Manitoba Liquor Marts will be closing their growler bars this summer.
The popular beer-filling program was introduced in October 2014 as a way to help develop the local craft beer industry, Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries said in a statement Wednesday.
With the industry’s growth, as well as the “explosion of local taprooms and breweries” that will fill the reusable containers, the program has served its purpose, they said.
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Liquor Marts have seen a decline in demand for growler services and are wrapping things up July 1.
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