They built the wooden cart with bicycle tires and a kickstand in her parents' basement in 2016, maxing out her credit card's $1,500 limit to afford materials, and called it The Nitro Cart.
That summer, they took it to any event that would take them, from sheep shearing events to farmers markets across Rhode Island, serving small batches of nitrogen-infused cold brew.
To survive the winter, they partnered with local restaurants to install their nitro cold brew on tap.
Here's how they built The Nitro Bar, from 80-hour workweeks to some TikTok virality and a lot of luck.
They both worked "insane hours, usually seven days a week" to turn their cart into The Nitro Bar, says Finocchiaro.
Persons:
Audrey Finocchiaro, Sam Lancaster, maxing, Sam, Lancaster, Finocchiaro, —, they'd, it's, it'll
Organizations:
Brown University, CNBC, Finocchiaro
Locations:
Rhode Island, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Lancaster