Does Town Hall Fill non-Town Hall Growlers?

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  1. AndrewSmith

    AndrewSmith Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2013 Texas
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    I am visiting MPLS from CA and would love to pick up a growler or two, wondering if Town Hall would fill my Russian River growler, or if MN has laws like CA where can only fill your own growlers. Any info would be great.

    Thanks.

    A
     
    #1 AndrewSmith, Jun 20, 2013
  2. Torgo

    Torgo Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2008 Minnesota

    No, they prefill all growlers and can't exchange for any other than their own.
     
    #2 Torgo, Jun 20, 2013
  3. Atom13

    Atom13 Crusader (438) Jun 29, 2010 Minnesota
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    Same laws as CA.
     
    #3 Atom13, Jun 20, 2013
  4. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    could trade an empty town hall growler for a russian river one.
     
    #4 minnesotaryan, Jun 20, 2013
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  5. mnbuffalo

    mnbuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 Michigan

    I still kick myself for not buying a growler to drink and bring home empty when I was in Santa Rosa last spring. It's a cool looking growler.
     
    #5 mnbuffalo, Jun 20, 2013
  6. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    like that Avi of yours
     
    #6 gatornation, Jun 20, 2013
  7. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,048) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    Does Town Hall do this? I think it is smart if they do. I've had some places allow me to trade in some growlers I no longer use for one of theirs and other places that have not.
     
    #7 ZAP, Jun 21, 2013
  8. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    No I want a rr growler. Would give one of my numerous town hall ones for a rr one.
     
    #8 minnesotaryan, Jun 21, 2013
  9. mjryan

    mjryan Pooh-Bah (1,571) Dec 22, 2007 Minnesota
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    Ha. Hell yeah. Grainbelt gettin some westcoast love.
     
    #9 mjryan, Jun 22, 2013
  10. theCoder

    theCoder Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2011 Minnesota

    Technically no they can fill any growler but many say they cannot. Barley John's will fill any growler you bring in as will Canal Park, a lot say they can't. Really it just needs to be sealed and have a sticker from where you bough it. The sticker must have the location filled and on it what's inside. The beweries say you have to use their bottles so you buy the bottles they spent time and money printing out...
     
    #10 theCoder, Jun 23, 2013
  11. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    The main reason for only filling Town Hall growlers is that they don't have bartenders wasting time cleaning out and refilling a growler that you brought in. You bring in an empty TH growler, they take it, they hand you a fresh sealed growler from the fridge.
     
    #11 yamar68, Jun 23, 2013
  12. biglobo8971

    biglobo8971 Initiate (0) May 6, 2010 Minnesota

    Ryan, I have a growler of PtE coming this week. once empty, its yours.
     
    #12 biglobo8971, Jun 23, 2013
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  13. 46and2

    46and2 Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2008 Missouri
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    If I change my BA name to "minnesotacasey" can I have something?
     
    #13 46and2, Jun 24, 2013
  14. TheDudeRules

    TheDudeRules Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2010 Minnesota



    Yes, a punch in the weiner.
     
    #14 TheDudeRules, Jun 24, 2013
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  15. 46and2

    46and2 Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2008 Missouri
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    At least I would meet a BA and maybe a new friend :grimacing:
     
    #15 46and2, Jun 24, 2013
  16. TheDudeRules

    TheDudeRules Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2010 Minnesota

    Do not set that bar too high.
     
    #16 TheDudeRules, Jun 24, 2013
  17. biglobo8971

    biglobo8971 Initiate (0) May 6, 2010 Minnesota

    that and you would get some action towards your weiner. Win, win in my book.
     
    #17 biglobo8971, Jun 24, 2013
  18. theCoder

    theCoder Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2011 Minnesota


    This is likely a big reason for many of them. Not everyone washes and sanitizes their growlers like me (helps I like to fill them with homebrew :stuck_out_tongue: ) but a lot of folks claim it's in MN Law they can't and that's not true.
     
    #18 theCoder, Jun 24, 2013
  19. deadbody

    deadbody Initiate (0) May 10, 2010 Minnesota
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    If they don't have stickers that identify everything to attach to the growler, then it is MN law preventing it.
     
    #19 deadbody, Jun 24, 2013
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