Is pouring from a crowler a challenge for anyone else?

My only issues with them is that often I have found they aren't properly sealed and leak.

Head is always good.

 

Try tilting the glass sideways and pour slowly down the side of the glass and upright the glass as it fills.

 

Nah, mine usually pours fine. Only thing I hate about crowlers is you can't reseal em so you have to down 32 oz of high gravity beer all at once.

On second thought, I don't actually hate them at all

 

Place the entire glass over the crowlers top.
Flip glass and crowler over like a shaker pint.

 

Never had any issues, is a particular location you are having issues with? Maybe their kegs are off?

 

First two usually pour fine, third one not so much for some reason.

 

I start with an aggressive pour to get a few ounces out of the can, then tilt the can upright again, then go with a more gentle pour to fill the rest of the glass while getting the amount of head under control. Creating a little space at the top of the can seems to allow me to pour more carefully without it dribbling down the side of the can. "Resetting" after the initial aggressive pour seems to be important, too; if I back off from the initial aggressive pouring to a more gentle pour without stopping in between, I tend to over-correct and get back to a pour angle that dribbles.

 

I make a hole on the opposite side with a can opener. Pours a lot smoother.

 

Use a straw.

 

This is great for shotgunning...and way more fun than with a 12 or 16 oz. can.

 

FYI If crowler seams aren't properly sealed, it's because the brewery isn't keeping their seamer settings in-spec. We have a seamer and it just takes a caliper measurement and a little adjustment every now and then to keep them seaming and sealing perfect.

As for pouring, they can be a pain. We've seen customers popping holes in the opposite side of the spout: with good results.

 

This reminds me of those old BK commercials.
"I've just got these little hands"

 

I can sympathize with the OP as I have experienced the dripping down the side of the crowler, too. I usually only have this happen when the crowler is really, really filled to the absolute brim though. Someone had suggested to me to pop a hole on the opposite side of the lid. And it seems a few fellow BA's have done that with success. I'll give it a try next time.