I haven't had the opportunity to try this as of yet but Junk may have us a line on a growler or 3 in due time. Many of you may recall that years ago I did a famous quote week in which Ben Franklin was a part of it. He was also part of a great entry I did on the American Wild Turkey (not in the bottle) after seeing a piece on the Discovery channel drunk one night in which he wanted the American bird to be the wild turkey. Other than being a great inventor, scientist, statesman, and author (Poor Richard's Almanack hence the beer's name) Ben Franklin (January 17,1706-April 17, 1790) was a beer lover. Many stories have circulated about his prowess at being able to hold intelligent discussions over several pints of beer at his local watering hole where later his smooth tongue would land him in trouble with the ladies (including his housekeepers and servants). I won't spoil the rest of the story. For a bit on the way it came to be go to this and this and for the recipe go here and the extract version here
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." probably led to
"If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty."
Did I mention ole Ben died at the ripe old age of 84 weighing over 300lbs, with a beer in his hand? ..well maybe not that last part, but he was damn sure preserved!!
