Question about beer dating. Ghost related.

Alright so I'm def not a huge beer guy but the way it's talked on on this website I thought it was some kinda Pokémon adventure to find it. I stopped by Rouses in Ponchatoula after church and they had 4 4-packs on the shelf. I took one to the checkout lane ( w some lemonade for my daughter) and the customer service manager from across the aisle was like "where did you get that?!!" I said over on the beer aisle? She literally left her booth to go hide the others. Funny folks y'all are about this magical product

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So this means it was bottled last Wednesday? Do they bottle it all in one day?

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Yes and yes (typically).

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Also, is now the best time to drink it? How will the taste change over the next month?

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I think most people say that 1 to 3 week old range is optimal, but it is still great superfresh, and I wouldn't turn down a 5 to 6 week old bottle that has been kept cool (generally my cutoff for hoppy stuff).

Speaking for hoppy beers of similar style to Ghost in general, typically the green/vegetal hop characteristics are more prominent in that first week after packaging. The hop character can be a little raw, and some people prefer that. But generally, after a week or so those green flavors may mellow and meld a little and let the bright/juicy flavors shine, and you have everything in better sync. At some point around that 3-4 week mark, you may notice some decline in the hop flavor, but don't get me wrong, still very good. Sometimes the decline is gradual, sometimes the flavor falls off a cliff. Depending on the malt character of the beer, it may start finishing a little sweet/cloying as bitterness fades.

Space out the consumption of the bottles and see what you think, you may find everything I just typed to be bullshite.

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the customer service manager from across the aisle was like "where did you get that?!!" I said over on the beer aisle? She literally left her booth to go hide the others

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She should be fired

Someone should tell her ghost isnt gonna be too hard to find for the next few months

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you may find everything I just typed to be bullshite.

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It sounded pretty good.

I would date a beer but wouldn't marry one.

I was just chiming in on another ghost thread. Your question (you) certainly didn't mean anything at all to me.

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I'd rather drink the drippings from a hospital mop than drink Ghost, I don't understand the cult following for it.

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I don't get it either but look at it this way - all of these people will spend all their money/resources this summer on this stuff and the good beer that is usually hard to get will be easier to acquire for the rest of us.