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What's the Deal With Growlers? (1 Viewer)
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cstu
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I checked the price at Stone Brewing and it's $11 for one of their regular beers and the special releases start at $16.
So drive all the way to Pasadena, wait around for the growler to be filled, pay at $11 for just over a 6 pack.
Can you now understand why I don't get it?
So drive all the way to Pasadena, wait around for the growler to be filled, pay at $11 for just over a 6 pack.
Can you now understand why I don't get it?
ghostguy123
Footballguy
I understand why you specifically do not drive to that specific brewery for that specific growler of that specific beer.
Otherwise to answer your question, no
Quez
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Ur gonna get a month for that
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
Lot of alcoholics in the FBG.
cstu
Footballguy
This I can live with. Beer oughta be damn good for the trouble though.In my experience, you mostly go to a brewery/brewpub and get a growler filled of a beer that you cannot just go and buy in a six-pack at a liquor store. So, paying 10-15 dollars for 4 pints that you can drink at home instead of at the brewery
Wingnut
Footballguy
Ive drank/shipped growlers that werent opened til a few weeks after they were filled, no problem. I like the 32oz growlers that are popular here in FL - cheap and 2 pints is a nice amount to drink at home without having to worry about killing 4+ pints of the same beer or half flat beer the next day.
A local favorite of mine costs $5 to fill on Mondays, which is $2.50 a pint (cheaper than any average bar charges for a 12oz bud/miller/coors). A lot of breweries will release a single keg or two for growler fills only....Cigar City near me does this every Tuesday at noon. Once its gone, its gone, and its usually something really cool/rare/interesting.
Also a fan of Crowlers, which are great for taking to the beach, cookouts, fishing, etc...they dont break and are single use...they usually cost $1 more than a 32oz growler fill.
A local favorite of mine costs $5 to fill on Mondays, which is $2.50 a pint (cheaper than any average bar charges for a 12oz bud/miller/coors). A lot of breweries will release a single keg or two for growler fills only....Cigar City near me does this every Tuesday at noon. Once its gone, its gone, and its usually something really cool/rare/interesting.
Also a fan of Crowlers, which are great for taking to the beach, cookouts, fishing, etc...they dont break and are single use...they usually cost $1 more than a 32oz growler fill.
No one's asking you to trek through the desert for three days to pick up a growler of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.This I can live with. Beer oughta be damn good for the trouble though.In my experience, you mostly go to a brewery/brewpub and get a growler filled of a beer that you cannot just go and buy in a six-pack at a liquor store. So, paying 10-15 dollars for 4 pints that you can drink at home instead of at the brewery
RUSF18
Footballguy
Not to mention that beer from a tap can taste very different than the same beer in a bottle.In my experience, you mostly go to a brewery/brewpub and get a growler filled of a beer that you cannot just go and buy in a six-pack at a liquor store. So, paying 10-15 dollars for 4 pints that you can drink at home instead of at the brewery
Spin
Footballguy
I get my growlers filled up on Tuesdays from a local beer company that's along my ride home. They do "Growler Tuesday" and it's $2 off per growler refill. The beer I like is normally $9 a refill, and $7 on Tuesdays. A 6 pack of the same beer is $10.99 sold in the same store, and the local grocery store doesn't carry it. I'll usually grab two growlers of Gherst and one of the pumpkin beers that my wife likes.
It's probably all mental, but I think it tastes better from the growler then out of the bottle.
It's probably all mental, but I think it tastes better from the growler then out of the bottle.
Nugget
Footballguy
How far are you from these breweries? I have 3 places within 5 miles where I can sit and have a pint and take a to go portion for later in the day/week. In KS, there used to be a restriction on beer sales on Sunday - so these were very popular if you wanted to watch the Chiefs with some local beer and didn't want to spring for a keg.
Nugget
Footballguy
Excellent birthday party idea
Had a pony keg for the 4th - used 3 growlers to float the keg on Monday.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Hawks64
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Hawks64
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urbanhack
Fight The Power!
cstu
Footballguy
There are none that I know of on the west side of Los Angeles. Nearest looks to be downtown where I rarely go. Perhaps that's why I've only recently heard about this.
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Kanil
Footballguy
I've got 3 breweries within 3 miles of my house... probably another 4 within 10. I usually go to at least one a week so picking up a growler to take to a bbq is no big deal.
And this beer is way better than most beer sold in 6 packs.
RUSF18
Footballguy
Jack White
Footballguy
It's not mental. It's invariably going to be fresher than bottled beer.Spin said:
Jack White
Footballguy
Hair dryer?urbanhack said:HHawks64 said:
It's so annoying they have to use the hair dryer to seal it.
Around here they use black electrical tape.
Hawks64
Footballguy
In IL they use a shrink wrap seal. Put it on and use the hair dryer to shrink it on the lid/bottle.Hair dryer?urbanhack said:HHawks64 said:
It's so annoying they have to use the hair dryer to seal it.
Around here they use black electrical tape.
Jack White
Footballguy
Ed McMahon did not know that.In IL they use a shrink wrap seal. Put it on and use the hair dryer to shrink it on the lid/bottle.Hair dryer?urbanhack said:HHawks64 said:
It's so annoying they have to use the hair dryer to seal it.
Around here they use black electrical tape.
