Oaken Barrel:Uses abottlingdate. Bohemian (UT):Uses aproductiondate. The first 3 numbers are the day of the year, and the last digit is the last number of the year. Also stamped on the cases. On the outside of the cases only. It's printed on the bottom of the can. This pattern continues clock wise around the label. This page contains a single entry by Seth A. published on January 28, 2006 12:01 PM. Recommended shelf life 120 days from that date. From the brewer: If you can check the code stamped on the case, it is the Julian date and the last digit is the year ["0" for 2010]. North Coast:Uses abottlingdate on cases only. Battle Road:Uses apackageddate which is stamped on the bottle. Lagunitas:Uses abottlingdate. On their cases and bottles, the date is 6 months from packaging. It's on the cases as well as inside the four-packs.Hook & Ladder:Uses abest beforedate. hodyoaten, from my occasional homebrew experiences and semi-frequent buying-beer-at-the-store experiences, I think there's multiple factors involved in beer spoilage. First 3 digits are the day of the year and the 4th digit is the year. Written in yellow ink on the neck of the bottle. Spoetzl: Uses an expiration date. Format is DD/MM/YY. It's stamped on the case. Members of Maris family, who continued to own the company after his death in 1985, then sued the brewer. notched directly on the bottle. For example, if the first 4 numbers on the bottom of the can are 1481, this means the beer was born on the 148th day of 2011. date. It's a Julian date code. Pizza Port:Uses abottlingdate. Good for six months. I spell out the dates as month or season and YYYY. The Anchor Steam brewer, which uses cryptic three-character codes like 5NV, says consumers can look for the key on the Web. Lake Superior (MN):Uses abottlingdate. The longer expiration date was made possible by improving ingredients and production methods. Beer will keep for six to nine months if kept at room temperature beyond the expiration date. Sapporo is the oldest beer brand in Japan founded in 1876 and top selling Asian beer in the US. Stay ahead on new beers, cool events, deep-dive stories and more. They have a year shelf life. I give our beer 3 to 4 month shelf life depending on which beer. 1. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. 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. google_color_border="EBE0C8"; date. American Brewing Company:Uses abottlingdate. 1339 1728 means beer was packaged on the 133. day of 2009 (Julian Calendar) at 17:28 (Military Time = 5:28 pm). The majority of beers survive longer than the expiry date listed on the packaging. From the brewer: We notch the best enjoyed by month and year on our bottle labels. Best before date - The "best before" date does not guarantee product safety, but it does give you information about the freshness and potential shelf-life of the unopened food you are buying. Beer Works:Uses abottlingdate. It's just on the packaging boxes. Mother's Brewing:Usespackageddate. Format is MM/DD/YYYY and should be on the label. On the box case only. Most beer bottles have a date on them that isnt an expiry date, but rather a pull date, which is when merchants are told to take drinks off the shelf if they havent sold yet. Secession: Top two hash marks are blue, count the green hash marks from the top, missing hash is the month the beer was bottled. From the brewer: We date our beer for ten days after bottling. Also uses abest afterdate on their Reserve Series. The following are the shelf lives of their brands: Witte 6 months to 1 year, Rare Vos, Chocolate Indulgence, Ommegeddon, and Biere de Mars 2 years, Hennepin 3 years, Abbey Ale and Three Philosophers 5 years. Bitter Root:Uses apackagingdate. Anchors Maytag says his beer is also fine to drink after 10 months. We have a sticker with the best enjoyed by day and month and beer batch on the top of each 6 or 12 pack box. Boston Beer Co (Sam Adams):Clearly shows thebest beforedate. From the brewer: All of our beer has a date etched into the neck of the bottle. The letters and numbers after that indicate a brewery and packaging line. Not quite skunk beer, but close. Also cases are stamped with the date before they are palletized. If you have drunk liquor for more than a year, the taste will typically be duller. Underneath that, the number is stamped, example SEVEN. Printed on the lower right hand side of the bottle as well as on the cases. Stamped on cases only. It seems this function is disabled on their site.Justice:They are in the middle of a label change. Right side of label from top to bottom is April, May, June. Format is MM/DD/YYYY. From the brewer: On each 6-pack carrier there should be a white circle near the handle with a date stamped on it. TBA calls the A&W company and finds out that you may have ZERO rights to get a refund on certain products, like soda, because technically they do not "expire. Kegs also have the same shelf life and are labelled as such.SanTan:Uses acanningdate. I happen to have a bottle of Anchor Steam in the refrigerator: the code is 6JC. They also code 24 and 12 pack cases. St. George:Uses abottlingdate on the cases only. Brewer's Art:Uses abest bydate. google_color_url="861108"; The letter after the YY indicates the hour it was bottled: A = 8AM, B = 9AM, etc Steamworks (CO):Uses abest beforedate. The job falls to locally based distributors, which