Growlers, State laws and a possible workaround?

Admittedly, I'm not a "growler guy". But if I understand correctly, the lbrewery label is required by state law? If so, I don't think a "static cling" label would meet the requirement.

 

Generally my collection grows because I see something I want to buy a growler of, yet I am sans growler at the time. So don't think this would solve that (at least not for me).

 

Yes, I have one. I got it at Wagner Valley brewery in Ithica, NY. The beer was only so so but I wanted the growler. I'll try and find a pic.

 

Pic below

http://www.wagnervineyards.com/inde...letter=&highletter=&OrderBy=PXPC.DisplayOrder

 

Blue Lobster in NH would 'Rebrand' other people's growlers in a similar fashion to what you mentioned. Thats the only one I've ever seen do it. These growler laws are ridiculous.

 

Dock street puts a paper dock street label over the print on the growler you bring in.

Enjoy

 

We created a paper label that matches our approved growler label (including the pregnant warning the feds really care about). When people come in with a non-carton growler we stick it on. its the simplest paper so you can get it off easy if it was a really cool growler you didn't want to mar. It makes everyone involved within the laws as interpreted in NJ.
In the long run it costs about a buck more to fill someone else's growler but we really like the growler culture which we feel would fall apart if everyone had to own a growler per place, so we eat it.

 

Here in WA, we can fill any resealable container for use as a growler. For instance, you can fill a 20oz coke or juice bottle, as long as you remove the original label (can't have the childrens thinking your IPA is apple juice now can we?). Pop bottles, milk jugs, nalgene bottles, and ziplock bags are all things I've seen, or had, filled. So, obviously, filling another breweries growler isn't an issue up here.

 

if it ever gets to the point where its hundreds of dollars a weekend we probably will do something like that, but so far its probably 25-50$ a weekend. the hope is the rules get more sensible before then.

 

I've often wondered about taking my Nalgene bottles into a brewery. A 32oz wide mouth would be perfect!

I'm assuming my nor-cal breweries wouldn't think much of it at all...

I do want to buy one of these:
http://www.lifelinefirstaid.com/product/144

 

There's so much variability in state laws on this that one person's situation in Rhode Island won't apply to PA.

For example in PA if there is a description of the beer or mention of the brewery on the label usually people won't refill it with just any old beer. At least one brewery I've heard of does use a paper label to cover the old. Some establishments won't even refill their own growlers. They accept your old one as a trade in and then give you one they are sure is clean. Also since they are in at least 3 states they have threed somewhat or slightly different sets of rules to follow.

 

two questions.
why does it cost a buck more? are the labels that much or is there additional costs?

 

i think exactly the labels are .93c a piece so with shipping and your general rounding up, a buck?

 

Some of the labeling requirements under the growler laws are misinterpreted. In CT, the statute seems to read that growler sales are just the purchase of a pre-filled growler from a brewery or package store. The act of bringing in an empty growler and having the brewery fill said growler with the beer of your choosing is just the sale of beer in a large container and no different that ordering a pint from a bartender and accordingly, does not require a label on the growler. Most of the breweries in our state fully understand this, though there is one brewery (2roads) that insists they are required by law to affix a gigantic 2roads stick on any growler they fill. They may actually know it is not required and it may just be a marketing ploy.... either way... whatever.

 

I have the one with the slightly more sloping neck (http://www.amazon.com/Lifeline-7500WH-White-Stainless-Growler/dp/B00BJHS6TA). Got it as a christmas gift. It's awesome. highly recommend. only downside is that it's hard to tell exactly how much is left in the container.

And to OP, isn't stainless steel non-magnetic?