Supervalu Craft Beer Station

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

I called into Supervalu Blanchardstown last night for a few bits and pieces and noticed that they had installed a filling station for Growlers. I'm surprised that any brewery would allow their product to be sold through it. It's fundamentally two draught taps with some reinforced tubing attached to the spouts of the taps. The end of the flexible hoses were resting in the drip tray, (Asking for rope/ aceobacter infection) there's no means that I could see to rinse the growler before filling it. Filling involves holding the flexible tube in your bare hands ( hardly hygenic) and inserting it in the growler. No plastic gloves or steriliser available. I dont think any of our members would do their bottling in such a non- hygienic manner without expecting an infection. Maybe the idea is that you drink the growler before the infection has set in.


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[Qs]

Whenever I buy a growler in my local its suggested I drink it within 2 days. Not because of infection though, just because the carbonation goes so quickly in the growlers.

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

You wouldn't use a contraption like that in a pub and you'd expect to drink the pint within half an hour 😆

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[cruiscinlan]

What brewery was it at all?

[imark]

I'm not a growler fan at best of times but I wouldn't pay for anything out of that yoke.

[delzep]

Handy for a shopping day sampler though 

[Andy Q]

The one in Lucan looks like it's dying on it's arse, price has dropped already, and promotional space reduced, beers I've seen are wicklow wolf and a crowd from Derry

[Leann ull]

The problem with this whole growler thing is that certain SuperValu stores have no frigging idea how to vend and have inadequately available and trained staff to be there to pour or fill.
The bitching at the RDS by the distributors in relation to stations, not just at Supervalu, around the country was really disappointing to hear. We aspire to what our US colleagues have done well for years but we don't seem to be able to deliver on it.
In fairness to SuperValu I admire their commitment as the proper stations I've seen aren't cheap, but the delivery of actual service on that investment has been shocking.
On the plus side for us Homebrewers DoneDeal will be full of them in 12 months time

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

You're right in that the display certainly doesn't look cheap. It was their knowledge on dispensing which let them down. There was an abundance of fruit flies in the vicinity of the display, which would indicate that its not being cleaned down properly, spilages into the drip tray are probably the cause.
Lots of people are jumping on the Craft Beer wagon but haven't a clue what they are doing. They might have been better off reducing the cost of the display and investing in something for example, like our friends in Pegas sell...
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[LordEoin]

On the plus side for us Homebrewers DoneDeal will be full of them in 12 months time

I was thinking the exact same thing

[Pheeel]

When I checked the price last time for a 2 litre growler the price was more expensive than 4 bottles. I'd be expecting to save money for a growler fill

[Beerbuddha]

Roll one new year cheap dispensers and all in one brewery set ups. Exercise bike for her and brewery for him 

They have an great growler fill station in open gate brewery but then again you would expect that.

[LordEoin]

When I checked the price last time for a 2 litre growler the price was more expensive than 4 bottles. I'd be expecting to save money for a growler fill

even for a refill?

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

When I checked the price last time for a 2 litre growler the price was more expensive than 4 bottles. I'd be expecting to save money for a growler fill

even for a refill?

€4 and €8 for an empty bottle is a bit rich. 😲

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[googoomuck]

Bought a growler in the salthouse Galway last week, €23 full.

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