It’s time again for our annual directory of growler fill destinations in Columbus, which are steadily on the rise – we’ve added over three dozen new fill spots since last year’s list.

Let’s go back over Growlers 101 for the uninitiated: a growler is typically a half-gallon glass jug, though “howlers,” or half-growlers, are on the rise, too. Growlers are eco-friendly since no waste is created, and you’re almost always getting fresher beer than you would in a bottle or can. Beer will stay fresh in a sealed growler for 7-10 days, and possibly longer with proper refrigeration and some electric tape around the cap – though we advise drinking the hoppier brews sooner than later. After opening a growler, you should plan to empty it in one evening, though I’ve enjoyed some growlers up to two days after opening.

Below are the breweries, bars and retail shops in Central Ohio where you can fill a growler. Some places will fill growlers, but don’t actually sell the glass jugs, so BYOG. Other places will not fill a growler that was purchased elsewhere (some claim it’s illegal – it’s not. We’ve checked. Twice.) We’ve tried to mark those spots below.

101 Beer Kitchen

7509 Sawmill Rd, (614) 210-1010, 101beerkitchen.com

Growler hours: Sunday: 11am-9pm, Monday-Thursday: 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday: 11am-11pm

Ale Wine & Spirits

7560 Goard Well Street, (614) 881-0318, alewineandspirits.com

Growler hours: Monday-Wednesday 10am-8pm, Thursday-Saturday 10am-9pm

Barley’s Smokehouse & Brewpub

1130 Dublin Road, (614) 485-0BBQ, barleysbrewing.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-12am, Friday-Saturday 11am-2am, Sunday 12-11pm

Note: will only fill their own growlers

Barley’s Brewing Company (Ale House No. 1)

467 North High Street, (614) 228-ALES, barleysbrewing.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 11am-2am, Saturday-Sunday 12pm-2am

Note: will only fill their own growlers

Barrel and Bottle

59 Spruce Street, (614) 221-5550, northmarket.com

Growler hours: Monday 9am–5pm, Tuesday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 8am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm

Blacklick Wine & Spirits

7199 East Broad, (614) 322-6689, blacklickwine.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-10pm, Sunday 12-6pm

BJs Restaurant and Brewhouse

5141 Tuttle Crossing and 1414 Polaris Parkway, bjsbrewhouse.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-11pm, Friday 11am-1am, Saturday 10am-1am, Sunday 10am-11pm

Note: will only fill their own growlers

Buckeye Lake Brewery

5176 Walnut Road (Buckeye Lake), 740-535-6225, buckeyelakebrewery.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 4-10pm, Friday 3-11pm, Saturday 1-11pm, Sunday 1-9pm

Note: will only fill their own growlers, but will trade you another growler for one of theirs

Columbus Brewing Company

525 Short Street, (614) 464-BREW, columbusbrewingco.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday 11am-11pm, Saturday 5pm-11pm

Corner Stone Craft Beer & Wine

62 Parsons Avenue, (614) 222-8920, cornerstonecolumbus.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm; Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm

Disount Drugmart – Polaris

8951 S Old State Rd, (614) 841-7555, discount-drugmart.com

Growler hours: Sunday-Saturday 8am-10pm

Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus

161 North High Street, (614) 228-0500, elevatorbrewing.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-12am, Friday 11am-2am, Saturday 5pm-2am

Four String Brewing Co

985 W. 6th Avenue, (614) 725-1282, fourstringbrewing.com/

Growler hours: Thursday 5-7pm, Saturday 12-2pm

Fourth Street Bar & Grill

1810 North 4th Street , (614)291-1420, http://fourthstreetpatio.com/

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 12pm-2:30am

Giant Eagle – Dublin

6700 Perimeter Loop Road, (614) 717-9445 , gianteagle.com/Stores/Store/?storeId=6520

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 10am-7pm

Giant Eagle – Gahanna

1250 N. Hamilton Road, (614) 939-5559, gianteagle.com/Stores/Store/?storeId=6501

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 10am-8pm

Gordon Biersch

401 N. Front Street, (614) 246-2900, columbusbrewingco.com

Growler hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11am-11pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-1am, Sunday 11am-10pm

House Beer

843 N. High St, (614) 670-8095, facebook.com/myhousebeer

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am– 10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am–11pm, Sunday 11am– 9p.m.

