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Having a growler of friarweiss lovely

A normal clear-glass 1/2 gallon (2 liter) screw-top "demijohn-style" jug can double as a "growler" and these are normally much cheaper in initial cost. (Although they don't look as cool.)


Glass is the only material I've ever seen used. I've got a friend from the US who is a "growler junkie" and he's got 12 different growlers from 12 different breweries and they're all glass.


Adam

Sorry to be dragging up an old thread but it looked like the the best place to put this.

Has anyone found anywhere in Dublin that sells growlers yet? I wouldn't mind picking up a couple.

Call drinkstore. I think they had another hopus one last time I was in.

I looked into it, but between this that an tother it's a hard one to solve. I looked at metal as opposed to glass from a safety and longivity point of view, the minimum purchase would give all craft drinkers in Ireland a couple each.

And from a legal point of view they cannot be filled after 10pm any day, not that I would expect most pubs to go with that mind you.

Price of take away draught beer was something that some publicans said they wouldn't budge on, which boggles the mind really.

From talking to brewers and customers, the result is that buying your own growler (online) is the only option, as it doesn't benefit publicans or brewers to supply them as they can be used in other pubs, or for some one else's product.

But I'm gonna keep on this until I'm told it's not going to happen.

"silenus":3lkaja3a wrote: I looked at metal as opposed to glass from a safety and longivity point of view, the minimum purchase would give all craft drinkers in Ireland a couple each.
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A very good reason for using glass is that the barman and the punter can see how much beer ( as opposed to foam ) is in the growler

Will