Growlers are an economical way of getting fresh beer directly to your home. Can I bring in my own growler, or do I have to purchase one of yours? You can most certainly bring in your OWN growler for a fill. Please make sure you rinse thoroughly with hot water and REMEMBER your growler cap! (we do have spares).
Can you fill a growler from a different brewery?
Alcohol laws vary from state to state. In California, any brewery information printed on the outside of the growler must correspond with the producer of the beer inside the growler. In short: A Stone growler can only be filled with Stone beer. This means we unfortunately can't fill growlers from another brewery.
Can growlers be sold without labels?
In short, the customer can bring you an entirely blank growler and, as long as it is empty (not pre-filled on premises in advance of sale), it does not need any labeling, as it is not subject to the federal labeling requirements.
Are growlers refillable?
One-Place Only Growlers, Please Several states allow for growler fill-ups at breweries, but only if it's their own growler. Essentially, you can't bring just any jug back into the brewery for a refill, thus reducing the benefit of recycling containers.
Why are growlers illegal in Minnesota?
Previously, Minnesota liquor laws put a 20,000 barrel per year cap on craft beer production, preventing Minnesota's larger breweries from selling to-go beer in 64-ouce containers, growlers, and 32-ounce cans. This bill raises that cap to 150,000 barrels a year.
What to do with empty growlers?
You've got extra growlers on hand? We've got ideas...Very easy: turn a growler into a vase.Pretty easy: DIY a mosquito repellent growler lantern.Medium difficulty: upcycle your growler into a lamp.For the craftiest DIYers: turn a growler into a succulent planter.
How do you label a growler?
What are the labeling requirements for growlers?It must be legible under ordinary conditions, and on a contrasting background.The words “GOVERNMENT WARNING” must be in capital letters and bold type. ... The maximum number of characters per inch of the warning statement is 25.
How much does it cost to fill a 64oz growler?
32 oz. growler fill – $8-12. 64 oz. growler fill – $12-18.
How long will a growler stay fresh?
about three daysOn average, a glass growler keeps beer carbonated and tap-worthy fresh for about three days. After that point, it begins to degrade due to oxygen intake and UV light. The most significant advantage that crowlers have over growlers is that they keep the brews they contain fresher for longer.
Do breweries clean growlers?
Since the onset of the novel coronavirus, the brewer will not only rinse a customer's growler, but they also sanitize it. “Growlers are usually dark glass,” says Lavery. “So, it's hard to really see inside if they're clean, [but] it's pretty easy to tell by the exterior how clean the interior is.”
What MN breweries cant sell growlers?
Breweries currently affected by the growler cap include Two Harbors' Castle Danger, St. Paul's Summit, Fulton and Surly in Minneapolis and Schell's in New Ulm.
Can you fill growlers in Minnesota?
The law expands the off-sale options for breweries and distilleries, including allowing the state's largest breweries to sell growlers, as well as allowing smaller breweries to sell four- and six-packs to go, up to a 128-ounce daily limit per customer.
Why can't Castle Danger sell growlers?
Once a brewery reaches 20,000 barrels of production, it can no longer sell any off-sale product from its brewery. This is the cap we ARE advocating to change, which requires a change to state law and can only be accomplished through the MN legislature. The legislative session begins in January 2020.
How do you fill a growler at home?
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Do growlers go flat?
Growlers of beer will stay fresh for several days (some say up to 10 days) if left unopened. Once opened, however, leftover beer will be flat within 36 hours at best. If a growler is filled with a full counter-pressure system, it is possible for the beer to remain fresh for up to several months.
What is the point of a growler?
For those not yet in the know, a growler is a container typically made out of glass, ceramic or aluminum, that is used to transport beer. An air-tight jug, it allows you to take draft beer from one place to another without losing quality.
Can you put liquor in a growler?
In recent years, growlers have proven so beneficial that they're spreading from beer into wine, cider, spirits, and even coffee.
How far away can you fill a growler?
If I'm already offering to pay outrageous growler prices, the least they can do is fill up my growler from some liquor store 500 miles away.
Can you fill growlers in CT?
Here in CT they will fill any growler as long as it is clean. Some breweries will put a label on it, but most don't. However when traveling to MA, state law only allows them to fill their own growlers. So for that reason I have a lot more growler from MA breweries.
Can you use growlers in California?
Not sure what the law is in your state, but in California and several other states you have can only use growlers from the brewery where you're filling it. It makes it so I have several different brewery's growlers which is very inconvenient.
