Why so few 32oz Growlers?

Depends on the state you live in. When I lived in Florida, the only option you had was 32 oz. or 128 oz. You think a half gallon's too much? Try wrapping your head around buying an entire gallon of one beer in a growler. Ridiculous. It was cool to have the 32 oz. option though since, yeah, a 64 oz. growler has to be split between at least two people. That's why I'm glad I live in NC since we can legally have both 32 oz. and 64 oz. growlers. Not to say the alcohol laws in this state aren't somewhat ridiculous at times, but it could be way worse.

 

They're actually gaining in popularity around here. Pretty much every brewery and place that fills growlers has 'em.

 

Well, thankfully 64 oz is only a half gallon...

A few around here do offer the quarts. I figure I don't make the trek to the brewery very often, so the sixty four works for me. They keep reasonably well, but I also don't worry much about putting a stopper in a 22 ouncer either. Unless it is something the missus and I are sharing, a 64 can last me a week.

As to why the 64 seems to be the standard, no clue.

 

I just bought a 32 oz. growler from Tired Hands recently, and have begun to wonder the same thing. I like it for various reasons. It's a little more mobile. You don't have to struggle to finish it, especially with higher ABV beers. But, it is also large enough to share. My favorite thing, though, is that it pours just like any other big bottle of beer. The 64 oz. growlers glug out and pour too hard if you aren't careful. I have a 64 oz. Victory swingtop growler that is just a nightmare to pour out of.

 

In Fl 32oz is pretty standard, only because archaic laws ban 64oz containers, 128oz....no problem however.

 

Agreed, after all the effort it takes to get to Hill Farmstead coupled with the low fill limit they have, consumers must settle for 750ml of Double Galaxy or Double Citra: a 32 oz. fill would be a more satisfying alternative to a 64 oz.
Fiddlehead cheerfully fills my 1 liter swing top growlers.

 

Ehhh... feeling like maybe I have a drinking problem, because 64 oz. is about right.

 

I believe Vermont is spelled "Vermont" you have Vermdnt.

 

So I clear this up for everyone..... 64oz. IS NOT A GALLON a gallon is 128oz. a 64oz. growler is a "half gallon" I run a huge beer section with 40 taps at its growler bar its hilarious how clueless people are as to the simple units of measure....

 

I have a 40oz stainless I like to fill, only ever get charged the half growler price and it's just the right amount of beer. I like full growlers for smaller beers or if I plan on sharing, but 64oz of something 10-12% is usually too much for me. I'm sure the 32's will pick up steam before too long.

 

Seems like your locale - I almost only fill 32 oz flip tops. And when I don't ... I'm usually filling 750 ml flip tops because those are sort of the ideal "single serve" in my opinion. Most of the growler fill places near me just ask "how many ounces is that" and divide the fill price to give me the same $ / OZ. Yeah, we got it good out here.

 

32 ounce crowler are a game changer. They are gaining steam here in Florida because of our unique laws, but will be a preferred vessel that is available more broadly soon.
Only drawback are that it is non - reusable like glass and there is an initial investment in the seemer machine (but there is an investment in glass with growlers... so not sure this is a big barrier).

 

Hill Farmstead has a 750 ML and places in FL like Cigar City have 32 oz.. and every place I go will fill either up

 

Ray's does 32oz fills, sometimes it's the only option for limited beers (KBS was 32oz-only).

 

I agree. 64 oz is 4 pints. I can drink 4 pints if it's not a real high ABV.

 

You need to think differently....instead of saying "I can't drink a gallon", which it isn't, you should be saying "I bet I can drink half a gallon". It's all perspective and motivation.

 

you don't have .a problem you didn't run out of beer did you

 

I had a Mosaic IPA brewed by Cigar City I could rock a gallon of that hit a stout or two in between that's a planned blackout right there

 

One particular chain of local bottle shops here offers 32oz or 64oz pours (unless its something rare/limited and then they specifically limit you to 32oz). But even then, they try to push you towards the 64oz growlers as "better value" - although on one occasion when I tried to order a 32oz growler, the guy behind the counter told me that they try to sell customers on the 64oz growler because it was more of a pain in the ass to clean/disinfect the 32oz jugs than 64oz jugs. I called BS but what do I know?