Growler

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Growler

Entry/Object ID

2004.58.48a-b

Description

Clear glass half-gallon growler with white metal lid. The growler is printed on one side with the Golden Dome logo, consisting of a yellow oval around a black center with the black inscription, "GOLDEN DOME BREWING COMPANY MONTPELIER, VERMONT" in the yellow oval and the yellow letters, "GD", in the black oval. Beneath the oval is a yellow band with the printed label, "1/2 GALLON GROWLER" and the handwritten label "Ceres Forty" at the center. The opposite side of the growler has a yellow rectangle with the contact information of the brewery and the governmental warning about alcohol consumption.

Context

Made by Golden Dome Brewing Company in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2004.58

Source or Donor

Rogers, Anita Joan Wood (b. 1948)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Anita and Gary Rogers

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Golden Dome Brewing Company

Date made

1996 - 1999

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Growler, Beer

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jug, Serving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel, Drink Serving

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-3/4 in

Diameter

5 in

Material

Glass, Metal

Interpretative Labels

Label

Founded in 1996 by Ian Dowling and Russ Fitzpatrick, The Gold Dome Brewing Company operated out of an old granite shed on Pioneer Street in Montpelier. The microbrewery's primary beer, the Ceres Back 40 Amber Ale, was a Vermont-style amber ale described as "nutty and slightly sweet ... balanced with clean hop bitterness and a subtle hint of citrus." The donor of growler received it as a benefit for owning three shares of stock in the young company. Golden Dome had a short, tumultuous history and ultimately closed permanently in 1999.