1. What are Growlers?
Answer: Growlers are the perfect vessel for transporting the freshest beer directly from the tap to your home. Growlers come in many different shapes, colors, and styles, but the two most common sizes are 64oz and 32oz.
Why We Love Growlers:
- Freshness
- Supporting Local Brewers
- Environmentally Friendly
- Delightfully Delicious Beer!
2. How Does the Growler Gallery "Work"? (In a few easy steps!)
Answer:
A. Pick out your Growler Glassware Vessel! The standard 32oz and 64oz Growlers will be $5 each (collectible Ray's Growler Gallery Glassware will also be available, in One and Two liter flip-top styles, for $12 and $30, respectively)!
B. Find your new favorite beer!
The tap list will be continuously rotating, so stay up to date on twitter and Facebook, or check out the chalkboards in the Gallery.
C. Have our Growler Gurus fill up your vessel of choice, and enjoy your beer in the comfort of your own home/tailgate/insert favorite place here (This is our favorite step!)!
D. Rinse out your growler with warm water and let dry (A clean growler means a happy home for beer). Return to the Growler Gallery and start at the beginning of this list!
3. Will the Growler Gallery fill other ("Non-Ray's") Growlers?
Answer: Absolutely! We will be sanitizing all new and pre-owned growlers, but we do kindly ask that you please clean all growlers before you bring them back to the gallery (give the beer a happy home)! In any case, we are happy to reuse your favorite growler to fill with delightful brews at the gallery!
4. How long does a Growler "last"?
Answer: Ray's Growler Gallery will be sealing each and every growler with a heat gun, as well as covering every growler with specialized caps that contain an extra seal to keep out unwanted oxygen (ensuring the freshest possible beer!). Unopened, your special growler filled with fermented love should last 7 days. Once opened, you should consume your craft concoctions within 24 hours. Essentially, as soon as you pop the top, consider it as if it was a regular bottle of beer (Growlers and their contents are best enjoyed FRESH!)!
5. Will the Growler Gallery be serving glasses/pints of beer?
Answer: At this point, the Growler Gallery will be a filling station only, with all Growlers labeled and sealed on the premises, to be taken off the premises and enjoyed in the comfort of your own home/tailgate/office party/picnic/grill out!
6. How do I care for my Growler?
Answer: The best way to care for your Growler is with warm water, but just as importantly, NO soap and NO dishwasher. Any soap or dishwasher fluid will leave residue which will permanently affect any beer that you put in the Growler in the future...Of course, after you care for your Growler, we will still be sanitizing it for you every time we fill it up!
7. How do I know what will be available at the Growler Gallery?
Answer: There are a number of ways you can keep track of what is available at the Gallery, but for the most up to the minute news, please follow one of our litany of twitter handles:
@raysgrowler @raysbeer and @rayswine!
Also check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/rayswine and our soon to be finished website, raysgrowlergallery.com!
8. How do I enter the Growler Gallery?
Answer: There are actually two completely separate entrances for your Growler Gallery enjoyment! There is the entrance where you would normally enter for our Tasting Room and Education center on the east side of the building, as well as an entrance directly on North Avenue (where our new bike rack is situated for curbside gallery parking!).
9. How will super limited releases work? (I.E.: Only one barrel of something is available. Will I be able to get as many growlers filled as I want?)
Answer: We at Ray's Wine and Spirits have always promoted spreading the love, be it a rare wine, spirit or beer release, and we will be continuing that tradition in the Growler Gallery! When the Growler Gallery offers a rare, super-limited release barrel, then we will offer it as a one growler per customer, first come, first served, 32OZ fill ONLY.
10. Will I be able to get samples of beer before I make a purchase?
Answer: You will be able to receive up to three 1 ounce samples of the Gallery's selections before you make your purchase. SPECIAL NOTE: Please know that for our opening weekend this Saturday and Sunday, we unfortunately will not be able to pour any samples, as we do anticipate a fair number of folks stopping by and want to make sure everyone can get their fresh beer as quickly as possible.
11. Will I be able to get Growler Fills downstairs in the store?
Answer: Unfortunately not. With Ray's unique building structure of having a completely separate entrance and second floor (and thus separate licensing), we are 100% unable to fill any growlers in the store. Growlers will ONLY be filled (and sealed and labeled) upstairs, in the Growler Gallery.
12. Can I still get my Ray's Rewards Points at Ray's Growler Gallery?
Answer: Absolutely! You can still get your Ray's Rewards Points either at Ray's Wine and Spirits or Ray's Growler Gallery, and once you have earned enough points for your Rewards, they can redeemed either in the store, or in the gallery!
