Pouring from one growler to another

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  1. robear

    robear Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Wisconsin

    I'm pretty sure (correct me if I'm wrong) that they pour slowly directly from the tap into the growler, no tube. Keep in mind they don't serve pints out of those taps, so they have them set up just for growlers.

    Not the ideal way to fill the World's best beer, but I'll take it.
     
    #21 robear, Jul 18, 2014
  2. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    #22 paulys55, Jul 18, 2014
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  3. robear

    robear Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Wisconsin

    They might have a tube hidden back there, anyone know for sure?
     
    #23 robear, Jul 18, 2014
  4. WelshBrewer

    WelshBrewer Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2013 Oregon

    I don't know anyone who wont fill a bail top here in Oregon or Washington
     
    #24 WelshBrewer, Jul 18, 2014
  5. robear

    robear Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Wisconsin

    Alpine will be the last SD brewery to allow non-Alpine growlers to be filled. They really, really dislike the idea of their beer going out unmarked to possibly be bought and sold.

    Damn shame, really.
     
    #25 robear, Jul 18, 2014
  6. clayfu

    clayfu Initiate (0) Apr 27, 2010 California

    It has more to do with the brewery not wanting to go through the expensive of getting the TTB tag displaying alcohol % in CA. To have a brewery fill a flip top growler that's blank (only blank in CA) they need to affix a tag/sticker on it that's from their brewery detailing alcohol % and beer name. Places like Societe in San Diego have a bunch of cool brown wristband style tabs they wrap around the growler. Stone has these custom made tags that they affix like a hanging tab.

    Places like Alpine only carry screw top growlers (no clue why) and have not gone through the expense of getting the tag/stickers so they can fill other blank growlers. So you're stuck with whatever growler they provide. They aren't the only place to only fill their own (I think Modern times is their own as well), but every month more and more breweries are doing it.
     
    #26 clayfu, Jul 18, 2014
  7. WelshBrewer

    WelshBrewer Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2013 Oregon

    More and more breweries are doing it? maybe in California but not in Oregon and Washington, it is a shame that they do this, the fact that some will only fill their own growlers is ridiculous just for the fact that I don't want to buy a growler at every brewery I go to, and living in Portland would make that a financial burden on me.
     
    #27 WelshBrewer, Jul 18, 2014
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  8. robear

    robear Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Wisconsin

    Until last year, you had get a growler from every brewery in San Diego. Some breweries (Pizza Port) would sell it at minimal cost ($3), but some- like Alpine- were selling plain glass logo growlers for $10 a pop.

    The law changed last year, but some breweries are still holding fast to their old ways. Alpine is funny about the way they sell their beer, so I don't ever see them filling other folks growlers. Not to mention- they know damn well that out-of-towners visit them to buy beer, and that they aren't going to get just one growler. $10 adds up really fast and I'm sure that income effects their bottom line.
     
    #28 robear, Jul 18, 2014
  9. Seanvino

    Seanvino Devotee (399) Jan 5, 2009 California

    A remote possibility is that there is a flaw in the lip of the growler(s) and that no cap will properly seal that growler. Did you happen to notice if it was the same growler that had issues? Just a thought...
     
    #29 Seanvino, Jul 19, 2014
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