I have a couple, and still use them. There are a couple of pubs around that fill them. Baltimore Taphouse (formerly Growlers) in Canton is a nice place to fill them (and have a pint while waiting. DuClaws sells growlers. Many other places will fill, you just have to ask.

You gotta have the DuClaw growler. Or like a friend of mine, six of them. They're also handy for homebrew.

I have a couple of growlers from Homer Brewing Company in Homer, Alaska. Pretty cool logos, but they are not the "locking cap" type - just screw on. I've never refilled them, but hope to do so soon - any suggestions for good places in Baltimore would be appreciated. Anyone know if the screw-on type is better or worse than the locking type? Also, I'm sure the locking type have an official name, but I don't know what it is.

We do very good business selling growlers of Oliver Ales at The Pratt Street Ale House. It's a very affordable way of taking a craft beer home with you!

I have a DuClaw growler that I fill up anytime I'm near a DuClaw's and am heading immediately home or to a party. Used to be a lot more useful when I lived a hop, skip, and a jump down the street from the one on Thames St.
The downside to the growler I have is that the beer is only good when you first crack the seal. Day 2 of beer from the growler is pretty hard to stomach.

I used to have DuClaw growlers, but didn't make it to the area often enough to get them refilled. Now that I'm in the area full-time I'll be picking up another one.

If I was close enough to Lancaster Brewing to get their growlers refilled regularly, my wife would probably suggest I go to AA.

The flip top growler typically offers a better seal than a screw top growler but both do the job that's intended. The most important step is to make sure you properly sterilize the growler and cap before filling it. Iodaphor or some other sanitizing solution is recommended. Never use soapy water as the residue will impart the wrong flavor profiles in your brew. Growlered beer can last up to a week, if stored properly and not opened. Once opened, I like to finish it within a day or two. I have about 8 of them and use them at Pratt Street Ale House, DuClaw, Red Brick Station, Batlo Tap House Mahaffey's.

Still have my Baltimore Brewing & DuClaw ones. I still use the DuClaw and now have a Troeg's one and a jug style one from Appalachian Brewing that we're presently using. Kclinger's will fill growlers as well.

Dominic, The last time I was at Red Brick Station I thought the IPA was very un-hoppy. I even asked the waitress if she had the right beer. Have you noticed any difference? I would hate to write off this place.

The latest addition to the growler front: Ruddy Duck Brewing in Solomons, Md., has flip-top growlers (like DuClaw, old BBC, etc.) in green and brown.

Aside from that, it's amazing how many growlers I have from defunct places--Brandywine Brewing in Delaware, the old Sisson's--no, wait, I gave THAT one back to Hugh Sisson for his own collection, didn't I--the old Lancaster Malt Brewing, etc.

Got one at Dogfish head a couple weeks ago (because that was the only cold beer they had to go at their Rehoboth Restaurant).
The problem was it wasn't a real growler, just a jug with a screw cap on it.

Not sure about the Daily Crisis. In general, I hear people talk about a particular beer all the time and it's possible to have a batch that may be a little off. As for hoppiness, the recipe should dictate the IBU's during or near the end of the boil and unless the hops themselves are bad or less potent, there shouldn't be that much difference. Maybe Mike can comment on whether there's any recipe change?

I have about 4 growlers from Four Peaks in Tempe, AZ. They were a regular stop during my two year Tour of Duty there.

The Daily Crisis has changed a bit in the last 3 months. We had to bring in an new variety of malt because the old malt was not attenuating fully on the Daily Crisis. There is a chance that the beer seemed less hoppy sometime around 3 to 4 months ago. This changed corrected this problem. The only other change was around 6 months ago when the original variety of hop used was discontinued. Hop farmers in the the U.K. stopped growing Target hops which was our original hop. We began using Pilgrim which is very close, but not an exact match. Although it is a high alpha bittering hop, the flavors are more floral and earthy rather than the piney flavor achieved with Target.

Mike, Thanks for the information. I will return soon to try again. Daily Crisis was the first Maryland brewed beer I tried. I have loved it for four years. A Daily Crisis and the fish sandwich have become a part of my life I didn't to leave behind.

I have a couple from the Baltimore Brewing Co. They ornament the bar in the basement.