People want fresh beer: GrowlerWerks hits the $1 million mark

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Dec 01, 2014, 10:00 ET

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Team GrowlerWerks raised their pint glasses Thanksgiving weekend, celebrating the $1 million mark in their Kickstarter campaign (http://kck.st/1nlr23N).

The startup had an original goal of $75,000 to bring beer enthusiasts the uKeg -- a growler that keeps craft beer fresh and carbonated. It reached that goal, which seemed ambitious at the time, within 34 hours. And since the campaign began in October, the team has been watching the computer screen with gratitude daily, offering numerous rewards and upgrades to backers along the way. First, it was the first-ever 128-ounce growler, then came laser engraving and copper plating. The uKegs will arrive this spring. A pick-up party is being planned for locals, and uKegs will travel across the states and overseas to backers as far away as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Southeast Asia. The growler clearly speaks the international language of love.

"It's amazing," says company founder Shawn Huff. "We're all sitting here with our laptops open to the site and occasionally we have to tell each other, 'C'mon, we've got work to do.' "

John Foyston of The Oregonian wrote on Nov. 20, "The work they've done so far in designing and arranging production of the elegant, stainless-steel-and-brass uKeg has hit a resonant chord with beer drinkers."

The number of backers at the $1 million mark on Friday was 6,844.

The four engineers in Portland, Ore., who created the pressurized, insulated uKeg, are thrilled to have cracked the code and solved the growler problem of flat beer. Huff says, "We put a lot of hard work into the design, and it's gratifying to see it so eagerly received." They're excited this growler will allow craft brewers' liquid gold to be served as they intended it more often. "Brewers today craft beer too good to drainpour," Huff said.

GrowlerWerks' Kickstarter campaign ends Dec. 7. The company is working closely with their manufacturing partner who is excited about the increasing volume. The game-changing growler can even benefit shoppers during this holiday shopping craze: The uKeg starts at $99 and makes a unique and desirable gift. Ties, picture frames and gift certificates go flat in comparison.

GrowlerWerks looks forward to a strong, clean finish. Cheers!

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