usually fall into two categories companies that carry Anheuser-Busch products and those that dont. It's burned into the label on the bottom left hand side. Written on the bottom of the can. Some makers, like Asahi, say their beer tastes just fine for up to a year. date. Brugge Brasserie (IN):Uses abottlingdate. Some beer-industry experts say this is especially challenging for imported beers, many of which travel to the U.S. market on ships on which cargo is not refrigerated. But with the help of industry insiders and analysts, we cracked the codes, studying bottles purchased across the country to determine the key dates for 18 big brews. Capital:Uses abottlingdate. They bottle once a week. Uncommon Brewers:Uses apackagingdate. All 12 oz. Ex: 11B25B14 would be Nov. 25, 2014. Brau Brothers:Uses abottlingcode. It is on the six packs with a stamp on the top of each on Drop Kick and Cream Ale. Red Rock:Uses abottlingdate on their beers.Reuben's Brews:Uses aborn onorbottlingdate. The first 26 days are represented by the alphabet with the remaining days listed as: 27th through 29th = 7 through 9; 30th= 3; 31st= 1. date. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. Thus 8JT was bottled on January 20, 2008. First 3 digits are for the day of the year and the last digit is the year. google_color_bg="EBE0C8"; Alameda:Uses abottlingdate on their bottles. Atlas Brew Works: Beers will be available in the summer of 2013. Straight to Ale:Uses acanningdate on all their cans. Reads BOTTLED ON mm/dd/yyyy. Wormtown:Uses abottlingdate. Ex: 135 3 would be the 135th day of 2013 (May 15). Shelf life is 1 year. The suit was settled out of court last year. Boulevard:Uses apackaged Juliandate & abest bydate. Alamo:Uses abest beforedate. Only stamped on the cardboard flat of the cases. In Phoenix, though, we picked up a Dos Equis barely two weeks from the brewery. Captured By Porches:Uses abottlingdate. Also cases are stamped with the date before they are palletized. Not that beer shoppers would be able to tell. The brewery puts a set of numbers on the bottom of the cans. Expiration dates are used in most American beers, while others utilize bottling/canning dates. Pelican:Uses abottlingdate. Once packaged our beer is best enjoyed within 150 days from the bottling date. It's on the cases only. OPA-OPA:Uses apacked ondate. Mystic:Uses abatch number. date. Some makers, like Asahi, say their beer tastes just fine for up to a year. Does Beer Expire? How Long Does the Beer Last? - Coalition Brewing Example: A081509 = Best before August 15, 2009. Independence:Uses abottlingdate. Format is MM/DD/YYYY. March is Steering Committee election season! bottles. Woodstock Inn:Uses abest beforedate. Shelf-life is 3 months at room temperature and longer if kept cold. They only do small batches of barrel-aged brews in bottles. The code is standard Julian dating. The X, IPA and Anvil have a 6 month shelf-life. google_color_url="861108"; On the 22oz. It's printed in blue ink above the label in MM/DD/YY format. Aside from tasting like stale noodles, not offensive to my steel stomach. Most cases of beer carry the same information that appears on individual cans and bottles, whether it's a code or an explicit date. Example, Mar. This Is What Your Beers Expiration Date Means | Checking The Date We estimate each will be great for about 2 years.Nectar Ales:See Firestone Walker. Our beer is best within 3 months of the bottling date. Butternuts:Uses apackaged onandbest beforedate. The top left is Jan, top middle is Feb., top right is Mar. In the case of Sapporo, the first letter represents the month of manufacture: "A" for January, "B" for February and so on, through "M" for December. Victory:Enjoy Bydate is now directly etched on the bottle. Fish Brewing (WA):Uses aspawned on (bottling)date. Visit our parent organization, Consumer Reports, for the latest on scams, recalls, and other consumer issues. They also include the batch number. As anyone whos ever popped open a skunky beer knows, brews do go bad. date. In the article, you will uncover where you can check the beer expiry and factors that affect your beer taste. It's on the bottle portion of the bottle. Ex: 15JAN13. It's on the crown, i guess they mean the bottle cap. The top date is the bottled on date, the one below it is the "freshest by" date.White Birch:Uses abottlingdate. Its a Julian date code laser printed in a box on the edge of the label. The number of American breweries, about 50 a quarter-century ago, has ballooned to more than 1,400, including 300 craft brewers that produce some 2,000 domestic brands. Oskar Blues:Uses acanneddate. Ex. The date stamped is the day the beer is bottled. Example JUN 29 2009. It also says "06:45" above the date but that can't be the time; that would be taking it too far. This is the bottling date, not the best before date. Only the regular 12oz. The cans are inked with the date on the bottom margin. 12oz. Know Thy Codes: Fresh Beer = Better Beer - Motif It's a Julian date code. The longer expiration date was made possible by improving ingredients and production methods. However, if there is contamination at a commercial brewing facility, then you can get sick. Oddly enough, Irish brews have clearly marked expiration dates and our local off-license sells a variety of off-peak beers in foul-smelling wicker baskets for discount prices. //-->,