I picked up a growler at a yard sale that was from Germany, still sealed ( those tax seals like hard liquors have) with beer inside. I was told the original owner brought it back from Germany in 1985; I tried it, was not good, so the sink drank it. The growler was obviously what I wanted. It is embossed with Brauer Bier, and is amber with the ceramic stopper and stainless handle.