What to do with all these growlers?

[DanMalleck]

Hi everyone

I looked for a similar topic but could not find one so if this has been addressed already please just direct me to the relevant discussion.

One of the few benefits of the pandemic shutdown was that my local brewpub began selling growlers. But they would not take the empties back. I now have a bunch of these growlers and want to get rid of them. Does anyone know if there is any kind of growler return system in Ontario?

[matt7215]

Hi everyone

I looked for a similar topic but could not find one so if this has been addressed already please just direct me to the relevant discussion.

One of the few benefits of the pandemic shutdown was that my local brewpub began selling growlers. But they would not take the empties back. I now have a bunch of these growlers and want to get rid of them. Does anyone know if there is any kind of growler return system in Ontario?

there is not, keep them recycle them or return them to the beer store

[JerCraigs]

Does The Beer Store take growler returns?

[MatttthewGeorge]

Hi everyone

I looked for a similar topic but could not find one so if this has been addressed already please just direct me to the relevant discussion.

One of the few benefits of the pandemic shutdown was that my local brewpub began selling growlers. But they would not take the empties back. I now have a bunch of these growlers and want to get rid of them. Does anyone know if there is any kind of growler return system in Ontario?

So they won't take empties back, and they won't fill your growler? So you have to rebuy the physical growler each time?

If so, that's a good way to never sell me beer in a growler again, lol

[seangm]

I'm shocked if they still aren't accepting returns considering pretty much all restrictions have been lifted. Are they branded? If not maybe another brewery/brewpub would want them. Also, I sure hope they weren't charging a deposit if they won't take them back.

[matt7215]

Does The Beer Store take growler returns?

yes for 20 cents

[matt7215]

I'm shocked if they still aren't accepting returns considering pretty much all restrictions have been lifted. Are they branded? If not maybe another brewery/brewpub would want them. Also, I sure hope they weren't charging a deposit if they won't take them back.

most breweries have done away with deposits and moved towards growlers being a purchase
so you buy the growler initially and then bring back your own growler to refill
if the brewery that was mentioned by the OP was charging for a growler each time, not refilling them and not taking them back, then that is the first ive heard of any brewery using that model (which is a terrible model, imo)

[seangm]

I'm shocked if they still aren't accepting returns considering pretty much all restrictions have been lifted. Are they branded? If not maybe another brewery/brewpub would want them. Also, I sure hope they weren't charging a deposit if they won't take them back.

most breweries have done away with deposits and moved towards growlers being a purchase
so you buy the growler initially and then bring back your own growler to refill
if the brewery that was mentioned by the OP was charging for a growler each time, not refilling them and not taking them back, then that is the first ive heard of any brewery using that model (which is a terrible model, imo)

I wonder if they were giving the growler away for "free" to move draft beer in light of covid restrictions, based on the OPs comments, and now don't want to be stuck with hundreds of returned growlers. I say free in quotes, since nothing's truly free. I still see the odd place offering growlers with a deposit, but you're right a lot of them are BYO these days.