One of our neighbours from down the street brought us a large bottle of beer in a nice gift bag when they came to our pre-Christmas levy. It was a bottle of Picaroons, from a brewery in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Nice, appreciated gift. My only concern is that the Best Before date reads:
G250 Feb0198
Should I: chuckle?; call the police?; close the blinds permanently?; move? Am I reading the date incorrectly?
[Original comments…]
blake mikesell – January 25, 2006 1:31 AM
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Chances are if the beer is quality, you have nothing to worry about as long as it was in the right conditions.
As a brewer myself, I try to keep my beers as long as possible (though temptation is great) to get the best flavour out of my beer.
I have seen some labels from overseas breweries put the joke expiration date of 2025 on bottles to indicate that you should keep them as long as possible.
I say beer, like wine, gets better with age. As long as its not too light.
Mike – January 25, 2006 7:14 AM
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Thanks Blake.
Alan – January 25, 2006 8:13 AM
Depends on the strength, too. The weaker the alcohol the less likely it is well preserved. Real ale yeasts in stronger beers hit a wall at a certain strength that stops them from eating everything possible. Lower strength ones can be left very thin over time due to almost total attenuation.
Mark Dixon – May 8, 2006 11:05 AM
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I worked at Picaroons brewery the Summer of 98 so there is a good chance that it was me who bottled that bottle. I spent most of my time that Summer in rubber boots and hip-waders operating the bottler that bottled 3 bottles at a time.
The best part of that job was being an official taster (free beer). Picaroons is some of the best beer I have tasted (I am no longer biased – I do not work there any longer).
Cheers,
Mark
josh – February 12, 2009 12:00 AM
G = July
25 = the day
0 = the year
so 25 of july 2000 đ