Comments on It's Pub Night: Portland Growler Prices

Wow you guys pay way too much for your growlers. I...

2010-03-04T10:37:59.695-08:00

Wow you guys pay way too much for your growlers. I'm Canadian and the two craft breweries in Halifax charge $8 to 9 for a 64oz fill. Of course as mentioned already our 6 packs run at $12.

Ed: If you send me Cornelius prices for places on ...

2009-12-01T11:17:28.891-08:00

Ed: If you send me Cornelius prices for places on the map, I'll add them!

This is awesome! Thanks for all of your time and e...

2009-12-01T05:00:26.250-08:00

This is awesome! Thanks for all of your time and effort.

Just a suggestion.

I would REALLY REALLY love this if you had Cornelious Keg fill prices on this map as well.......

Thanks Ed Brew-Head

Thank you so much! This is the best local growler...

2009-07-14T18:36:09.768-07:00

Thank you so much! This is the best local growler price resource I have come across.

I frequently fill my growler at the Ringler's McMenamin's and they always charge $9.

Mark: Actually, I do have the Hawthorne Lucky Lab ...

2009-05-12T16:09:00.000-07:00

Mark: Actually, I do have the Hawthorne Lucky Lab on the map. You might have to zoom the map in to get around Roots' marker.

I have listed a price of $10.75 for growler fills there (info from 8/2008). How sure about the $12 is your source? I'll investigate at the Hawthorne Lab soon; if you fill a growler at one of the other two, let me know the price and I'll put it on the map.

You don't have any Lucky Lab locations. I don't b...

2009-05-12T15:52:00.000-07:00

You don't have any Lucky Lab locations. I don't believe they carry their own growlers, but they will fill competitor growlers because I did so once with Super Dog IPA.

I just got an e-mail response from Tom that says they do it for 12 "bones".

Mark

Insanity Bill!

2009-04-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

Insanity Bill!

Vancouver- Salmon Creek is $10.50 yes they fill th...

2009-01-04T12:36:00.000-08:00

Vancouver- Salmon Creek is $10.50 yes they fill the growlers.

Hazeldel brewpub is a WHOPPING $18.00, growler fill. (not a chance!)

Mcminemens on river $10.50 roughly.
(Mason jars only)

All verified within the last month.

Hi Ray: If you want an alphabetized list of the p...

2008-10-08T15:49:00.000-07:00

Hi Ray: If you want an alphabetized list of the prices on the map, click on the "View Larger Map" link. The Google map has a list on that page.

I'll keep it updated within a 20-mile radius of the Hawthorne Bridge, if people will send me detailed and accurate info.

In case you get to the coast, the Wet Dog Brewpub ...

2008-10-08T15:29:00.000-07:00

In case you get to the coast, the Wet Dog Brewpub in Astoria fills for $11.50
any of their brews.
But is there a list & description of growlers and their prices anywhere?
McMenamins has a mason jar--whoopee!
Keep the list updated!
Growlers Rule!!!
Ray Brady
Vancouver

Just get yourself a corny keg! The OLCC treats th...

2008-09-26T14:24:00.000-07:00

Just get yourself a corny keg! The OLCC treats these like big growlers (ie no paperwork) YOu can get 5 gallons for 53 bucks at lauralwood and I think HUB does it too. Basically ends up being around a buck a beer. Of course you need a CO2 system and a place to keep it but I roughly cut my beer weekly beer budget in half going this route.

chop: I'll add Alameda, thanks for the info!SE Bri...

2008-09-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

chop: I'll add Alameda, thanks for the info!

SE Bridgeport I verified in person last month. Read more here.

I have Roots and the SE Lucky Lab on there already. True, I should add the other Labs but I want to hear from an eyewitness about the prices.

Sorry, couple more:Lucky Labs (NW, SE, SW) fill gr...

2008-09-08T23:03:00.000-07:00

Sorry, couple more:

Lucky Labs (NW, SE, SW) fill growlers. Not sure of price.

And Roots Organic Brewery in SE fills.

Thanks!

I would recheck the Bridgeport on SE Hawthorne inf...

2008-09-08T22:59:00.000-07:00

I would recheck the Bridgeport on SE Hawthorne info. Last time I was there, they would not fill my growler at all. Also, what about Alameda Brewing on NE Fremont. They fill, competitors too ~ $11. (no masons). Also, Concordia Ale House @ NE 33rd x NE Killingsworth fills growlers with any of their taps. Not cheap, but they have 20 some odd draughts to chose from.

Love the idea here, but would appreciate some updating if someone has it in them. Thanks for the time & effort.

Knowledge is power (or at least a good buzz) !

Thanks, Patrick!

2008-09-08T12:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Patrick!

Ralph, I'm a frequent growler buyer from Laurelwoo...

2008-09-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Ralph,

I'm a frequent growler buyer from Laurelwood and they now are $10/refill. However, you can get a punch card from them for 10th one for $1 after first 9 purchased. Effective price of $9.10 a growler.

And Bill, I'll get you Alameda's info too. I know they are $11 for refills, but I don't have the other info.

I might be mistaken, but I think laurelwood growle...

2008-09-06T09:46:00.000-07:00

I might be mistaken, but I think laurelwood growler refills are now $10 not $9 any longer.

Thanks for the compliment, Anon.But I must say tha...

2008-09-04T17:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the compliment, Anon.

But I must say that anyone could pull this off. It's just Google Maps.

Leave it to a software engineer to be able to pull...

2008-09-04T15:22:00.000-07:00

Leave it to a software engineer to be able to pull this off.

Thanks for the great info!

jfwells: It has been pointed out to me that pubs ...

2008-09-03T17:15:00.000-07:00

jfwells: It has been pointed out to me that pubs have different economics than bottlers. On the previous post, Patrick proposed happy-hour price as a growler benchmark. I would love it if, for example, Roots translated their $2.50 imperial pints into $8 growlers.

The public puts money on the table for draft beer and for bottled beer. My question is, does it make sense for pubs to fill growlers cheaply, to grab more of the money off that table?

Patrick talked about the "opportunity cost" of beer that goes into growlers instead of pints. I see his point, but it assumes that growler sales cannibalize pint sales instead of taking market share from bottled beer.

I doubt that assumption is true, but then again, I'm not in the business.

To understand how a brewery/pub might view the cos...

2008-09-03T15:41:00.000-07:00

To understand how a brewery/pub might view the cost of filling a growler, it might be more applicable to compare it to the price of 4 pints - provided the pour honest pints...

Thanks for the feedback, guys.Patrick, my idea was...

2008-09-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

Patrick, my idea was that you pub-goers would send me the data, or even pub managers themselves.

But if no one sends me Amnesia info in the next couple days, I'll give them a call and find out.

Great feature.Something I noted the other day -- t...

2008-09-03T13:11:00.000-07:00

Great feature.

Something I noted the other day -- the retail Rogue Dead Guy growlers are usually only about $12-13, which includes the glass growler!

Not a bad deal, considering the usually high 22oz price for Dead Guy.

NIce post Bill. I sure will be using this informat...

2008-09-03T12:43:00.000-07:00

NIce post Bill.
I sure will be using this information!

Can you check the Amnesia price?I think they charg...

2008-09-03T12:07:00.000-07:00

Can you check the Amnesia price?
I think they charge $13 (yikes!!) to fill a growler now.

BTW, I love this idea. Great job.