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? Patrick Brown says he expects to open*504 Craft Beer Reserve (3939 Tulane Ave., www.facebook.com/504CraftBeerReserve), a*bottle and growler shop, by Jan. 15.

?It?s hard to pinpoint a specific date when permitting is involved,? Brown says.

The store's growler fill system is installed, construction is almost complete and a seven-door cooler has been shipped, Brown says.

504 Craft Beer Reserve has five growler taps and a carbon-dioxide line to purge the growler of oxygen, which makes beer turn*stale. Brown plans have plenty of glass and plastic growlers for customers to take beer to go during Mardi Gras parades.?