From the brewer: We've done it a couple ways. It is typically on the left side of the label. Marble (MA):Uses abottlingdate. Choc Brewing:Uses abottlingdate. Used to be a notch on the label, now it's a Julian date on the neck of the bottle. Format is MM/DD/YYYY. The new labels have no freshness info. Rockmill:Has abatch numberon the bottom of the bottle that tells them internally what date it was bottled. Steel Toe:Uses abottlingdate on their boxes. Sixpoint:Uses abest beforedate. The air you pump in to push the beer causes a bland taste and makes staling faster. From the brewer: The bottles should have a date code on the neck. Blackstone:Uses abest beforedate. Whats the best way to know whether a beer is skunked? Church Brew Works:Uses abottlingdate. These dates can be identified by several different terms, including "best before/by," "enjoy by," "consume by," "drink by," or "sell by." For most beers, this date is 60-120 days after packaging and can vary based on the . Month & week are marked. Most work with a range of four to six months, and few go beyond nine. That date indicates when your beer is no longer considered fresh, which, for most of our beers, is 140 days from the bottling date. Revolution:Uses apackaged ondate on their beers. Great Divide:Uses abottlingdate. It's either on the bottle or on the top of the label. It's a different version of the Julian date code. bottles. It's on the mother case, format MM/DD/YY. google_ad_format="120x600_as"; Bottles are date stamped and shelf life is 120 days. From the brewer:It is written in a Julian code. { For example: 100BORN072212. Example: 06/04/13. The first six digits are the date, first two are the month, second two are the day, last two are the year. Our beer packaged in 2/12 packs (St. Nick, Nut Roll and Gourmet) have the date stickered on the outside, as the stamp tends to smudge. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. From the brewer: On the shoulder of the bottle there should be two rows of numbers. Green Flash:Uses abottled ondate. Bottles:On the shoulder of the bottle in yellow ink. Because temperature and motion can also affect the rate of oxidation, there's no simple answer to how long it takes a beer to go stale. Most cases of beer carry the same information that appears on individual cans and bottles, whether its a code or an explicit date. For example J would be January, F would be February, etc. It's on the cases only. It's on the cases only. To the left side would be the 1stof the month, towards the middle of the label would be around the 15thand to the right of the label would be the 30thof the month. Their beer is best within 3 months of that date but some of their bottles are cellarable and the runs are very small. Written in yellow ink on the neck of the bottle. Ex. Lost Coast:Uses abottlingdate. We explain how these codes work and what theyre used for. Sapporo saw this as a chance to contribute to a sustainable society. On the left hand side of the front label, the month is notched The date is 4 months from bottling. There was an etching on the left side of the label in the MM/DD/YY format. ), But one store we visited carried Sam Adams bottles beyond the expiration date. Calicraft:Uses abottlingcode. Gordash (Holy Mackerel):Uses abottlingdate. The packaging date is on the bottom of each can and on the side of each six pack. 0A34 means it was bottled January 13th, 2010. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Leech Lake:Uses abottleddate. From the brewer: We notch the best enjoyed by month and year on our bottle labels. From the brewer: 100% of our bottled beers are getting either a. date, with the exception of our Gratitude Barleywine which is color coded by year and all our kegs get tagged with a packaging date on the keg cap. From the brewer: If you look at the label on the bottle, there is a notch taken out on the month it was brewed. A widget is a hollow, spherical piece of plastic with a small hole that resembles a ping pong ball. Format is YYDDD. It's on the neck of the bottle in black ink. date. Example: JUN1809 would be June 18, 2009. They only bottle limited beers and they are only available at the brewpub. Estes Park:Uses abottlingdate. Port City:Uses abottlingdate. Lake Placid:Usesbottlingdate. It's written in yellow ink on the bottle in the back. Otter Creek/Wolaver's:Uses abottlingdate on the outside of each case and 12 pack and on each bottle near the shoulder slope in yellow ink. Cedar Creek:Uses acanningdate on the cases only. For example, if the code on a bottle or can of a Coors product reads "NOV14 111B" or "NOV1411132B", then November 14 is the day the product should be removed from a retailer's shelves. Cases have a sticker with the Julian date code. It's on the bottom of each can. Pizza Beer:Uses abottlingcode. It is written in a Julian code. The Julian date code is inscribed in black on the bottles neck. Want more consumer news? Format is MM/DD/YYYY. From the brewer: Laser printed born on date on each bottle.Three Creeks:Uses abottlingdate.Three Floyds:Uses abottlingdate printed on the bottle. function sanitize_gpt_value2(gptValue) If it is a "shorts" bottle bought at the brewery, we probably put bottles into a re-used case box. It's stamped on the outside of their cases as well as the bottles. We estimate each will be great for about 2 years.Nectar Ales:See Firestone Walker. Odell:Clearly shows theexpirydate. Shows the Julian date on all bottles. From the brewer: It is vertically etched on the left side of the back label, and is in a MMDDYY format (063013 would thus mean June 30, 2013). There's also an inkjet date with the actual bottling date. Spelled out like: dec 06 2010. Direct from the brewer: Our bottles have the bottling date on the label. Ale Asylum:Uses abest bydate. Yes, inasmuch as it is safe to drink, the beer is still delicious. Pizza Port:Uses abottlingdate. Bottles have coding on packages may be read as follows: "08E09" = May 8th, 2009. The first four numbers on the bottle are the Julian date. There should be a date burned in the glass on the bottom of the side under the label.