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Title: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: Slide Panda on November 07, 2013, 05:18:53 AM
Ok so I appreciate the thought behind this gizmo...

http://tapitcap.com/ (http://tapitcap.com/)

But really - a growler isn't that much beer, especially if shared. If you're letting it got long enough that a growler goes flat... well you're doing it wrong.
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: KnightofNi on November 07, 2013, 09:11:06 AM
Growlers only last 2 days. If you don't drink that much, don't get a growlers unless you are sharing.


For those of us who see a growlers as a single serving, get a couple of different ones.  ;D
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: DanTheMan on November 07, 2013, 10:08:04 AM
Yeah every time i bring home a growler from our local cider joint, it gets finished that night.
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: Speedbag on November 07, 2013, 10:08:17 AM
If you can't drink a growler yourself in a single session, you're a girl and should stick to fruity drinks.  ;D
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: LMT on November 07, 2013, 10:22:39 AM
Quote from: Speedbag on November 07, 2013, 10:08:17 AM
If you can't drink a growler yourself in a single session, you're a girl and should stick to fruity drinks.  ;D

I'm a girl and I can finish a growler all by myself!  For the record, I do not like fruity drinks.
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: Speedbag on November 07, 2013, 10:38:08 AM
Quote from: TAN&I LMT on November 07, 2013, 10:22:39 AM
I'm a girl and I can finish a growler all by myself!  For the record, I do not like fruity drinks.

[thumbsup]
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: KnightofNi on November 07, 2013, 11:35:28 AM
Quote from: TAN&I LMT on November 07, 2013, 10:22:39 AM
I'm a girl and I can finish a growler all by myself!  For the record, I do not like fruity drinks.

No, you are a woman.  ;)
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: Triple J on November 07, 2013, 01:47:26 PM
I'm sure to get ridiculed for this.......but I like it.  [coffee]

Reasons:

1) A growler is 4 pints IIRC. While I can finish that, I usually have stuff to do the next day...like get up at the ass crack of dawn with a 4 year old. He and I enjoy the morning better if I don't have a hang over  :) ....which leads into point 2

2) Getting old sucks. Any more than 2 pints and I don't sleep well, and I am at risk for a hangover. Getting old sucks, as 2 pints used to be what I'd drink before getting ready to go out.  :'(  Did I mention that getting old sucks?

3) I still like Growlers though...there's a local place a few blocks from my house that has 34 beers on tap...about 90% of them odd ones that you never see anywhere. They might have bottle versions as well....but tap beer tastes better.


SO THERE!!  [shot]

;D
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: d3vi@nt on November 07, 2013, 06:59:53 PM
Interesting idea, didn't catch the price. A .50 cent (reusable) poly cap or a flip-top growler will get you three days. If you aren't going to drink 4 pints in three days, I'd say skip the growler.

Plus, they're using a basic CO2 inflator, same as I use for cycling. Once the CO2 cartridge is punctured, it's only good for a few days max. The cartridge seal isn't that great.
Title: Re: Growlers (beer) - you're doing it wrong
Post by: Slide Panda on November 08, 2013, 08:53:31 AM
Quote from: Triple J on November 07, 2013, 01:47:26 PM
SO THERE!!  [shot]

;D

AND GET OFF MY LAWN!
Damn kids...

:-*