I thought I knew, but I guess I don't.

If I go to a brewery/pub looking to get a growler filled, does it have to be the growler I bought from that place? I thought the answer was "yes" - because Nevin's Brewing Co. said so - but I was at Half Acre last week, and the people behind me had two growlers to get filled, and neither were from Half Acre originally.

Is there a standard answer to this at most places, or is every place different?

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Well at Three Floyds you can't get refills if you use their growlers. You have to buy a new one each time. Sorta defeats the purpose of having a growler.

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What? That makes no sense. Although that's pretty much normal for them.

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If you go to Two Brothers with a different growler, they will fill it, after they put a big sticker over the other company's logo. Weaksauce.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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That sounds ok to me. Saves me the extra $6 or whatever it costs.
Funny - the people behind me at Half Acre had Two Bros growlers.

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Every place is different. They are all about the *craft* and some people think it is against *craft* to have bottles beyond their control.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I don't get it. If I'm in your establishment, buying your beer, why do you care about a competitor's logo on my to-go vessel?

The small breweries seem to try to project an image that they stick together. This practice speaks otherwise.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Yup,now the brewpub here has gone totally into the awesome growlers as they have Aluminum ones. So from being brewed till being drank it never touches a measurable amount of sunlight.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

One day some of these places are going to pull a Jimmy Mattingly and brew a beer called "Alone In My Principles."

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I am going to Church Street tomorrow night and taking some growlers with - curious if they will fill.

Three Floyd's hasn't done growlers for a while, yo.

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I've found that every place is different...and also inconsistent.

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In some states, places aren't allowed to fill growlers that aren't their own, so I guess we're lucky in Illinois.

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Well played, Mr. White.

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I guess $40 for a growler of Dreadnaught was too high a price point.

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Ran by Binny's over lunch to pick up the new Enjoy By. They had tons of FFF bombers. First time in a while that I've seen that many at Binny's. Dreadnaught, Arctic Panzer, Live a Rich Life, and a new one (to me at least).

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