House Wine

644 High Street, 614-846-WINE, housewine.biz

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm

Note: will fill growlers but does not sell glass jugs

Mad Mex

1542 North High Street, (614) 586-4007, madmex.com

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 11am-2am

My Bar 161

3534 W Dublin Granville Rd, (614) 734-0417, twitter.com/MyBar161

Growler hours: Monday-Saturday 11am-2:30am, Sunday 12pm-2:30am

North High Brewing

1288 North High Street, (614) 407-5278, NorthHighBrewing.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 12pm-2am, Saturday-Sunday 11am-2am

Northwest Wine & Spirits

821 Bethel Road, (614) 947-0738, facebook

Growler hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-10pm

Old Bag of Nails

Multiple locations, oldbagofnails.com

Growler hours: Locations vary

Pace High Carry Out

3179 North High Street, (614) 267-1918, facebook.com/PaceHighCarryout

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 10am-10pm, Saturday-Sunday 12pm-10pm

Park Street Tavern

501 North Park St, (614) 221-4099, parkstreettavern.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 3pm-2am, Saturday-Sunday 12pm-2am

Savor Growl

2991 Indianola Ave, (614) 261-6112, savorgrowl.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 8am-1am, Saturday-Sunday 9am-1am

Savor Market

4440 Indianola Ave, (614) 261-7756, facebook.com/SavorMarket

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 8am-11pm

Schmidt’s Sausage Haus

240 East Kossuth Street, (614) 444-6808, schmidthaus.com/

Growler hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11am-10pm, Friday and Saturday 11am-11pm

Seventh Son Brewing

1101 North 4th Street, 614-421-BEER, seventhsonbrewing.com

Growler hours: Thursday-Friday 5pm-2am, Saturday 11am-2am, Sunday 11am-midnight

Studio 35

3055 Indianola Avenue, (614) 261-1581, studio35.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 6:30-11:30pm, Saturday 6:30pm-12:30am, Sunday 6:30-11:30 pm

The Andersons

5800 Alshire Rd and 7000 Bent Tree Blvd, andersonsstore.com

Growler hours: Monday-Saturday 8am-9pm, Sunday 9am-7pm

The Crest

2855 Indianola Ave, (614) 261-7128, facebook.com/TheCrestGastropub

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 11am-1am

The Daily Growler

2812 Fishinger Road, (614) 656-2337, thedailygrowler.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 3-10pm, Friday 3pm-12am, Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-6pm

Note: will only fill their own growlers

The Ohio Taproom

1292 West Third Ave, (614) 487-9224, theohiotaproom.com

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 3-8pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 12-4pm

The Pint House

780 North High Street, (614) 429-3986, shortnorthpinthouse.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 3pm-2:30am, Saturday-Sunday 11am-2:30am

Tutto Vino

7178 Muirfield Drive, (614) 799-9222, tutto-vino.com

Growler hours: Monday 1-9pm, Tuesday-Friday 11am-10pm, Saturday 1:30pm-10pm

Weiland’s Gourmet Market

3600 Indianola Ave, (614) 267-9878, weilandsgourmetmarket.com

Growler hours: Monday-Friday 10am-7:30pm, Saturday 9am-7pm, Sunday 11am-5pm

Whole Foods

1555 West Lane Avenue, (614) 481-3400, wholefoodsmarket.com

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 9am-9pm

Wine & Brew Emporium

6154 South Sunbury Road, (614)882-6909

Growler hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday 11am-8pm

World of Beer Brewery District

503 South Front Street, (614) 224-1962, brewerydistrict.wobusa.com

Growler hours: Monday-Sunday 9am-9pm

Note: will fill growlers but does not sell glass jugs

World of Beer Easton

3934 Townsfair Way, (614) 476-2962, www.wobusa.com/Locations/Easton.aspx

Growler hours: Monday through Sunday 12am-12pm

Note: will fill growlers but does not sell glass jugs

Zauber Brewing Co

1300 Norton Ave, (614) 205-1304, zbeers.com

Growler hours: Thursday-Saturday, 4-8pm

Let us know in the comments if we missed any!