The Isle Brewers Guild, a newly-launched cooperative craft brewery that is now home to brewing operations for Narragansett Beer, Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer, Newburyport Brewing, Devil’s Purse and Sons of Liberty, held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 10. The brewers, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and town and state dignitaries officially welcomed the new brewery cooperative and its mission to “deliver state-of-the-art brewing, packaging, quality control and customer service to its brewing partners.” The opening of the cooperative also marks the return of the Narragansett Brewing Company’s operations to Rhode Island from Massachusetts. Isle Brewers Guild was founded by Devin Kelly and Jeremy Duffy and is located at 461 Main St. in Pawtucket.
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- Nico Enriquez, Co-founder, Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer; Gov. Gina Raimondo; Max Easton, Co-founder, Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer; Jack Reed, RI State Senator; Mayor Donald Grebien of Pawtucket; Jeremy Duffy, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Isle Brewers Guild, having a “cheers” to the new opening of Isle Brewers Guild.
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- Farmer Willie’s Craft Ginger Beer Co-founders Nico Enriquez and Max Easton.
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- During the ceremony, Mark Hellendrung, the President of Narragansett Brewing Company, addressed the crowd about the brewery’s return to its home state.
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- The Narragansett Brewing Company team: Jamie Buscher, Bill Heslam, Mark Hellendrung, Joe O’Neill, Jim Crooks, BJ Mansuetti and Joe Towle.
