Posted on August 28, 2012 by Marina

Steam Whistle started with a signature green glass bottle and we now have added green glass Growlers to our offerings from the Roundhouse. What is the origin of a Growler? Before bottled beer became economical and common after industrialization in the mid-1800′s, in the US if one wanted beer outside of the pub, it was usually draught beer filled and carried out in a growler, aka a “can” or “bucket” of beer. Many different containers (including pitchers, other pottery or glass jars and jugs, etc) were used to carry beer home or to work – the most common “growler” was [...]

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