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 SpecialsMonday: 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 BreakdownBarley Island639 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)
Bier5133 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 Swan2067 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 Brewpub842 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 Bierwerks414 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 Square1301 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 Barrel50 Airport Parkway #L, Greenwood, IN 46143
(317) 887-2287
www.oakenbarrel.comNew Growlers: $12
Refill a Growler: $9
Growler Specials: Thursdays - $9 New, $5 Refill
Ram Downtown140 South Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46225
(317) 955-9900
http://www.theram.com/indiana/indianapolis.htmlNew 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 Fishers12750 Parkside Drive, Fishers, IN 46038
(317) 596-0079
http://www.theram.com/indiana/fishers.htmlNew 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 Park2801 Lake Circle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46268
(317) 471-8840
http://www.rockbottom.com/indianapolis-college-parkNew 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 Downtown10 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 681-8180
http://www.rockbottom.com/indianapolis-downtwownNew Growlers: $13 house beers; seasonals may vary
Refill a Growler: $10 house beers; seasonals may vary
Growler Specials: No growler specials
Sun King135 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 Men1021 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 255-5151
http://www.thr3ewisemen.comNew 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 Pints5020 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 RoomMezzanine 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
Triton5764 Wheeler Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216
(317) 735-2706
http://www.tritonbrewing.com/New Growlers: $3
Refill a Growler: $10
Growler Specials: No growler specials
UplandIndy Tasting Room, 4842 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46205
(317) 602-3931
http://uplandbeer.com/eat-n-drink/indy-tasting-roomNew 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
32oz growlers are nothing new. Resealable containers of less than 64oz have been a fixture of many tap rooms and breweries long before 2012. But the Super Bowl changed everything in Indianapolis. Suddenly the requirement to drink beer outdoors created a new market for tap rooms. A market that could not be catered to with an unwieldy 64oz glass jug. Seemingly overnight, every tap room within a stone's throw of downtown was offering 32oz cylindrical containers of beer. Many of them plastic so that drunk party people couldn't turn Georgia Street into a wasteland of shattered glass. Now almost every tap room carries them.
