Russian River to start filling Generic Growlers

Discussion in 'Pacific' started by jamex, Mar 22, 2013.

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  1. JustXBeer

    JustXBeer Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 California

    mmmm....use Ballast Point's 1 gal Growler at RR :slight_smile:
     
  2. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    Braulers. I think I'm going to order one now.
     
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  3. RedBeeron

    RedBeeron Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2012 California

    Definitely possible, though they may also receive larger bulk order discounts that lowers their cost. Both locations mentioned are significantly larger than alpine, and likely move more product.

    Though wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if alpine charged more just because they could.
     
  4. JustXBeer

    JustXBeer Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 California

    Been wanting one...just a Blank One
     
  5. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    While it seems inexplicable, it makes much more sense if you think of it like a bunch of small brewers who already went through red tape hell just to get open and believe that they are clear on the law and that fighting it is an insurmountable, or at least draining and practically insurmountable. I don't say that to defend them, necessarily, it's a bit crazy that this potential solution was being thrown around for a long time and nobody actually thought to push for an answer / feedback SOONER, but... it has finally happened, and the ball is rolling downhill.
     
  6. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    A lot of the smaller breweries are busy brewing and running a business and will let other's go first and work through the kinks of the new interpretation. Once the road is paved, they'll jump on board. I really laugh when people think government is streamlined and ready to authorize everything licketlysplit.
     
  7. grilledsquid

    grilledsquid Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2009 California
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    I thought Patrick Rue attempted to gain support for a universal growler solution which was met with ambivalence.
     
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  8. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    Was this the terrible universal growler solution that had every brewer's name and address in tiny print on it or something else?

    Details?
     
  9. grilledsquid

    grilledsquid Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2009 California
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    I'm not really sure on the details just that he was trying to push for something. It tells me that at least one brewery wasn't satisfied with the status quo and made an attempt at change. I'd assume he sought clarification beforehand from the ABC seeing as how he has a law background and all.
     
  10. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Savant (1,225) Mar 23, 2008 California

    His "law background" didn't exactly help him out when the CA growler law was posted to the old forums and several users, including myself, pointed out to him that the law did not prohibit brewers from using stickers to mark growlers.
     
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  11. rgco

    rgco Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 California

    I personally want to thank MikeTen for spearheading this growler movement and bringing about monumental change. Sí, esto puede douche!
     
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  12. errantnight

    errantnight Initiate (0) Jul 7, 2005 District of Columbia
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    That last statement is just... not very accurate or clear. A "sticker" is just a label. Presumably everyone knows the law doesn't require screen printed growlers. Tags are frequently used, etc.

    The sticky issue seems to have been whether generic growlers or OTHER breweries' growlers can be used simply by obscuring their labeling and placing on your own label. And how thoroughly do they need to be obscured? Etc.
     
  13. MikeTen

    MikeTen Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2009 California

    You're welcome. Way too many people were being lazy brewery apologists.

    "Yes, this can douche"?

    By the way, still literally zero coherent responses to this, but a lot of name-calling in its stead:

    You may not like what I did, but you have to admit, from the lack of an argument to the contrary, that I was doing the right thing.
     
  14. pmarlowe

    pmarlowe Pooh-Bah (1,899) Nov 27, 2010 Virginia
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    Is RR one of the breweries that MikeTen contacted?
     
  15. MikeTen

    MikeTen Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2009 California

    No. I contacted AleSmith and they said they were working on it, and they did... So I didn't bother reporting them.

    I only pushed breweries that were being difficult.
     
  16. LegalBrew87

    LegalBrew87 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2012 California

    Alpine just recently started writing the ABV on their growler lids, at least on Nelson. Coincidence? Hmm...
     
  17. bkrueger

    bkrueger Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2007 California

    I asked about filling 750ml and 1L growlers today at RR, and was told 2L swing top growlers only. Here's hoping that they let us bring in 750ml swing top growlers.
     
  18. sandiego67

    sandiego67 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2008 California

    The Stone Company Store in Oceanside has a $108 glass 64 oz. growler. It gives you some discount every time you use it but it would take a lot of fills to break even.
     
  19. stupac2

    stupac2 Pooh-Bah (2,031) Feb 22, 2011 California
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    I sort of doubt that the bar employees are fully briefed on what's going to be happening yet. The label clearly has a blank space to write down volume, so I really doubt that they're not expecting to fill non-2L growlers. And limiting it to 2L swing-tops makes the entire endeavor pointless since so few places use them you may as well just buy RR's glass. I think he's stating current policy until renewal.

    Incidentally, the first time I'm there after they implement this I'm going to ask how much it would cost to fill that 12L temptation bottle they keep behind the bar.
     
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