25 November 2011

Growlers: They're not just for jug bands

You hear that sound? That’s your belly. It’s hungry for a beer. Not just any beer, but a small-batch craft brewed concoction that can only be found at your favorite microbrewery. But they don’t bottle or can this beer. And you don’t have draft equipment at home. What can you do?

You hear that sound? That’s your belly. It is offering a solution: get a growler.

Weekly Growler Specials
Monday: Rock Bottom College Park
Tuesday: Barley Island, Ram Downtown and Fishers, Thr3e Wise Men
Wednesday: Upland Indy Tasting Room
Thursday: Barley Island, Oaken Barrel, Tomlinson Tap Room
Friday: Black Swan, Ram Downtown and Fishers, Sun King, Thr3e Wise Men
Saturday: Ram Downtown

Indianapolis Area Growler Breakdown

Barley Island
639 Conner Street, Noblesville, IN 46060
(317) 770-5280
http://www.barleyisland.com/
New Growlers: $14 filled; $18 barleywine
Refill a Growler: $9.50; $14 barleywine
Growler Specials: Tuesday & Thursday - $7.50 Refill (except barleywine)

Bier
5133 E. 65th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 253-2437 or 253-BIER
http://www.bierbrewery.com/
New Growlers: $4 empty; $2 bullet empty (1/2 growler)
Refill a Growler: $8-$16
Growler Specials: Quanity discounts - 4 growlers 10% off; 6 growlers 15% off; 8 growlers 20% off

Black Swan
2067 E Hadley Road, Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 838-7444
http://blackswanbrewpub.com/
New Growlers: $12 filled
Refill a Growler: $8
Growler Specials: Fridays - $10.50 New Filled, $6.50 Refill

Broad Ripple Brewpub
842 E. 65th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 253-2739 or ALE-BREW
http://www.broadripplebrewpub.com/
New Growlers: $12 filled (glass or plastic)
Refill a Growler: $11
Growler Specials: No growler specials

Flat 12 Bierwerks
414 N Dorman St, Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 635-2337
http://flat12.me/
New Growlers: $4 empty; $2 empty bullets (1/2 growlers)
Refill a Growler: $8.00 House Lineup, $12 Specialty/Seasonal
Growler Specials: Special fill prices on underappreciated holidays, such as Presidents Day

Fountain Square
1301 Barth Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203
(317) 493-1410
http://www.fountainsquarebrewery.com/
New Growlers: not yet
Refill a Growler: not yet
Growler Specials: not yet

Oaken Barrel
50 Airport Parkway #L, Greenwood, IN 46143
(317) 887-2287
www.oakenbarrel.com
New Growlers: $12
Refill a Growler: $9
Growler Specials: Thursdays - $9 New, $5 Refill

Ram Downtown
140 South Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46225
(317) 955-9900
http://www.theram.com/indiana/indianapolis.html
New Growlers: $14.99 House Lineup, Specialty/Seasonals $15.99
Refill a Growler: $8.99 House, $9.99 Specialty/Seasonal
Growler Specials: Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday - Growler Refill Specials - $5.99 House beers, $6.99 Seasonals

Ram Fishers
12750 Parkside Drive, Fishers, IN 46038
(317) 596-0079
http://www.theram.com/indiana/fishers.html
New Growlers: $14.99 House Lineup, Specialty/Seasonals $15.99
Refill a Growler: $8.99 House, $9.99 Specialty/Seasonal
Growler Specials: Tuesday and Friday - Growler Refill Specials - $5.99 House beers, $6.99 Seasonals

Rock Bottom College Park
2801 Lake Circle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268
(317) 471-8840
http://www.rockbottom.com/indianapolis-college-park
New Growlers: $12.50 house beers; seasonals may vary
Refill a Growler: $9.50 house beers; seasonals may vary
Growler Specials: Monday - $5 Refill of house beers

Rock Bottom Downtown
10 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 681-8180
http://www.rockbottom.com/indianapolis-downtwown
New Growlers: $13 house beers; seasonals may vary
Refill a Growler: $10 house beers; seasonals may vary
Growler Specials: No growler specials

Sun King
135 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 602-3702
http://sunkingbrewing.com/
New Growlers: $10.50 House Lineup, Speciality releases vary
Refill a Growler: $6.50 House Lineup, Specialty Releases vary
Growler Specials: Fridays - $9 New, $5 Refill on house lineup beers

Thr3e Wise Men
1021 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 255-5151
http://www.thr3ewisemen.com
New Growlers: $13 house beers; seasonals may vary
Refill a Growler: $8 house beers; seasonals may vary
Growler Specials: Tuesday & Friday - $6 Refill house beers

Three Pints
5020 Cambridge Way, Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 839-1000
http://www.threepintsbrewpub.com/
New Growlers: 11.5
Refill a Growler: 7.5
Growler Specials: Pints Plus Club Members ($25) receive a shirt, glass, and growler, and get $1 off all growler fills for the year

Tomlinson Tap Room
Mezzanine Level of the Historic Market House, south west corner, 222 East Market Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 423-2337
http://www.indycm.com/tomlinsontaproom/
New Growlers: $17 for standard lineup, $21 for specialty/seasonals
Refill a Growler: $12 for standard lineup, $16 for specialty/seasonals
Growler Specials: Thursdays - $10 for standard fills, $15 for specialty fills

Triton
5764 Wheeler Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216
(317) 735-2706
http://www.tritonbrewing.com/
New Growlers: $3
Refill a Growler: $10
Growler Specials: No growler specials

Upland
Indy Tasting Room, 4842 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 602-3931
http://uplandbeer.com/eat-n-drink/indy-tasting-room
New Growlers: $4.25
Refill a Growler: $8.75 regular; $9.50-$17.50 seasonals
Growler Specials: Wednesdays $7 regular
Special Note: Uses a pressurizing system to fill growlers, making the beer good for up to five weeks as long as it has not been opened

4 comments:

  1. This is a great reference. Would be nice to add who will fill growlers from other breweries. For instance, oaken barrel will only fill oaken barrel growlers and three floyds wont refill anything.

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  2. As far as a I know, Oaken Barrel is the only place that only fills their own growlers - most other places have a sticker.

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  3. For the FourSqaure users out there, here's a handy list of places that offer growler fills in the Indy area:

    https://foursquare.com/andyinindy/list/growler-fill-spots-in-indy

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  4. Hows about an update of this reference? For example I think Scotty's has 3 wise men refills but the price is $10/$12 depending on day. Cheers!

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