: 12365 would be the 365th day of 2012. As for the older beers we found, brewers say its the distributors responsibility to ensure that stocks are fresh. 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. Only marked on the master cartons.Two Brothers:Uses abest beforedate. It's stamped on the outside of their cases as well as the bottles. The day of the year is stamped on the bottom of the can. Snipes Mountain:No longer bottles but they have akegged ondate on their kegs. There's also an inkjet date with the actual bottling date. Blue Point:Uses abottlingdate printed on the neck of the bottle. Their beer is good for about three months from the bottled on date. Undecipherable without goinghere. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites. Lexington:Uses abottled ondate. Ex: S22DEC2013. Eel River:Uses apackaged ondate. Blue & Gray:Uses abottled ondate on the bottles.Blue Mountain (VA):Uses abest bydate. Twisted Pine:Uses abottlingdate. It's on the cases only in a format for internal use. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. It reads the 69th day of 2010 the 8 on the end is the batch that it came out of. Cascade/Raccoon Lodge:Usesvintagedates. Printed on the lower right hand side of the bottle as well as on the cases. So does a carton of milk. Laser etched on the bottle. First 3 digits are for the day of the year and the last digit is the year. Format is MM/DD/YY. Yuengling:Uses aproductiondate. Lake Louie:Uses abottlingdate. It turns out theres some pretty old beer out there. It's posted on the cases boxes. From the brewer: On the bottom of each 6 pack there is an expiration date. It's on the master carton only. Typically the beers last 3 months if stored cold. Also has 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. Dunedin:Uses abatch code. The smell and taste of skunk spray are the greatest indicators that your beer has been skunked. Back Forty:Uses abest beforedate. Pittsburgh:Uses abottlingdate. Then across the top of the label you have to pretend it has the 30 days in the month up there. If your alcohol contains expired ingredients, you will not become ill. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. It's Usually Safe to Eat Food Past the Expiration DateHere's How to Know When It's Ok Food expiration dates refer to quality, not safety, which means eggs, milk, and more are generally good to eat after the date on their packaging. No date stamps on the bottles.Black Diamond:Uses aborn ondate which is notched on the side of the label. Beverages Founders:Uses abottled ondate. Liberty Street (MI):Uses amanufacturingdate on their bottles. Victory:Enjoy Bydate is now directly etched on the bottle. for (var i=0; i < aTags.length; i++) Wolf Beer:Uses arecommended beforedate. Format is a bit odd. Offshore Ale:Uses both types. Potosi:Uses abottlingdate. Example JUN 29 2009. Saint Somewhere:Uses abottlingdate. The next four digits are the day and year the beer was first brewed, and the last two letters are the state code where it was brewed. Matt Brewing:Uses a 4 digitbottlingdate. Mother Earth Brew (CA):Uses abottlingdate. Good for six months. Trumer:Uses anenjoy bydate. Hinterland:Uses abottlingdate. //-->,