"Tom or Mary" > writes:
> Are growlers popular in other parts of the country?

It really varies. For example, Minnesota didn't allow them at all
until sometime after I moved away in 2001 (I was pleasantly surprised
when I visited recently). They are fairly common here in New England
(NH, VT, ME, and MA all allow them). They don't seem very common in
Arizona, but they are around.

They were *very* common when I was in Missoula, MT as well, and seem
to be popular in MO as well.

On the flip side, I've been plenty of places (such as UT,
unsurprisingly) where people didn't even know what a growler was.

I've found that "growler culture" and labeling laws really vary as
well. When I was in MT, a growler was just a container---they'd
happily fill any old growler you had. In New England, most places are
picky and will only fill their own growlers[1]. Of the places that fill
growlers from other breweries, most seem to slap a big sticker on it,
apparently due to labeling laws.

[1] Between this, and my glassware addiction, I have over 40 different
growlers from more than 20 breweries around the US.

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Richard W Kaszeta

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