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Headstock IPA freshness

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Headstock IPA freshness

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anyone happen to know how far out the best before dates are on headstock IPA? I see the cans at my local lcbo have a best before date of May 2013.. what would be the born on date in this case?

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spinrsx wrote:anyone happen to know how far out the best before dates are on headstock IPA? I see the cans at my local lcbo have a best before date of May 2013.. what would be the born on date in this case?
My guess would be they are giving the cans 6 months(?) If so, they'd be pretty new.
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"so fresh, we canned it a month from now!"
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Can fermentation!

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I bought some headstock today.. noticed they have switched to a brewed on date rather than a best before.

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Post by liamt07 »

spinrsx wrote:I bought some headstock today.. noticed they have switched to a brewed on date rather than a best before.
Definitely the way to go! Don't tell me when to drink something by, let me decide!

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just opened come, canned Jan 23rd... lots of stuff floating around in it.. I don't remember this from previous cans

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Post by Cale »

It's always been pretty unfiltered with floaties in my experiences - like many of their beers. I do think they've change the malt bill though, this new batch seems a lot lighter in colour.
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VERY tasty on tap from recent memory. Like I seriously mean Mad Tom good. Nice work Nickel Brook!!!!!
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Post by Baulz »

spinrsx wrote:just opened come, canned Jan 23rd... lots of stuff floating around in it.. I don't remember this from previous cans
I had the same. Was disapointed with the last can.

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Had one the other night. Born Jan 24th. Lots of floaties and it was great!

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Post by A »

I had a can of this a couple weeks ago and it was very very good indeed.

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Post by Kekumba »

Drinking one right now. It is indeed better than I remember. I still have an expiry date on this can, though. It says July 16th.

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It is definitely lighter in the malt bill.
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Post by beerstodiscover »

They are putting the production date on the cans now. Currently drinking some dated 01.14.14 and it's quite tasty and smells great!

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