From the brewer: There is an ink jetted date on each bottle just above the top of the label. MM/DD/YYYY. Formatis MM/DD//YY. Example: 091879930. It's on the back label of the bottle and also on the bottom of their cans. Best Beforedates have been seen in CO specifically. Yuengling made the decision that if they couldnt make and deliver enough beer for the whole state, they wouldnt sell any. } Skyscraper:Uses abottlingdate on the cases only.Sly Fox:Uses abest bydate. [1] 2. The beer has been in the cooler for ten months and has a shelf life of ten months. M= December (A=January, B=Feb, etc. McMenamins:Uses apackagingdate. It's a Julian code. for (var i=0; i < aTags.length; i++) Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. { Example:PD10/14/2008. Food waste cColumbus:Uses abottlingdate. It's on the left side of their labels. It's on a label on the back of the bottle or keg. Brugge Brasserie (IN):Uses abottlingdate. Port City:Uses abottlingdate. Here is an example of how to decipher the code! On the cans, it's printed almost at the bottom (where the side transitions to the bottom. Format is MM.DD.YY. The code is standard Julian dating. Santa Fe:Uses abest bydate which is 120 days from bottling/canning. Here you can find 12 years worth of articles on everything from how to avoid dodgy scams to writing an effective complaint letter. Spoetzl:Uses anexpirationdate. Brau Brothers:Uses abottlingcode. Millstream:Uses abottlingdate. Steel Toe:Uses abottlingdate on their boxes. date. The first three digits represent the day of the year, last digit is the last number of the year. 2nd Shift:Uses abottled ondate. Only on the regular brews. Sweetwater:Uses abest beforedate. A, B & C corresponds to six months, twelve months and unlimited respectively.Berkshire:Uses abest bydate. Fantastic (though brief) thread. Stamped on the cases only. Shelf-life is 6 months.Monday Night:Uses abest beforedate on the case box only. For example something produced on January 31, 2010 would read 0310, (dddy). Most brewers dont really want consumers to know when their beer was made. google_color_border="EBE0C8"; Undecipherable without going. Boulevard:Uses apackaged Juliandate & abest bydate. 21st Amendment:Uses apackagingdate. The code is printed directly on the bottle and also on the master cases. It is written in a Julian code. Bottles normally have dates on the necks, although the date may also be found on the label. Format is MM/DD/YY. Fegley's Brew Works:Uses abottlingdate on the cases only. Format is: JUN 09 2013. RJ Rockers:Uses aborn ondate on the bottle. Also, certain beer seem to have a Julianbottlingcode. I love how pointless the Weekend WSJ is. It's on the bottom of the can. The first digit is a letter (A = January, B = February, C = March, etc.) Translates to: Thomas Creek Red Feb. 17, 2010. Reading "Open Date" Codes. 24). Format is MM/DD/YY followed by the batch number. : 12365 would be the 365th day of 2012. date. google_ad_host="pub-6693688277674466"; Look around the rim of your tire for the code. Fire Island:Uses aborn ondate. To the left side would be the 1, of the month, towards the middle of the label would be around the 15, and to the right of the label would be the 30. date which is on the cases. //-->,