Why no 16oz growlers?

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  1. donspublic

    donspublic Grand Pooh-Bah (3,552) Aug 4, 2014 Texas
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    I guess I like it because I can go to a growler station here locally and for about $2 more than the cost of a 64oz growler I can get 4 16oz. I am way more likely to invest in a pint unseen vs a whole growler
     
    #41 donspublic, Feb 16, 2017
  2. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I can see that. I am getting my growler fills from brewpubs - typically after I've sampled some beers and decided which one I want to take home more of.
     
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  3. estans2

    estans2 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2016 Maryland

    My growler fills usually come from my bottle shop opposed to brewpub or brewery so grabbing a single pint of something is nice when I want that for the night especially if its a work night.

    Some of those beer's, like big barrel aged barley wines or stouts, I don't really want more than 12oz of in a weekend but 16oz is still better than fully committing to 32. Its not necessarily the cost difference that I'm worried about it is the potential waste of beer or obligation I feel to finish all 32oz of something I really only wanted a glass of.
     
    #43 estans2, Feb 16, 2017
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  4. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I guess I just don't think of growlers as a primary beer-for-home purchasing method unless it's from a brewery too small to package beer.

    Up until a recent law change, growler fills in PA were limited to bars and brewpubs. Beer distributors just got the ability last month.
     
    #44 jmdrpi, Feb 16, 2017
  5. emount91

    emount91 Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2015 Connecticut

    Just relaying my experiences with it, don't know the science behind it.

    But I do know that every time I leave half a 32 oz growler in the fridge overnight, it is almost completely flat by the next day, from multiple breweries and multiple types of 32 oz growlers.
     
    #45 emount91, Feb 16, 2017
  6. moshea

    moshea Initiate (0) Jul 16, 2007 Michigan

    Just because you do not understand another's reasoning, it does not make it dumb
     
    #46 moshea, Feb 16, 2017
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