I'm sick of having old IPAs.

easy solution. Stop buying old IPAs. derrr.

 

So stop doing that.

 

Why don't you check the bottling date before you buy them?

 

You should drink more dubbels.

 

drinking a hopslam bottled 2/9/12 - not too bad, not too bad at all.

 

agree, 100%

 

Brewers don't do that because people continue to by their product. It is really counterproductive to complain about "old" IPAs on the shelves while you continue to by them.

Another point, two to three month old IPAs are still with in most breweries suggested shelf life. This is perfectly acceptable beer to be on the shelf.

 

Buy from the ones that do. Russian River, Firestone Walker, Deschutes, Great Divide, Bear Republic, Dogfish Head, Elysian, Full Sail, Stone...

 

Doctor, it hurts when i do this!

 

Don't do that.

 

BA problems

 

Heretics!

 

3 step process

1. stop buying beer
2. use saved beer money and buy a smartphone
3. buy fresh beer

 

You should see what they're complaining about over at HummelFigurineAdvocate.com.

 

Yeah, First World Problems I was going to say.

2-3 month old IPAs are perfectly acceptable. Ideal? Maybe not. But still fine.

 

I don't buy any IPAs that are more than 3 days old, after that they all just become an undrinkable drain pour. Even 3 days is pushing it sometimes

 

word. you should try to set up an arrangement with a local brewery where you can drink directly from the vessel in which the beer ferments BEFORE it is done fermenting. then you can up the ante and post on BA that you never drink anything hoppy more than a week before it is going to be bottled.