West Sixth (Lexington, KY) Introduces CROWLERS

Discussion in 'South' started by gspeicher, Jul 8, 2014.

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  1. gspeicher

    gspeicher Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 Kentucky

    Pretty neat. I'm a fan and hope other breweries, bottle shops, etc. follow suit.

    What do you all think? A good alternative to growlers or something you would like to avoid?

    http://www.westsixth.com/
     
  2. gspeicher

    gspeicher Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 Kentucky

    To clarify, West Sixth did not start or invent this (as noted in the link).
     
  3. WillieThreebiers

    WillieThreebiers Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,203) Apr 26, 2012 Connecticut
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    I received a couple of crowlers in a trade from Due South...love the concept....beer was good too.
     
  4. gspeicher

    gspeicher Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 Kentucky

    Yep. This would be great for traders' pocketbooks.
     
  5. jefffalcone

    jefffalcone Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 Massachusetts

    Just what we need. Take something reusable and replace it with something disposable. ugh
     
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  6. socon67

    socon67 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,895) Jun 18, 2010 New York
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    Don't like it.
     
  7. gspeicher

    gspeicher Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 Kentucky

    And recyclable. Unless it is stainless etc., what happens to a growler when you break it (which inevitably happens)? More than likely, it will be in a landfill.
     
  8. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,191) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    I can't help that after I read this the first thing I thought of was cronuts. Ah yet another foodie trend..

    anyway...

    Cleaning, wear, sealing, disposability? Not sure I am a fan, but then I sort have given up on growlers to begin with.
     
  9. bradfordjohnson

    bradfordjohnson Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2012 Kentucky

    It will be good if they don't limit which taps you can fill a crowler with. Also a CO2 purge would be nice.
     
  10. SPLITGRIN

    SPLITGRIN Pooh-Bah (1,819) May 13, 2003 Kentucky
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    I love this idea. It has got to be easily recyclable, you would think. It is far less total weight with 64 ounces of total beer(two full cans). You drink it quickly so no stupid argument over metallic taste. The only draw back might be that you couldn't reseal it I assume. Whats not to love. It's nice to have a smaller option other then a full size growler as well, even though I know some do offer 32oz. growlers.
     
  11. denver10

    denver10 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,155) Nov 17, 2010 New Mexico
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    Never made it to Oskar Blues to try one, but only ever heard good things about their crowlers. Especially their BA Ten Fidy varieties.
     
  12. PassMeAZima

    PassMeAZima Maven (1,305) Jan 1, 2014 Kentucky
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    Can't wait. I've tried some from Cycle Brewing out of Fla., they were great.
     
  13. TheBeerAlmanac

    TheBeerAlmanac Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2011 Kentucky

    I still don't see the overt benefit of a crowler over a howler. Besides that fact that it's just one more made up word, like @jefffalcone said we're taking something reusable and invariably better for the environment and replacing it with something wasteful. Even if it's recyclable, it's still waste. What's more perplexing is West Sixth's notorious stance on improving the environment in everything they do. They offer 64 oz. growlers already and could just as easily offer 32 oz. howlers. Hell, Country Boy across the street uses plastic ones which are even less likely to break than glass. Yet they're favoring waste material over reusable products with infinite shelf life. That's like taking reusable shopping bags, which replace disposable plastic bags, and replacing them with disposable plastic bags. Seems like step backwards for a business that is openly environmentally conscious. An aluminum can can be 100% recyclable, but we'll never have 100% of people recycle.
     
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  14. jefffalcone

    jefffalcone Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2013 Massachusetts

    100% recyclable isn't as good as reusing. the three R's go in order of energy conservation - reduce is best, reuse is next best and recycle is the worst option.

    even if 100% of people recycle, recycling has an energy cost.
     
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  15. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    While this could be true, I'd ask why? Glass is glass. I always recycle broken bottles, just as much as good ones. I don't understand the point of throwing away something that is still recyclable because it's now in a different format.
     
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