go Joe!

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  8. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:53

    Another beer I have to try. Poor me! This one sounded good. Rob

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  9. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:54

    What a great guest. Thanks to Mark from Narragansett for joining the local beer club. Cheers to gansett!

    AJ

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  10. Anonymous06 January, 2012 10:59

    I'd love to watch the show and how cool was that to have Noreen Clark on with you. I'm a big fan. Chris

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  11. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 11:00

    I agree Chris. It was a lot of fun having Noreen join us on the show today and hopefully we can twist her arm to join us again.

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  12. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:01

    How soon will we see Narragansett beer in NEPA?

    Art

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  13. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 11:02

    Some of it is here now Art and we're a new market for Narragansett so I'm sure we'll see even more soon.

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  14. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:07

    Mark was a great guest. I love how you guys always get some interesting beer guests and I can't wait to try Narragansett. Cheers Mark! Ned

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  15. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 11:08

    I agree Ned. We had a great time talking to Mark and I look forward to more 'gansett beer.

    We have about 30 or 40 more comments coming soon...moderating as fast as I can and I'll pick up again after lunch too.

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  16. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:15

    Bock is one of my favorite styles and the way Mark described it count me in! I'll be trying this one myself. Bob G

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  17. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:16

    Nice show buzzers!

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  18. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:20

    I have to try this one for myself. I'm struggling with the can package for a bock but you guys never let me down. Cheers to Mark from gansett too. Dave T

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  19. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:21

    Hey what a cool story about the gansett brewery. Your guest was great today too. I have never ha dtheir beer but I always plan lunch at Krugels so I'll try it out today. Thanks for the heads up Bill.

    Sam

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  20. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:23

    I'm old enuogh to remember the original gansett beers and I remember they used to do a Bock Festival back in the day too. This is a great beer, probably my favorite gansett beer. Try it for yourself but they made a great choice and it was interesting to hear form the guy bringing the brewery back. Cheers Mark!

    Thom

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  21. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:23

    You always make the beer sound so good. Yes I'll be trying this one at Krugels tonight too. Amy

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  22. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:24

    You guys have such great taste in beer and I love your guests. Today's guest sounded like he really knew his beer stuff so I'm betting the Bock is delicious. I'll report back. Jot

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  23. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:25

    Beertastic as usual! And today I'll say Bock-Tastic! Anxious to try narragansett bock. Dan

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  24. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:27

    Nice to have Noreen join the show today. That added a new layer of fun to the Beer show. You should get Tom Clark or Snedeker on too. Cheers to Merk from Naragansett for coming on the best beer show. Gary J (Dallas)

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  25. Anonymous06 January, 2012 11:28

    Loved todays beer & guest!

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  26. John Webster06 January, 2012 12:21

    Okay, let's review. Bock is German for beer and the Germans traditionally brewed it when the goats came down from the hills in the spring and, contrary to what I thought, they were not thrown into the volcano. That was my bad.

    Narragansett Bock is great and we thank Mark Hellendrung for being on the show today!

    Special thanks too to Stormtracker 16 Meteorologist Noreen Clark for stopping by the studio. It was a pleasure Noreen, our door is always open!

    Thanks to Bill from MyBeerBuzz.com as always, thanks to The Joe Thomas, and thank you for listening, appreciate it very much!

    Best,
    John
    webster@wilknewsradio.com

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  27. Anonymous06 January, 2012 13:27

    I really liked your phone guest today. He was a great advocate for craft beer. It was also fun hearing Noren Clark let her hair down a little. I love Noreen.

    Chris

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  28. Anonymous06 January, 2012 13:39

    Thanks for featuring a beer I remember form summers in Rhode Island. You'd be surprised how many people in NEPA travel to RI. Cheers to Mark from Gansett.

    Mike

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  29. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 13:45

    Ha! How did we get to volcanoes form Bock meaning Ram/goat!? Very fun as always and a great beer.

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  30. Anonymous06 January, 2012 13:46

    Rockin show buzzers. And by the way I love gansett's website! Hot chicks Rule! Kristy

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  31. Anonymous06 January, 2012 13:48

    Where else can you get a great beer, a great guest and some funny talkers at 8AM? WILK rules. Jesse

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  32. Anonymous06 January, 2012 13:57

    I was skeptical, but canned beer is good. Cheers to Mark for a great beer. Bob

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  33. Anonymous06 January, 2012 13:58

    A friend brought a case of their porter to PA from new england and it is fantastic. any word on when and if the porter will be available down here??

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  34. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 14:06

    As of a week ago Krugels had the Lager in stock and was working with Northeast Eagle distributor to get more. I can't imagine we won't see the Porter and Bock in our market soon.

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  35. Anonymous06 January, 2012 14:07

    We brought back the Porter from a trip we did for a football game and my family loved it. Gosh I hope we can get that soon in our area. Cheers Mark!

    Erin K (Dunmore, PA)

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  36. Anonymous06 January, 2012 14:07

    'gansett stuff is great. I love seeing them make a comeback like this.

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  37. Anonymous06 January, 2012 14:08

    Who knew Rhode Island had a brewery. Leave it to you guys to bring us another great beer. Bill

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  38. Anonymous06 January, 2012 14:15

    I had their Bock on a trip a few days ago. Great beer!

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  39. Anonymous06 January, 2012 14:19

    You guys always make me laugh and I love the WILK / WNEP thing going on. Cheers to Noreen Clark! Eddy

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  40. Anonymous06 January, 2012 14:20

    You guys are always so funny, I only realize later that I'm learning about craft beer. Ray

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  41. MyBeer Buzz06 January, 2012 14:38

    Thank you all and thanks again to our in-studio guest Noreen Clark and our special phone guest Mark Hellendrung, CEO of Narragansett Beer. We really had a great time talking to Mark and I'm excited to see Narragansett beers coming into our market.

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