Crowlers what you think?

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Message Reid beers 3528 º places 95 º 21:57 Fri 8/21/2015 Had my first tonight and it seems a reasonable thing if your having to carry /camp etc. Was reading the history and it seems crowlers are patented by Ball and Oscar Blues? very lucrative as even the growler places in Salem OR have to have them Guy told me $3000 for the machine..nice business http://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/crowlers-are-a-kick-in-the-glass
Message Homer321 P beers 5369 º places 54 º 22:08 Fri 8/21/2015 Love em. Usually just a buck extra for the can and places don’t have to worry about filling dirty growlers.
Message wchesser beers 2435 º places 44 º 22:26 Fri 8/21/2015 They’re rad and brilliant for Oscar blues taking what they did for cans to the next level.
Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 22:38 Fri 8/21/2015 Originally posted by Homer321 Love em. Usually just a buck extra for the can and places don’t have to worry about filling dirty growlers. two major pluses

Message TimE P beers 8459 º places 409 º 22:40 Fri 8/21/2015 Growlers will eventually fade away. Why would someone want such a big bulky heavy thing to fill up beer? Crowlers are lighter, I would guess keep the beer in good condition (no effect from light) and easier to store in the fridge and carry. Oscar Blues is going to make a mint on this product. Tim
Message Reid beers 3528 º places 95 º 22:49 Fri 8/21/2015 I always very carefully clean my growlers..but they are cool
Message Reid beers 3528 º places 95 º 22:55 Fri 8/21/2015 Originally posted by TimE Growlers will eventually fade away. Why would someone want such a big bulky heavy thing to fill up beer? Crowlers are lighter, I would guess keep the beer in good condition (no effect from light) and easier to store in the fridge and carry. Oscar Blues is going to make a mint on this product. Tim Maybe. Have to say in the hour i was in the growler fill place..i saw upwards of 24 growlers being filled..i was the only one who did a crowler
Message jtclockwork beers 21132 º places 554 º 23:04 Fri 8/21/2015 Much prefer Crowlers for the reasons stated. Plus they tend to last a little longer than growlers from my experience. Also, crawlers are easier to ship.

Message Drake P admin beers 21771 º places 1252 º 23:36 Fri 8/21/2015 First pour can be a pain, but in general, love to seem them show up to tastings!
Message brokensail P admin beers 21480 º places 1691 º 00:35 Sat 8/22/2015 I’m fine with them as long as the place filling them doesn’t charge you much for the can as you can’t reuse it again like a regular growler...as far as I know, anyway. But I guess given some of the other factors like: how much more recyclable aluminum is, growler full laws, and the cost of the glass growlers at many places...it’s probably better anyway.
Message Ibrew2or3 P beers 10534 º places 353 º 00:54 Sat 8/22/2015 A place near me has both right now. They charge $0.00 for the crowle option. They plan to phase out the glass altogether as the crowlers are easier to fill and faster to fill. I was told this is due to the metal crowler quickly taking to the beer temperature during filling which reduces foaming and makes for a quicker fill. I’m down with the crowlers.