..inaction?
Check out this article on the excellent BrewBound site, HERE then come back for my thoughts
AB-647 would make this a possibility, “An empty Stone Brewing growler cannot just go to Sierra Nevada to be filled, Sierra Nevada would need to obscure all of the information that is on it and affix the proper labeling that is required from their brewery before sending it out the door.”
Sorry, but this is going to create two types of breweries. Ones that can and have the time to do that nonsense and the others who will find it too cumbersome. Compare that with Portland that will fill practically any water tight container with beer. I found TWO grocery stores. TWO that had self-serve growler stations. One at New Seasons had two specialty Widmer offerings (and two wines available to fill as well.)
Zupan’s had six taps. Two from pFriem, a cider and two from Firestone Walker. Amazed? Here’s the photos to prove it….
The cleanest way to do growlers is to have two containers that can be filled. Brewery specific growlers that only can be filled at that brewery and BLANK ones that can be filled anywhere. Put the same neck tag on them and ready to go. Call me when that happens and I will be excited.