Kroger is getting into the growler business, and the Short Pump store is the first of the grocery chain’s Richmond-area stores to add a station for draft beer sales.

Growlers, in case you’ve not yet tapped into this phenomenon, are reusable glass or metal containers of beer — usually 32 or 64 ounces. The refillable jugs have become a favorite among the craft beer crowd.

The only other Kroger stores in Virginia to get growler stations so far are the larger Marketplace-format stores in Suffolk and Portsmouth.

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