BinghamtonEd
Well-Known Member
Saw another thread that got me thinking...what do you pay for a growler refill? Around here a 64oz runs about $10-$15. This assumes you've already purchased the growler itself.
Part of what keeps me from getting more fill-ups is having 4 or 5 grocery stores near me doing the mix-n-match 6 for 9.99. I can get 72oz of quality variety or pay more for 64oz of a single something (still good quality). Or yeah, just drink my own stuff. But sometimes a six pack of Southern Tier 2x IPA and Hopnotic is just too hard to pass up.
I've given up on growlers, due to our archaic refill laws in MN. Breweries can only fill their growlers, so unless you frequent a particular taproom, you end up with a collection of half-gallon glass jugs gathering dust.
I've given up on growlers, due to our archaic refill laws in MN. Breweries can only fill their growlers, so unless you frequent a particular taproom, you end up with a collection of half-gallon glass jugs gathering dust.
So if it has a diff logo you cant use it??
So if it has a diff logo you cant use it??
There was a place in town that used to be like that, but now they'll fill anything. When the place I normally go to opened up, I asked the guy if they would fill other people's growlers, his answer was "Yeah. The less glassware I sell, the less glassware I have to unload off a truck. I'll fill anything."
"Sweet, let me grab my 5-gallon gas can."
I have heard of people in some states being able to get fills in things like 2-liter pop bottles, mason jars, etc.
Minnesota's problem, I believe, is based on a long-standing prohibition of repackaging of beer & liquor. When MN passed the so-called "Surly bill" a few years back to allow growler sales, this issue became a glaring omission. That's why if you have a growler from brewery X, you can only get it refilled at brewery X. Not a very "green" solution, IMO.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe California has a similar issue. I recall seeing signs to that effect in taprooms in San Diego last time I was there.
Sorry if I'm steering this thread a bit OT.
I've heard of this before, and maybe it wasnt Minnesota, but some brewery beat the system by giving you a brewery logo sticker prior to you asking for a growler fill. Slap their sticker over top of whatever else was there before, and you have yourself a Brewery X growler!
Minnesota's problem, I believe, is based on a long-standing prohibition of repackaging of beer & liquor. When MN passed the so-called "Surly bill" a few years back to allow growler sales, this issue became a glaring omission. That's why if you have a growler from brewery X, you can only get it refilled at brewery X. Not a very "green" solution, IMO.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe California has a similar issue. I recall seeing signs to that effect in taprooms in San Diego last time I was there.
if you get a growler filled at a bar(not a store or brewery), are you suppose to tip the bartender? I mean walk in, ask for a growler of X beer, than walk out.
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