re: The Highest Rated Beer from Every State

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my question is how long after the bottling date would you purchase an IPA?

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Pet peave is breweries that don't date the bottles. For this reason, I drink very few bottled IPAs. Many of the small breweries in Oregon don't date their bottles. I'm pretty selective about where I buy beer. Even on draft, I go to places that have a high turnover rate on their beer. I've been burned when I've ordered an IPA in a restaurant and either it wasn't fresh, or they had not cleaned their tap lines.

Same with bottles. Don't buy an IPA from a gas station...