Get Your Fill On Growlers

Today the New York Times did a feature on growlers, “the new old way to tote your beer.” The Times discovered that all sorts of people, even new mothers and beer geek dads love the portability as much as “mullet-heads and beer-bellied dudes.”

Here are some Philadelphia area brew-pubs and bars that fill growlers. We’ll do our best to keep this post up to date as prices and availability are subject to change.

Being that it is Pennsylvania, there are restrictions to purchasing growlers in the Commonwealth:

• You cannot purchase more than the maximum PA take-out ounces (192 ounces), 3 growlers
• Most breweries are hesitant fill brought in growlers due to PLCB/Federal labeling regulations

Capone’s

Growler: Bring your own growler
Fills: Depends on beer
Some really rare beers won’t be offered in growlers

City Tap House

Growler:
Fills:
TBA

Devil’s Den

Growler: $7.50
FIlls: $10.50 to $40
New growlers will be available on February 3rd for the Sixpoint event

Dock Street Brewing

Growler: $16
Fills: $14 to $20
Regular beers are $14, high gravity are $16 and limited release are $20 (Will apply paper label on your growler)

Drafting Room

Growler: $4
Fills: $14 to $20
Regular beers are $14, Lambic and other expensive drafts are $20

Earth Bread + Brewery

Growler: $5
Fills: $12 for any of the house brews
Visiting brewery beers are not available by growler

General Lafayette

Growler: $8
Fills: $12 to $18
Standard beers are $12, $16-18 for higher alcohol varieties and all the way to $60 for “The Phantom” barleywine

Grey Lodge

Growler: Bring your own growler
Fills: $10-$15
Some really rare beers won’t be offered in growlers

Hawthornes

Growler: $15 plus $1.50 for special cap
Fills: $15-$29
Available drafts tend towards the rare and hard to find

The Institute

Growler: Bring your own growler
Fills: $13-$25
During special events, special beers may not be available

Iron Hill

Growler: $14.75
Fills: $12.50
Iron Hill only fills their own growlers

Kraftwork

Growler: $10 for logoed growler
Fills: $10-$17
Not all beers are available for fill. Check menu for details

London Grill

Growler: $12
Fills: $12.50 to $16.50
Not all beers are available for takeout

Manayunk Brewery

Growler: $5
Fills: $10 -$15
Standard beers are $10, higher alcohol by volume beers may cost up to $5

Pinochio’s

Growler: $6
Fills: $14-$20
Some special Belgians can be more than $20.

Sly Fox Brewing

Cost of the growler glass: $10.58
Price fills: $6 to $9
$6 on Tuesdays at Royersford location

TJ’s Everyday

Growler: $10
Fills: $22.50 to $34.50
TJ’s will fill anyone’s growler, occaionally will not fill extremely rare or sought after beers

Varga Bar

Growler: $25
Fills: $25
These growlers are the German, porcelain-capped variety with brushed aluminum handles

Victory Beer

Growler: $15
Fills: $7 to $12
Custom growler filler has 20 Victory brands available. Some brands may be restricted.

Whole Foods Plymouth Meeting

Growler: $3.99
Fills: $5.99 to $10.99
6 different beers available

Yards Brewing

Growler: $5
Fills: $10-$12
Will fill growlers brought in.

Varga growler photo via Philly Chit Chat

The new old way to tote your beer [New York Times]