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Post by ercousin »

Pub Style wrote:And a quick follow up from our earlier post today.

We weren't lying when we said we were continuing to find solutions... :D

The brewery will continue to tweak as needed.

And, just to confirm, the date on the cans (and cans out there in the market) references the PACKAGED ON date.

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That looks great!
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Post by FEUO »

Pub Style wrote:And a quick follow up from our earlier post today.

We weren't lying when we said we were continuing to find solutions... :D

The brewery will continue to tweak as needed.

And, just to confirm, the date on the cans (and cans out there in the market) references the PACKAGED ON date.

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I applaud you and the team's move to correct this issue. Looking forward to buying Canuck and the others again.

While I don't need my IPAs to be less than 10days old, if I can't read a date it may as well be 10 months old.
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Hendextall
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Post by Hendextall »

I picked up some cans of Octopus on Sunday here in London. Most of the dates were illegible, but one looked to read March 21.
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gordonpeterwiebe
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Post by gordonpeterwiebe »

yeah, I had trouble reading the octopus dates... but, it's moving so quickly It's pretty much guaranteed to be fresh if you find one!
pro tip: if the cans are still in the case - they stamp the cases with the date as well.

and, really enjoying this tank ten release - the beer itself as well as the fact that it's in a can and not a bomber.
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S. St. Jeb
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Post by S. St. Jeb »

Pub Style wrote:And a quick follow up from our earlier post today.

We weren't lying when we said we were continuing to find solutions... :D

The brewery will continue to tweak as needed.

And, just to confirm, the date on the cans (and cans out there in the market) references the PACKAGED ON date.

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Given the context, I know what date is being expressed, but if I found this on a shelf sometime in June, I wouldn't know if it was April 5 or May 4. Suggest you use the format yyyy-mm-dd
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Post by Masterplan »

S. St. Jeb wrote:
Pub Style wrote:And a quick follow up from our earlier post today.

We weren't lying when we said we were continuing to find solutions... :D

The brewery will continue to tweak as needed.

And, just to confirm, the date on the cans (and cans out there in the market) references the PACKAGED ON date.

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Given the context, I know what date is being expressed, but if I found this on a shelf sometime in June, I wouldn't know if it was April 5 or May 4. Suggest you use the format yyyy-mm-dd
Or May 16, 2004...
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Post by Napalm Frog »

Had last of stock of Octopus from Spadina/Dundas today, date was so blurry it was illegible as heck but OMG tasted fresh. Worth a grab if anyone can find some.
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Post by El Pinguino »

I guess its not mandatory for beer, but ya...the official packed-on and best by formatting is YYMMDD in Canada, with the MM actually being 2 letters so as to avoid any confusion at all.

But ya, compared to my Octopus cans, that looks great...
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Post by CoolB »

Picked up a few Headstocks in Niagara Falls today with a 04/06/16 brew date. Also noticed they've changed the colors a bit on the can again. It's a darker tone now.
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Post by Masterplan »

CoolB wrote:Picked up a few Headstocks in Niagara Falls today with a 04/06/16 brew date. Also noticed they've changed the colors a bit on the can again. It's a darker tone now.
I assume you meant 'canning' date?
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Post by S. St. Jeb »

new at TBS

Clocktower Kolsch in 473 ml cans
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Post by CoolB »

Masterplan wrote:
CoolB wrote:Picked up a few Headstocks in Niagara Falls today with a 04/06/16 brew date. Also noticed they've changed the colors a bit on the can again. It's a darker tone now.
I assume you meant 'canning' date?
Yes sir. Although it'd be nice if it was brewed 2 days ago.
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Post by matt7215 »

CoolB wrote:
Masterplan wrote:
CoolB wrote:Picked up a few Headstocks in Niagara Falls today with a 04/06/16 brew date. Also noticed they've changed the colors a bit on the can again. It's a darker tone now.
I assume you meant 'canning' date?
Yes sir. Although it'd be nice if it was brewed 2 days ago.
as someone who drinks 2 day old beer weekly I can assure you that you dont want to drink 2 day old beer. it tastes a lot better when its fermented out, dry hopped and packaged IMO
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Post by CoolB »

I assume you meant 'canning' date?
Yes sir. Although it'd be nice if it was brewed 2 days ago.
as someone who drinks 2 day old beer weekly I can assure you that you dont want to drink 2 day old beer. it tastes a lot better when its fermented out, dry hopped and packaged IMO
LOL this is "literally" getting outta control
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Craig
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Post by Craig »

Carbonation is a nice touch too.
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