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Headstock IPA freshness
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:27 pm
by spinrsx
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?
Re: Headstock IPA freshness
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:35 pm
by JeffPorter
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.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:06 pm
by sprague11
"so fresh, we canned it a month from now!"
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:56 am
by Weebay
Can fermentation!
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:16 pm
by spinrsx
I bought some headstock today.. noticed they have switched to a brewed on date rather than a best before.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:18 pm
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!
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:26 pm
by spinrsx
just opened come, canned Jan 23rd... lots of stuff floating around in it.. I don't remember this from previous cans
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:44 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:31 pm
by Belgian
VERY tasty on tap from recent memory. Like I seriously mean Mad Tom good. Nice work Nickel Brook!!!!!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:59 am
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:18 am
by cfrancis
Had one the other night. Born Jan 24th. Lots of floaties and it was great!
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:54 pm
by A
I had a can of this a couple weeks ago and it was very very good indeed.
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:24 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:16 am
by saints_gambit
It is definitely lighter in the malt bill.
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:48 pm
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!