Growler Beers Leith

Try lots of beers or ciders from draught taps or browse the extensive range of bottled ‘things’, they also sell posh cold brew coffee from Brew Lab.
I got a taster of a delicious dark beer, if we had been going home from here I would have bought more, but I couldn’t possibly drink a growler myself! The guy who was serving in the shop was supremely knowledgeable about all the produce and was happy to chat all things beer and cider. We bought some gluten free beer from Bellfield (the only gluten free brewery in the UK, which happens to be based in Edinburgh) and I got some cold brew coffee. If we lived closer to Growler Beers we would be in here a lot!

I’m still giggling about getting my growler filled. I’m determinedly staying childish as I approach my 30s.
So the idea is you rent a 1 or 2litre growler from these guys, and they fill it with draught beer or cider. You take it home, keep it chilled, then when you open it it’s as fresh as it was out of the tap.
It totally works!
I got a growler plus some vouchers from my sister for christmas and finally got round to refilling and renting out another 2l growler a few weeks back. Like a normal bar they’ll let you taste what they’ve got on tap before you buy one. They’ll wash out your used growler free of charge and give you a clean one in the mean time. They’ve also got a whole bunch of typical groovy off sale beers if you fancy some cans etc.
I’m not sure if I’m *completely* sold on the idea as yet, it’ll be interesting to see how often I go once my vouchers run out.

Store 2 for Growler Beer UK, adding to Morningside Road. Early days so some teething issues with beer taps etc but basically when fully operational this will be a further positive addition to Edinburgh’s growing (growling?) beer scene. Fresh beer on tap, take away or online delivery, served in 1, 2, or 3 litre «growlers». You rent a growler (1 or 2l £6; 3l £12) and then fill it with fresh craft beer or cider priced by litre, then drink. Each time you return you hand over growler, they wash and give you a replacement and you refill. Easy. Delivery is a great additional service: just go online, buy your beer and pick delivery slot. Easy again. There are signs that more products may be available (I got a coffee sample and there were references to food). The main thing is the beer. Looks excellent in that regard with some kind of deal with Scotland’s top (most consistent) craft brewery: Tempest. So you have the chance to get growlers of some truly exceptional beer like Double Shuck 11% Imperial Oyster Stout and Longer White Cloud 10% double IPA. [Updated: now got proper bottom filling growler taps]