Resealable Crowlers

If it helps with a silly law, I guess I can see it. However, why not just use a growler (or resealable variant) on those occasions where re-sealing may be necessary? Can't imagine the freshness of a resealed Crowler is any different than resealing a growler (which is to say, not good), no matter what the advertising says.

 

You can't use these at places that fill regular crowlers, can you? The surcharge on crowlers you only get to use once frustrates me to no end.

 

It's basically a Monster can...which would suck for beer. Resealing isn't an option.

 

But isn't that the tradeoff for a Crowler? You can store it for maybe a week/month(??) versus a growler where I wouldn't go more than the equivalent of a hotel "one night stay" with. Both, once open, are a ticking time bomb, no?

I don't see them as "re-usable" versus "re-sealable" to get around a law. Which I could be mis-reading/interpreting, but if not, I argue my original post to this thread.

 

Lightweight, non breakable, flys better, not glass, enjoy it on a beach/boat/park... I could keep going.

There are times when I've gotten a Crowler and I have no one to share with. So,strikes things just workout that way. I wouldn't mind saving some for later. Example, hopslam. That was a very mellow night.

 

We don't pay anything for crowlers here. Don't ruin it, please....

 

Hey - I'm not fighting against Crowlers, per se, and in fact love them as an alternative. I just think no vessel really works well after it has be breached. And I am thinking there are many cases where a classic growler (howler/grunt/whatever size) is a better and more ecological option.

 

Once breached, finish it, no?

 

Call me a hater but cmon, a crowler is 32 Oz. How hard is it to finish two pints?

 

So I get the advantages of a crowler, if filled and sealed properly, it is a great option to get beer to go. But this is nothing more than a disposable growler. I can see where this would be great in states that have the "only use our growler" law.

 

Sixpoint used a 24 oz. can (also manufactured by Ball) which they called a "Silo can" with that sort of resealable cap back in 2014. Obviously, Sixpoint's were filled at the brewery, and came with the cap shrink-wrapped, IIRC.

 

Obviously, once you open it, the countdown begins to how long you have before you have to drink the beer. But if these are filled and sealed correctly (i.e. purged with CO2), I don't see why they wouldn't keep as long as a regular crowler...

 

Exactly what I thought when I saw the photo.


Although, I feel like the main advantage of a crowler is you don't have to lug a growler around with you, so now what's the point? Similarly, I figure singe-use crowlers are an advantage for bars because it's easier for customers to make an impulse buy of beer to-go, but that advantage is defeated by a reusable crowler.

 

good memory! one issue we found, however, is the can top did produce an excessive amount of oxidation at the time....which for certain beverages, not as devastating....but for hoppy beer, it can be fatal

 

Ask the pantywaists that constantly ask how to reseal a bomber.

 

It sure would be nice if states would figure out how to consistently apply existing TTB guidelines on this stuff.

In IL you can only get a growler/crowler from a brewery because filling these containers is considered packaging liquor, despite the fact that the TTB defines filling these containers as filling a "large glass" unless the tax was determined prior to sale (as in, they pre-filled it)

Seems like TX has some similar laws that are equally silly