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06-15-2008, 11:29 AM
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Date on kegs?
On bud light and coors light there is a date sticker on the keg, is that the born on date or is that the exp. date?
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06-15-2008, 12:50 PM
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Yes. The beer will be very fresh up till that date.
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06-15-2008, 01:47 PM
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Really, I have been getting my kegs from hy-vee b/c its close to my house, but for instance I went to get one today and the date said June 2.
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06-15-2008, 02:48 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, AB is the only one that uses a "Born On" date. The rest are "use by". But don't quote me. 
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06-15-2008, 07:26 PM
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I picked up a keg of coors light last week and the date was two months into the future.
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06-15-2008, 08:45 PM
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Bought a 1/2 keg of Coors Light yesterday and the date was Aug 21 2008.
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06-15-2008, 09:56 PM
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Hey, I told you guys not to quote me.  
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06-16-2008, 08:35 AM
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Quote:
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If I'm not mistaken, AB is the only one that uses a "Born On" date. The rest are "use by". But don't quote me. |
I varies from brewer to brewer. I picked up a 1/6 of O'Fallon 5 day IPA and a 1/6 of Arcadia Ales IPA. Both had a 'born on' date. The O'Fallon was only 5 days old! When I get my Boulevard Wheat, it has a use by date on it. I know AB has used the "born on date" on bottles and kegs for years now.
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06-18-2008, 11:33 AM
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The born on date from AB is the date plus 110 days, thats when it should be pulled of the shelf. Codes on a miller keg are like this 06108. This means the month, day, and last # of the year.
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06-18-2008, 12:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by millermike
The born on date from AB is the date plus 110 days, thats when it should be pulled of the shelf. Codes on a miller keg are like this 06108. This means the month, day, and last # of the year.
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Your saying that the beer is good 110 days from the date on the AB or that the date is 110 from the the day it was made?
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06-18-2008, 11:03 PM
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110 or so days for cans and bottles but for kegs - closer to 55 days.
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06-25-2008, 07:18 AM
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For Yuengling Lager they told me 45 days. There is a code on top of the keg that starts with a two digit year and a three digit date based on the Julian calendar. So Jan 1 2008 would be 08 001. If anyone was interested.
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