You will find a Growler in the air, under water, and behind a horse!!

It is also a jeep, a motorcycle part, a sub-woofer, a pork-pie and a fish ... but it is at its best when a Growler is carrying beer!

In the 1800's you would bring home draft beer from the tavern in buckets - the original 'Pail ale'! As the beer sloshed around the CO2 escaped creating a rumbling sound through the lid, thus coining the term "growler".

According to 'The Beer Drinkers Bible': "children were sent on the errand of running to the tavern with an empty growler and returning home with a full one. They were instructed to "Rush the Growler".

With the convenience of liquor stores, bottling plants and canned beer, this quaint custom and classic container soon died out. 

However a group of committed historians, thirsty for the incomparable taste of freshly brewed beer direct from the brewery tap continue the tradition to the day.   

We are all committed to Camra - the Campaign for Real Ale and are very particular about getting our beer in its natural state, fresh from the spigot before it is treated for bottles and cans. This packaged beer is 'heat-tunnel pasteurized' before shipping, taking away much of its natural flavour. 

The preservatives and carbonation that are injected to ensure a long shelf life makes canned beer bubbly, and gives the drinker more gas than fresh beer from a Grrrowler! 

You will find us at micro-breweries and brew-pubs all over the world, lining up with our 2 liter glass flagons begging the brew-master for mothers milk direct from the udder! We take on menial tasks - washing down old barrels, cleaning floors, scrubbing toilets, detailing cars - anything to get a quick fill of the Growler!

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