tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post6517114485671589997..comments2024-01-17T03:50:26.727-05:00Comments on Beer in Baltimore: Growler Bill Passes Md. LegislatureAlexander D. Mitchell IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063927891723178579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-36743126942446367872012-09-27T14:28:03.855-04:002012-09-27T14:28:03.855-04:00Any chance you can do a blog post sometime soon li...Any chance you can do a blog post sometime soon listing who has applied for and received a license to sell growlers? I've written to the City Liquor License Board asking for this list and received no response. Thanks!Patrick McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02897732985757059185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-81947184676637609512012-04-03T09:18:09.605-04:002012-04-03T09:18:09.605-04:00For what it's worth Ryan, Max's has long a...For what it's worth Ryan, Max's has long allowed growler fills. I asked Casey about their policy over a year ago, and he indicated that he had spoken to their lawyer, and that he felt the current law, as written, would allow a beer bar in Baltimore City to legally fill a growler. <br /><br />It's still not something I see them actively promoting at Max's, but I can confirm that I have gotten a growler fill at Max's over the past year (in fact, I got a fill of Nugget Nectar last year around this time). I would also add that it was a foreign growler (not one sold by Max's), so I don't think that makes a difference either.JohnM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08630863956282168060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-25014481475211589382012-04-02T12:50:08.970-04:002012-04-02T12:50:08.970-04:00"Establishments that already sell package goo..."Establishments that already sell package goods, such as a six-pack to go, can apply for a $50 annual license to sell growlers."<br /><br />Does this also mean that a liquor store not licensed for on-premises consumption, such as The Wine Source, could do growler fills?The Oriole Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483309131692836436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-58703283487185675462012-04-02T12:09:50.259-04:002012-04-02T12:09:50.259-04:00The proper answer is, most likely, "who the h...The proper answer is, most likely, "who the hell knows?"<br /><br />Growler label enforcement is one of the biggest problems that the craft beer avocation has ever run into. I believe I have personally witnessed every possible interpretation of the rules: It has to be the house's growler (or not); it has to have a heat-shrink seal or sticker label over the cap (or not); it has to have a label saying which beer is in it (or not); etc., etc.<br /><br />The intention of booze labeling laws is to inform the consumer just exactly what's in the bottle (but have you ever seen a list of ingredients on a booze bottle?) and to prevent an unscrupulous retailer from passing off cheap booze as more expensive booze. Neither of these are a legitimate issue when you personally bring a growler to a bar and WATCH the bartender fill the growler on your behalf; it might be an issue if, as Baltimore Brewing did, they exchange an empty growler for a full one.<br /><br />Furthermore, what if--as max's Taphouse did--the bar makes its OWN branded growlers? Max's doesn't brew beer--does that satisfy the label requirements? <br /><br />When City Liquor Board chairman Steve Fogleman was asked about this, he specifically said, "We have bigger, more serious things to worry about than whether a bar seals the jug properly or whether they label it."Alexander D. Mitchell IVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063927891723178579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-68214640498899172672012-04-02T11:52:31.649-04:002012-04-02T11:52:31.649-04:00so if i already have a growler, based on this seal...so if i already have a growler, based on this seal and "labeling restrictions", it sounds like i won't be able to bring my growler into maxs and fill it up with something there to take home. is that right?Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09800793096574420756noreply@blogger.com