ST. PETERSBURG — Bartender Lizz Hutcherson is serving more happy customers lately at Green Bench Brewing Co. Until two weeks ago, she had to turn away out-of-staters toting growlers, upset they ...

But in Florida, 64-ounce growlers, the industry-standard size, were banned, creating a headache for both entrepreneurs and consumers. The law prevented the co-owner of one growler bar from filling ...

Why two? Because Florida is one of only three states where it's illegal to fill one 64-ounce beer container, known as a growler. He can get as many of the 32-ounce containers filled as he wants ...

Last month, Gov. Rick Scott signed CS/CS/SB 186, better known as the growler bill. The law, which goes into effect today, gives local breweries the ability to sell and fill 64-ounce growlers. This ...

A law signed by Gov. Rick Scott allows the sale of 64 ounce growlers starting midnight Wednesday; Previously%2C breweries could sell 32 and 128-ounce growlers for customers to take home.

If you don't succeed at first, try and try again. This seems to be the saying for Florida's growler dilemma as state Rep. Frank Artiles (R-Miami) wants to reintroduce a bill that would make 64-ounce ...

Hacienda Mexican Restaurants is appealing to all of its ranch lovers out there, selling the house-made ranch by the growler.That's right. This holiday season, the local Mexican restaurant is ...

64-ounce growlers can be legally filled in Florida breweries as of July 1, 2015. ... Sixty-four ounces of freedom, to be precise. July 1 marks the day local brewers and beer lovers have been foaming ...

As SB 186 goes into effect Wednesday, Gainesville brewers are preparing to celebrate. Breweries expect the 64-ounce growlers to attract people from outside the state that will come and patronize ...

Sixty-four-ounce growlers, or beer containers, may have to wait to be available to locals after officials refuse to put the bill for the growlers (SB 1344) on the agenda for the Florida House of ...

Leaving aside kegs -- which hold between 640 and a whopping 1,984 ounces -- growlers hold more beer than most other ...