Wingnut
Footballguy
They do none of that here. Just put the lid on or close the top, and out the door!In IL they use a shrink wrap seal. Put it on and use the hair dryer to shrink it on the lid/bottle.Hair dryer?urbanhack said:HHawks64 said:
It's so annoying they have to use the hair dryer to seal it.
Around here they use black electrical tape.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Apparently we aren't trust worthy up here.They do none of that here. Just put the lid on or close the top, and out the door!In IL they use a shrink wrap seal. Put it on and use the hair dryer to shrink it on the lid/bottle.Hair dryer?urbanhack said:HHawks64 said:
It's so annoying they have to use the hair dryer to seal it.
Around here they use black electrical tape.
Wingnut
Footballguy
It definitely makes it easier to take huge chugs from the jug while driving home. Having to mess with tape or plastic? Aint nobody got time for that!Apparently we aren't trust worthy up here.They do none of that here. Just put the lid on or close the top, and out the door!In IL they use a shrink wrap seal. Put it on and use the hair dryer to shrink it on the lid/bottle.Hair dryer?urbanhack said:HHawks64 said:
It's so annoying they have to use the hair dryer to seal it.
Around here they use black electrical tape.
SWC
Bromigo
i heard in mudduckland also know as minnesota you can not buy beer from just about everywhere on sundays except for growlers from local brewpubs so i guess if you are a twinkie you should like the hell out of them becuase they are the only thing keeping you from realizing all sunday long that you live in minnesota take that to the bank
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
Smokey and the Bandit "The Growler Bet!"
Wooderson
Fight The Power
Also like the 32 oz growlers not just a Florida thing. I bring in 2 of those so I can try a couple different beers when I get home.
Gianni Verscotchie
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
The wait was near unbearable today at Central Waters waiting for my 3 growler fills, had to order my son an extra root beer and a pour of the barrel-aged imperial red for me.
Maelstrom
Footballguy
Many of the places near me cater their growlers to those that wouldn't be stopping in to drink pints, but will grab a growler while they grab pizza nearby (or specifically for me, the bar actually sells the pizza also, it's part of a Jet's pizza place). I very rarely rack up a $50 bar tab at my local bar, so they make money from me by offering growlers to go. I can walk into the bar, pay for the growler and the pizza at the same time, and head home with a really good beer and pizza. Actually saves me a stop over getting a 6 pack and pizza separately. They also get my pizza business more regularly than it might because the other pizza places (even the others with a bar) don't offer growlers.
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VA703
Footballguy
kind of related but ive been looking at yeti tumbler's lately and they're about $40
coworker showed me these Ozark Trail Double-Wall, Vacuum-Sealed Tumbler . Apparently its the same as a Yeti just 80% cheaper. Currently on sale about to grab a few
20oz $7.75
30oz $9.75
travel tumbler is made with high-grade 18/8 stainless steel, and is double-walled and vacuum-sealed for maximum temperature control, so it's equally suited to sustaining the temperature of both hot and cold beverages. Featuring a durable, rust-proof and sweat-free design, this stainless steel tumbler is BPA-free.
coworker showed me these Ozark Trail Double-Wall, Vacuum-Sealed Tumbler . Apparently its the same as a Yeti just 80% cheaper. Currently on sale about to grab a few
20oz $7.75
30oz $9.75
travel tumbler is made with high-grade 18/8 stainless steel, and is double-walled and vacuum-sealed for maximum temperature control, so it's equally suited to sustaining the temperature of both hot and cold beverages. Featuring a durable, rust-proof and sweat-free design, this stainless steel tumbler is BPA-free.
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SWC
Bromigo
growlers are neat because sometimes i will be sitting at home and i will be like man what i want right now is a beer that i paid to much for because it is not from a bar but instead is from a brewpub which in all honesty is larooshian for bar and when i drink that overpriced beer i want it to be really flat and bam that my friends is when a growler is the right horse for the course take that to the bank bromigos
VA703
Footballguy
apparently yeti is suing Ozark for stealing their product and these items are selling out quickly
just purchased 4
Reaper
Footballguy
http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Classic-Vacuum-Grumbler-Hammertone/dp/B0194LV1JO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462971069&sr=8-1&keywords=Stanley+Classic+Vacuum+Insulated+Growler
Mine... Not sure if anyone mentioned this one yet.... Stanley Vacuum Insulated - No messin around. BRING IT
Mine... Not sure if anyone mentioned this one yet.... Stanley Vacuum Insulated - No messin around. BRING IT
Be careful, there are a couple of beers here in NOLA that won't fill these and stainless steel type of growlers b/c they think it taints the flavor of the beer. I don't know the science of it, but that's what they claim at leasthttp://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Classic-Vacuum-Grumbler-Hammertone/dp/B0194LV1JO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462971069&sr=8-1&keywords=Stanley+Classic+Vacuum+Insulated+Growler
Mine... Not sure if anyone mentioned this one yet.... Stanley Vacuum Insulated - No messin around. BRING IT
3C's
Footballguy
This was in the "products you believe in" thread. Seems like they were "discontinued at the time. I went into a Walmart (shudder) that supposedly had some but didn't find it. They had another brand called Mossy Oak which was just a bit more $ but still way cheaper than Yeti.
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