Crowlers in the NW

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  1. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    OK whats the proper terminology for the 32 oz growler?
    I have heard growlette and grumbler.
     
    #81 Reidrover, Aug 21, 2015
  2. vurt

    vurt Grand Pooh-Bah (4,504) Apr 11, 2004 Oregon
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    I've heard both of those, and "grenade" too.

    I prefer "growlito", myself.
     
    #82 vurt, Aug 21, 2015
  3. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Seems like grumbler is becoming the more popular choice. Grenade seemed to be popular initially, but I rarely hear the term used now. Same with Growlette (very rarely hear this used).

    That being said... I don't know (what the proper terminology is). :-)
     
    #83 John_M, Aug 21, 2015
  4. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Mini-growler. Some places are calling them meowlers, which is dumb, and I've heard barker used too. But, barker would be backwards. A dog growls before it barks. So, if growler is the first noise, what's the smaller noise? Purrer? Whiner? Mini-growler.
     
    #84 BBThunderbolt, Aug 21, 2015
  5. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Minigrowler is my favorite term. Grumbler sounds dumb, don't know why but it does.
     
    #85 distantmantra, Aug 21, 2015
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  6. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    I see else where "howler" which just makes me giggle. I picture a large monkey on the bar
     
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  7. SeaAle

    SeaAle Maven (1,381) Jun 24, 2012 Oregon

    It's called a squealer in Seattle. I always thought that was a pretty lame name.
     
    #87 SeaAle, Aug 21, 2015
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  8. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Never heard squealer in Seattle. Squealess in Seattle.
     
    #88 distantmantra, Aug 22, 2015
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  9. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    Where I'm at, "grunt" is heavily in the mix, though mini-growler and 32oz growler get used too.
     
    #89 woemad, Aug 22, 2015
  10. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    My buddy works in the petroleum industry, and has to collect samples at the various refineries around here. They use the plain, round top 32oz bottles, and are known in his industry as "Boston Rounds". I will not use that term, cuz fuck the Red Sux.
     
    #90 BBThunderbolt, Aug 22, 2015
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  11. RedMedicine

    RedMedicine Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2005 Oregon

    Not that we don't already know this.. But even with crowlers we have it made in PDX. I'm sitting at a craft beer bar in traverse city MI and they are filling crowlers of Stella Artois for $11. What. The. Actual. Fuck. :grimacing::confused:

    Thanks for not ripping us off PDX crowlers fillers :slight_smile:
     
    #91 RedMedicine, Aug 22, 2015
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  12. RedMedicine

    RedMedicine Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2005 Oregon

    Full disclosure I am going to buy a Shorts IPA crowlers for $10, however that still equates to about an $18 64oz growler by PDX standards. Wacky.
     
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  13. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    What might an equivalent NW IPA be?
     
    #93 BBThunderbolt, Aug 23, 2015
  14. Reidrover

    Reidrover Grand Pooh-Bah (4,886) Jan 14, 2003 Oregon
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    JUst going by how well rated ..maybe Pallet Jack..i can get that for around $14 a growler..a little more "fancy" Almanac IPA at $15.
    I just think craft beer is more exspensive for some unknown reason anywhere else except here in the PNW.
     
    #94 Reidrover, Aug 23, 2015
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  15. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Now w/ the advent of crowlers, I won't bother w/ grenades. Soon I'll have my pressurized growler, & especially @ Hawthorne Freddie's it's a better buy to get a 64 oz. fill. Just need a can cap for excursions w/ those oil cans.
     
    #95 Bitter_Better, Aug 23, 2015
  16. ballardbeer

    ballardbeer Pundit (779) Nov 10, 2013 Oregon

    Chucks CD (via instagram) says they'll have the crowler machine up and running in the next few days :grinning:
     
    #96 ballardbeer, Sep 1, 2015
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  17. woemad

    woemad Grand Pooh-Bah (5,601) Jun 8, 2003 Washington
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    A "Boston Round" sounds like Red Sox fan detritus...
     
    #97 woemad, Sep 1, 2015
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  18. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Just saw some Stickmen crowlers of F-Bomb @ Imperial (whilst filling a growler of pFriem's Dank IPA)! Great idea for the breweries to initiate the packaging!
     
    #98 Bitter_Better, Sep 6, 2015
  19. Bitter_Better

    Bitter_Better Initiate (0) Jul 31, 2015 Oregon

    Crowlers of FH Wanderlust & a crowler of Holy Water(melon) for the lady...taps willing @ GGs, tomorrow!
     
    #99 Bitter_Better, Sep 11, 2015
  20. sharpski

    sharpski Grand Pooh-Bah (3,100) Oct 11, 2010 Oregon
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    Boneyard just announced on FB they're getting a Crowler machine. IMO, their tasting room is the ideal scenario for a Crowler: draft-only brewery with a tiny retail space.
     
    #100 sharpski, Oct 16, 2015
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