Pre-filled growlers

I've seen pre-filled growlers by Rogue and Olde Burnside on store shelves that are filled at the brewery like any other bottle and go through distro. Those I see as no different as a bomber or what have you but if I'm going to a brew pub or brewery and state laws don't prevent them from freshly filling my growler, than I'm probably not buying one that's prefilled. I know what I'm getting into when I buy a growler. Fresh fill off the tap, no more than a few days in the fridge max before opening and I know that if I don't finish it soon after opening (that day) it will be flat.

 

I'm gonna take a guess and say Figure 8?

 

Been to blue hills a bunch when I lived in Boston, girlfriend and I even ran their trail race. Must say beer is always fresh and delicious whether from tap or pre filled growler they do a great job

 

I must have been finishing up my growler when I read the post.

 

I'm surprised that nobody corrected this guy yet.

 

I'm surprised you didn't bother to read the third post after his....

op that's lame I would take it back with receipt if you got one and tell your story the the person in charge. if they don't fix or atleast offer some consolation they shouldn get anymore buisness. but you could have checked the date even if they told you it's fresh.

 

You don't know how to translate sarcasm, do you?

 

lol your post was clearly thick with sarcasm.... but I digress can't wait to get y first growler if only CA wasn't lameeee

 

first things first. stop buying hop forward beers that are month old. don't cellar them, age them or do any thing to them other than refrigerate them and promptly consume them. that is all.

 

hate the pre-filled growlers.

 

hey Breweries!!!
if you are in a state where they're are no laws banning or limiting the sales of growlers... STOP PRE-FILLING THEM.

thank you.

 

Growlers (not bail top) are IMO only good for 5-7 days bail top on the other hand I have let sit for 14 days with no problem, I would not buy one filled personally. I have my own filled and if I want to hang on to it I go bail top

 

The only pre-filled growlers should be counter-pressure filled growlers, kept cold and held for no more than a week before discarding. Anything else indicates laziness and a lack of respect for the beer, period.

 

A pre-filled growler is basically a big bottle and thus has to go thru all the labeling requirements of a bottle, including having the warning label on it.

A filled on request growler is considered to be a big glass and has to go thru all the labeling requirements that a pint glass has to go thru...none.

State laws, of course, will vary, but IIRC that is how the TTB looks at it.

 

There are growlers that don't have a surgeon general warning? We use that as defense #1 for stoners who ask if they can use an empty gallon of milk...

 

Prost in Denver sells pre-filled growlers throughout the area. They have a reverse pressure setup. Original reports claimed they would be good for more than a month, but I've had two that were less than ideal (...and I'm being very nice) that were only a few weeks old. I'm kind of paranoid to get more as a result, even if the beer inside was world class a few weeks earlier.
I think some of the really nice metal growlers out there can hold up better than the typical glass jug variety.

 

Yes, it is only some states that require the warning, not the Feds, if the growler is filled on demand aka "a big glass".

Above from (and as referred to by "rlcoffey" above) - the TTB Growler regulations FAQ.