NW Growlers

Reviews

• Paul H.

  star star star star star 16 September 2026

  I just had a really great 3 hours at NW Growlers on  Macadam.  I sat at the bar and had a few beers.  I had a great time chatting with a couple of the customers, and trying the beers.  After a few beers, I switched to Kombucha and ordered Thai from next door.  Great beer options and you can order out.  But what makes NW Growlers really different is that they have great people working there.
  
  A great example on the night I was there, the bartendar, Elaina, juggled taking orders, making sure the bar ran, carefully cultivated conversations with customers, so had the presence to use great interpersonal skills and was incredible with all the customers with regards to making sure that no situation was out of control .  And she made sure that I made the right choices on beer...the Willie Nelson from Block 15 was incredible!
  
  I will come back to NW Growlers, of course, because of the great beers, but also because I like the way I was treated and the great atmosphere that is obviously present there.

• david h.

  star star star star_border star_border 15 September 2026

  Love you guys but you don't clean your lines enough and today is not the first time your kegs were lukewarm. Step it up please.

• Wayne C.

  star star star star star_border 11 September 2026

  Is it a doggie day care? Is it a growler place? Is it a pub? It's all of these things and more.
  
  Set in the middle of a non-descript strip mall on SW Macadam, its a good place for an evening beer and a late night rendezvous for conversations. It's in our neighborhood, so we go often. The staff are top notch and the rotating range of drafts are all first rate.
  
  There's always a bunch of people having interesting conversations - so saddle up to one of the community tables and enjoy stimulating discussions with a bunch of great people.
  
  Oh, and because they have no food service - you can bring outside food; and there's a great taco/antojitos take-out and Indian place just next door.

• Brittney E.

  star star star star star_border 9 September 2026

  Comfortable place to hang out. Friendly servers are knowledgeable and helpful with recommendations. Seem to have steady customers and during the hour or so I was there several customers came in to fill growlers.
  
  They have reasonable prices per glass or growler fill. And I feel welcome to try samples before deciding which beer or cider to order. I will definitely return to this place!

• John M.

  star star star star_border star_border 30 August 2026

  This place is pretty close to my home, so I do stop by from time to time.  They have a pretty decent taplist, though I don't think it compares to places like Tin Bucket, Roscoe's, Beer O'clock and the like.  They also typically have some bottles and cans for sale as well here.  Service is usually pretty decent, though for some reason they seem to keep on losing employees here.  If you're a dog owner or aficionado, then this is definitely a good place to come, as the taphouse is very dog friendly (there's almost always several owners with their dogs here).  There's no kitchen here, but they do have free popcorn most of the time, and you can bring in food from one of the nearby restaurants if you choose.  Prices always seem pretty reasonable.
  
  Can't put my finger on it, but for some reason NW Growlers just isn't a place I've ever been able to warm up to.  I usually have an OK time here, but every time I leave, it's with the expectation that I won't need to be coming back any time soon.
  
  One thing I will say, this location is definitely NOT closed! (though the fact their website has been down for roughly a month now, as of 7/4/18, is a concern).
  
  Edit from 6/22/18.  Stopped by again the other day, and it occurred to me what the problem might be.  As is fairly typical, there were probably 5 or 6 dogs roaming around NW Growlers the afternoon I was here.  They were all friendly enough (I'd like to think the owners wouldn't bring them if they weren't), but as can often happen when dogs encounter other "new to them" dogs, there would periodically be fits of barking.  Personally, I find that a bit uncomfortable and annoying; all the more so when everyone else (including the employees) act as if nothing has happened and this is perfectly normal (and so no reason to do anything about it).  My guess is that if you're a dog owner, or just love dogs generally, then this probably is perfectly normal and not something that will bother you. However, if you're fairly indifferent when it comes to dog ownership, or if you outright feel uncomfortable around dogs, then you probably are not going to want to come here.  In my case, I like dogs just fine, but not enough that I always feel comfortable with some of the doggy behavior that goes on at NW Growlers.