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IPA/Brewery Dating
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:05 pm
I'm hoping to develop a thread where some of you more knowledgable beer people can contribute, if possible, as googling doesn't seem to produce much results.
While "Bottled on" dates make buying IPAs easy, some breweries will use "Enjoy By" dates, without timeframe, others some code, like Lagunitas, and others appear to have none. Others might put a sticker on top of a 6-er or 4-er of cans, and hopefully it stays on.
So for the sake of discussion, and my personal seeking of information, below is a list and if either of you beer insiders would be willing to give info, I'll update in this OP.
Enjoy By Date Breweries (how many days factored?):
Alpine
Green Flash
Uinta
Stone (I think 90 days?)
Victory
Boulevard (uses a packaged Julian date also)
So Pro: 120 Days
Abita
Bear Republic: 180 days
Deschutes: 120 days
Breckinridge:
Full Sail: 120 days
Lazy Magnolia
Odell: 120 days
Real Ale
Santa Fe: 120 days
Sixpoint
Sweetwater
Terrapin: 180 days
No Date on Cans/Bottles:
Nebraska Brewing
Cedar Creek (I see a sticker every now and then, anything else, date on case only?)
Buffalo Bayou (Same as Cedar Creek)
Epic: Release number that can be traced on their website
Thanks in advance to any info y'all can provide.
While "Bottled on" dates make buying IPAs easy, some breweries will use "Enjoy By" dates, without timeframe, others some code, like Lagunitas, and others appear to have none. Others might put a sticker on top of a 6-er or 4-er of cans, and hopefully it stays on.
So for the sake of discussion, and my personal seeking of information, below is a list and if either of you beer insiders would be willing to give info, I'll update in this OP.
Enjoy By Date Breweries (how many days factored?):
Alpine
Green Flash
Uinta
Stone (I think 90 days?)
Victory
Boulevard (uses a packaged Julian date also)
So Pro: 120 Days
Abita
Bear Republic: 180 days
Deschutes: 120 days
Breckinridge:
Full Sail: 120 days
Lazy Magnolia
Odell: 120 days
Real Ale
Santa Fe: 120 days
Sixpoint
Sweetwater
Terrapin: 180 days
No Date on Cans/Bottles:
Nebraska Brewing
Cedar Creek (I see a sticker every now and then, anything else, date on case only?)
Buffalo Bayou (Same as Cedar Creek)
Epic: Release number that can be traced on their website
Thanks in advance to any info y'all can provide.
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 1:19 pm
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Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:12 pm to ragincajun03
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:12 pm to ragincajun03
One of the mavens on here had an un-scientific formula of taking a 132 days off the enjoy by date to caculate the born on date..
I think it was 132?
I think it was 132?
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:15 pm to Jax-Tiger
Nice! Thanks.
This might just be a useless thread then?
This might just be a useless thread then?
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:19 pm to heypaul
So pro seems to be 120 days
Posted on 5/6/16 at 12:54 pm to ragincajun03
I'm pretty sure Alpine is six months out for the enjoy-by.
I didn't see them in Jax's link.
I didn't see them in Jax's link.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:01 pm to ragincajun03
quote:
This might just be a useless thread then?
Not really. 3 of the 4 breweries in which I indulge the most are not on the list.
And that is a big concern ever since I found out I was drinking old beer.
This post was edited on 5/6/16 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:01 pm to GRTiger
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I'm pretty sure Alpine is six months out for the enjoy-by.
I didn't see them in Jax's link.
Probably because they are Green Flash, now.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:10 pm to ragincajun03
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others some code, like Lagunitas, and others appear to have none
Its the stupid fricking Julian dates, Prarie does this also. where it will be year, number of the day, and then another number for brewer only purposes. So today The 127th day of the year 2016 would be 16127## with the last 2 being some random numbers for the breweries.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:12 pm to Jax-Tiger
I wasn't sure if they were using the same dating structure. I thought GF was "bottled on" dates. I might have caught one of the last few Alpine distros.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:17 pm to GRTiger
Green Flash is Enjoy By, though I find some bottles (same makes, i.e. West Coast IPA) won't have a date stamped in that space, and others will.
Is Green Flash 6 months out?
Is Green Flash 6 months out?
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:18 pm to ragincajun03
From what I can tell, Lagunitas does not date any of their packaging.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:21 pm to ProjectP2294
Lagunitas dates the bottles on the neck in black, in Julian
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:21 pm to ProjectP2294
Julian dating, in black numbers on the dark bottle that you need good lighting to read (not sure why they got to make things such a pain in the arse).
First two digits represent the number day of the year, third digit the year, i.e. If a "6", then 2016.
First two digits represent the number day of the year, third digit the year, i.e. If a "6", then 2016.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 1:41 pm to ragincajun03
Deep Ellum and Community date there IPAs. Fresh Deep Ellum IPA is really good but if goes malty pretty quick. I usually dont buy it if its older than 3 weeks.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 2:56 pm to ragincajun03
Thanks, I'll have to look a little harder.
Posted on 5/6/16 at 3:28 pm to ragincajun03
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IPA/Brewery Dating
Thought this thread was going to be about a new app. Like Tinder for Mavens...
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