The most affordable growlers — simple glass jugs with screw tops — cost around $20. Simple growlers keep beer fresh, carbonated and cold as long as the lid seals tightly.

The last holdout for the traditional glass growler, meanwhile, is likely the old school “growler shop,” that genre of beer business that proliferated in the 2000s and 2010s, ...

Growlers are a classic craft brewery staple. Before breweries began packaging their offerings, growlers were how patrons took beers home. They're 32- or 64-ounce glass jugs, meaning they hold ...

Glass jugs have long been used to transport fresh draft beer—until now. Here's why growlers are falling out of favor, and their future in Massachusetts.

Growlers are a popular way to take your favorite craft brews with you, ... while an empty glass growler is $10, plus the cost of the fill (typically about $16 for 2 liters — about 4 pints).

These days, growlers are made in every size and shape, but the word typically refers to a half-gallon glass jug that comes ...

You can buy glass growlers at Hearts Homebrew (6190 Edgewater Drive) or at the Sanford Homebrew Shop (115 Magnolia Ave., Sanford) for anywhere between $5 and $30.

A change in the law two years ago allowed more retailers and bars to fill the containers, but only if they are glass. A bill making its way through the legislature will allow stainless-steel and ...