Why Growlers?

Basically it’s the freshness. Since the beer flows directly from the keg – and not a bottle or can – you can be certain that the beer has not been exposed to light or oxygen. Once oxygen starts hitting your beer, it can go flat – and that is what causes a stale, cardboard box taste.

At 5 Points Growlers, we take careful steps to guarantee you take home the freshest beer possible.

• Once you make your selection, we first purge the growler with CO₂ to remove any oxygen. Oxygen is lighter than CO₂, so it gets pushed out of the bottle when we push in the carbon dioxide. Then the bottles are filled under pressure through a plastic hose to keep out the oxygen. The tube also limits the agitation and prevents foaming.
• You’ll notice we fill the bottle until the beer overflows and then we quickly top it with a twist-cap and turn it tight. To keep the lawman happy, it is heat sealed with a plastic wrap and then labeled so you remember what you got when you get home.

Note that you must always refrigerate growlers. Doing so will give them a shelf-life of 1-2 months, or around 1-2 days once opened — if you’re lucky. Ideally, we recommend the growlers should be enjoyed that night or certainly within 24 hours. Keep in mind, for the purist out there, each time you simply remove the cap on your growler, you are letting in more oxygen, which eventually leads to flat beer.