Tag: growler fills

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Go over the Chart, before you Go

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File this under extremely helpful for the growler set and then cross reference, things Sean should have posted about much earlier than this.

Not only do the Maltose Falcons know home brew, they also have an online repository of who fills – what growlers with an introduction as to why California brewers do what they do, that is so completely spot on, that I wish I had written it.

So bookmark this site and check it before you randomly grab a growler for your next beer trip. It will save you from coming home empty handed or ending up with even more containers to store.

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Top Hops

NYC is a great place for the beer curious and another spot that I have heard about is called Top Hops.

They call themselves “merchants and advocates of great beer.” And with over 700 bottles and 20 taps, it is no idle boast for this hop spot near the Williamsburg Bridge. With the likes of Clown Shoes, Greenport, Left Hand, Troegs and Captain Lawrence available, it looks like a place you can while away many an hour.

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Auto Growler Fill

I saw this mechanical wonder in an article by John Holl on Craft Beer.com.

You are seeing the auto growler!

“The traditional way to fill a growler is still directly from the taps; often with the assistance of an extender hose so the jug can fill from the bottom. But there are some breweries that are putting technology to work when it comes to preparing beer to-go.

At Pennsylvania’s Victory Brewing Company they use an Austria-made growler filler. Purchased in 2008, the mechanical wonder pours 20 different beers. After being inserted into the filler, the growler is placed on a pedestal; the machine purges the glass from carbon dioxide and then fills the growler with the beer of choice.

“It’s much more exciting than watching a bartender hook a hose up to a bar tap,” said Victory’s Whitney Thompson, Quality Services Executive Manager.

The brewery said it allows them to send draft beer home with customers while preserving quality. Additionally, beer loss has been reduced by at least 90 percent, they said, which saves considerable cost.”