phillc
Regular.
A friend and I recently bought some branded growlers from iKegger and I thought to write a short review of the transaction.
The rationale behind the purchase was that we like to share our beer with friends and colleagues, but as we both keg, transferring to 500ml bottles was a bit tiresome. Not to mention washing all those bottles, which we thought to avoid when going to kegs. The solution was instead to use 2L growlers. We also thought that branding them would be a fun idea.
After writing to a few different suppliers, we decided to go with iKegger. They were able to sell us a minimum of 24 growlers with our own branding. Not a cheap exercise, but sometimes something like this just needs to be done. Still, I thought the overall price from iKegger was pretty reasonable, hence our decision initially to go with them.
My original email inquiry to iKegger was on October 27th, 2020 and the branded growlers arrived with me yesterday, December 8th.
From start to finish the whole process was a pleasure. Customer service was spot on and we were kept informed throughout. We had to supply our own artwork, but then were able to discuss size, location and printing method (we went with screen printing rather than acid etching, as we thought it looked better for a solid black logo).
The growlers are double walled, so well insulated. I also bought an adapter for the top, so they can be filled under pressure using a normal mini-keg spear. I can also purge the O2 as well using this method. I then imagine quickly swapping the spear and adapter for the normal screw top before distributing.
Just need to figure out how to dry them after washing now, because they won't fit on my usual bottle rack.
Also worth mentioning is that my friend brews in Ireland and I'm in Austria. iKegger were willing to send 12 growlers to each location, without any additional delivery costs. I also bought a bunch of other things (like a Snub Nose pressure fermenter) at the same time, which they bundled up into one delivery.
Generally, impressed with the product, service and supplier.
The rationale behind the purchase was that we like to share our beer with friends and colleagues, but as we both keg, transferring to 500ml bottles was a bit tiresome. Not to mention washing all those bottles, which we thought to avoid when going to kegs. The solution was instead to use 2L growlers. We also thought that branding them would be a fun idea.
After writing to a few different suppliers, we decided to go with iKegger. They were able to sell us a minimum of 24 growlers with our own branding. Not a cheap exercise, but sometimes something like this just needs to be done. Still, I thought the overall price from iKegger was pretty reasonable, hence our decision initially to go with them.
My original email inquiry to iKegger was on October 27th, 2020 and the branded growlers arrived with me yesterday, December 8th.
From start to finish the whole process was a pleasure. Customer service was spot on and we were kept informed throughout. We had to supply our own artwork, but then were able to discuss size, location and printing method (we went with screen printing rather than acid etching, as we thought it looked better for a solid black logo).
The growlers are double walled, so well insulated. I also bought an adapter for the top, so they can be filled under pressure using a normal mini-keg spear. I can also purge the O2 as well using this method. I then imagine quickly swapping the spear and adapter for the normal screw top before distributing.
Just need to figure out how to dry them after washing now, because they won't fit on my usual bottle rack.
Also worth mentioning is that my friend brews in Ireland and I'm in Austria. iKegger were willing to send 12 growlers to each location, without any additional delivery costs. I also bought a bunch of other things (like a Snub Nose pressure fermenter) at the same time, which they bundled up into one delivery.
Generally, impressed with the product, service and supplier.
Last edited:
