301538 Thu Feb 16 23:50:18 -0800 2006 2 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1682055 Are there any good dark beers that are available in the mini-keg size? (Note: Not a half-keg, but the really small shelf-size kegs you can sometimes find at Trader Joe's.) Thu Feb 16 23:50:18 -0800 2006 0 nubi 1 1682062 Monschoff Schwarzbier Kostritzer Black Lager Paulaner Marzen/Oktoberfest - not dark, but amber If you like smoked beer, Schlenkerla marzen (dark for a marzen) comes in the 5 liter keg can. Mostly German imports are found in mini kegs, but likely it is pils/helles/export lagers, not dunkels that is imported in 5L. Some US microbreweries are starting to use them now too. Fri Feb 17 10:12:04 -0800 2006 1682055 0 rl 1 1682241 Not sure where you live or if there are any brewpubs nearby, but on the east coast, several brew pubs sell beer in growlers to take home. I'm sure blue laws will govern where this can be done. Mon Feb 20 14:24:21 -0800 2006 1682055 0 Loren3