When do you go for a growler fill?

It's been about two years since I've bought one cos I don't think they are very good representations of the beer.

 

Not that often. Wanted a fill a few weeks ago and went in and they didn't have anything I wanted-was gunning got a local DIPA but the keg had been floated. Seeing as tomorrow is Friday I may make a stop and see what they've got in rotation

 

Almost never. I used to work at a brewpub and was able to get crazy cheap growler fills of in house beers, but besides that (if memory serves) I've paid for 2 fills ever. Growler economics simply don't make sense, even before factoring in time sensitivity.

 

If it's a beer on tap that out shines the bottle version, I'm getting a growler. Most times its Beer that I can't get fresh. That's my rule of thumb.

 

Not often enough. I love my growler but only fill it a few times a year.

In the past, I've filled my growler on Saturday night ahead of a New Beer Sunday when I knew I didn't have a new beer to review that week.

This coming football season, I might shoot for a once-a-week growler run. Laziness is the only reason I don't fill it more often.

Others have mentioned the price thing, but I'll add my $0.02 worth of info: Here in Bryan-College Station, getting the growler filled always ends up being cheaper than the cost of that same amount of beer in cans/bottles. Sometimes its close, but I don't think it's ever cost me more.

 

All the time. Most af my favorites are draft only so growlers are the only way to enjoy at home.

 

I go to fill a half growler if they have something unique I want to drink. Of course, something I cannot easily obtain, and that happens frequently in Bellingham, WA.

 

We'll throw growlers in the car when we make trips away from home. I almost never leave Founders without a full growler. I'll only get growlers of beer that's only had on draft. I'd like to get more growler fills, but a combination of factors, such as a large cellar and the time needed to drink a growler, have made it difficult.

If I ever get the uKeg my sister funded for me last year, I can see getting more fills if only because the beer should keep longer.

 

I hit a different local brewery at least once a week. Most of the beer I drink is from growlers. If I had to guess I'd say I buy an average of 1.5 gallons a week.

 

I feel pretty lucky to have places that have a variety of styles for growler/Crowler fills. Some places do fills of stuff that the brewery wouldn't do, and that's mainly what I fill up on.

 

Well, $5 fills at Alameda on Saturday's aside...When I'm going to a show and I'm in Ashland.

 

not often, it will generally only be if it's something I can't obtain in any other way rare even then, the growler is probably my least favorite method of beer delivery. I find that the beer goes flat far faster than I wish to drink it and I have poured out many a good beer because I made the mistake of buying it in a growler and after opening the growler about the third time the beer is flat as shit. I avoid growler purchase if i can unless I think i can finish it in a nite with a group of people, on a general level, the straight from the tap excuse is not enough for me and in any case I generally prefer bottle conditioned beer anyway

 

I pretty much only get fills for bottleshares, especially if it's from a new brewery that doesn't have a bottling line.

 

I only get growler fills for special occasions like parties or a bottle share. When I know I'm going to drink it within 24 hours, oxidation on any growler is a problem. As soon as its out of the tap, the air hits it unless the brewery forces oxygen out with C02

 

This- In Oregon, there are many options where this is the case (Boneyard, Barley Brown.. ) If I want to enjoy these at home, it is my only option (or Crowler).

 

If I know a bunch of people are coming over for something (ie football Sunday) I'll sometimes make a trip and get something fresh in the growlers.

 

I use my Growlers all the time. Right now I have 3 in my fridge. Whenever I go to a Brewery I always bring atleast 1. Thers always something worth a fill - every brewery I've ever been to has beers that are brewery only. I pick my favorite and fill up. If I go out of state I bring them all ( I have 6 ) On a recent VT beer run I came home with Growlers from Fiddlehead, Drop In, Prohibition Pig and the Craft Beer Cellar. I also have a list of bars/liqour stores that do Growler fills which I check every few days - if I see something interesting or hard to get I get over there.

 

Having a 32oz growler has greatly increased the amount that I get a fill. I can get some great NYC draft IPAs these days for $7-8 - Other Half, Singlecut, etc. During my son's bowling season I'll go there once a week, because it's so close by.