How old is my DFH 120?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Digital_luda, Feb 2, 2015.

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  1. Digital_luda

    Digital_luda Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Connecticut

    Picked up a few bottles to cellar today and I was just wondering is there any way to tell what year the bottles I have were brewed in?
     
    #1 Digital_luda, Feb 2, 2015
  2. ElGordito

    ElGordito Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia

    Date should be printed on the neck.
     
    #2 ElGordito, Feb 2, 2015
  3. lateralusbeer

    lateralusbeer Savant (1,222) Feb 7, 2010 North Carolina
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    I have an '08 where the neck printing is still pretty vivid; in my experience they don't fade too much. Should be there.
     
    #3 lateralusbeer, Feb 2, 2015
  4. Digital_luda

    Digital_luda Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Connecticut

    Mhmmm that's odd I just checked the bottle in my cellar and it has the date on it. The one I drank last night however did not
     
    #4 Digital_luda, Feb 2, 2015
  5. djs467

    djs467 Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2011 Colorado

    DFH switched to bottles with a shark on them in 2013 (somebody can correct me here, but I think that's when the 12oz bottle switch happened), so if it has a embossed shark you know its no more than 2 years old.
     
    #5 djs467, Feb 2, 2015
  6. shnsajax

    shnsajax Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2013 Idaho

    Some of the bottles I have had the date was very difficult to see or find.
     
    #6 shnsajax, Feb 2, 2015
  7. BrownBottle

    BrownBottle Zealot (535) Nov 19, 2014 Maryland

    Yup, I wish that all breweries would just put the date on the labels instead.
     
    #7 BrownBottle, Feb 4, 2015
  8. atone315

    atone315 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2008 Wisconsin

    DFH and Founders bottle dates are printed similarly. Seems to rub off kinda easy.
     
    #8 atone315, Feb 4, 2015
  9. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    in addition to the shark, the shape of the bottle changed too
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    #9 jmdrpi, Feb 4, 2015
  10. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    New is on the left for those not sure. I just looked at mine from a few years ago and they are etched on the neck

    Enjoy
     
    #10 Giantspace, Feb 10, 2015
  11. JasonLovesBeer

    JasonLovesBeer Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2013 Canada (BC)

    Funny, I've found with DFH date stamps that if you look at them too hard (ie, if you furrow your eyebrows) that shit wipes right off. I have various vintages of stuff (mostly Burton) and half of the stamps are illegible despite my care.
     
    #11 JasonLovesBeer, Feb 11, 2015
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  12. BrownBottle

    BrownBottle Zealot (535) Nov 19, 2014 Maryland

    lol. do you clean your bottles with any solutions when you cellar them?
     
    #12 BrownBottle, Feb 11, 2015
  13. PGD120

    PGD120 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 New Jersey

    If you're just getting them now they are mostly likely the ones from january. Pretty sure all the ones I got recently were like 1/14/15 or something like that
     
    #13 PGD120, Feb 20, 2015
  14. PhillyBoy23

    PhillyBoy23 Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2015 New Jersey

    Just got my 2015 DFH 120 min. Not planning on drinking it for at least 2 years. Hope its worth the wait.
     
    #14 PhillyBoy23, Feb 21, 2015
  15. tommyguz

    tommyguz Pooh-Bah (2,534) May 14, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    have you had it fresh before?
     
    #15 tommyguz, Feb 21, 2015
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