Stone Enjoy by 12.26.14

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  1. squonk45

    squonk45 Crusader (450) Feb 26, 2015 Louisiana

    Grabbed 2 of these last night does the name enjoy by 12.26.14 mean this beer is out dated taste pretty weak
     
    #1 squonk45, Sep 17, 2015
  2. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Yes. The idea of the beer is to name each release with an "Enjoy By" date. Hops fade and these beers are showcasing hops. So, yeah, hope you got a really good deal on them.
     
    #2 paulys55, Sep 17, 2015
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  3. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    Hope you got a great deal on it. Yes , hence the name Enjoy By.
     
    #3 TurkeyFeathers, Sep 17, 2015
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  4. squonk45

    squonk45 Crusader (450) Feb 26, 2015 Louisiana

    4.99 ill drink it but wish I could take 2nd back
     
    #4 squonk45, Sep 17, 2015
  5. TurkeyFeathers

    TurkeyFeathers Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2014 New York

    Big Bird ( from Sesame Street ) once said " everyone makes mistakes ". Make chili or beer cheese soup with it. Please try the next Enjoy By fresh when it's released. It's a great IPA
     
    #5 TurkeyFeathers, Sep 17, 2015
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  6. squonk45

    squonk45 Crusader (450) Feb 26, 2015 Louisiana

    Just curious what did it go for when it was fresh I hope more than 4.99
     
    #6 squonk45, Sep 17, 2015
  7. SMH_NWI

    SMH_NWI Maven (1,468) Jan 8, 2015 Texas
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    $4.99? I would have just gotten a Lagunitas bomber for $4.39 and it's actually drinkable.
     
    #7 SMH_NWI, Sep 17, 2015
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  8. SoleBriety

    SoleBriety Maven (1,445) Oct 10, 2013 California
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    At my Costco, Enjoy By sells for $5.95 for a bomber. My local liquor spot usually sells it for $8.99. These are fresh bottles we are talking here.

    Just out of curiosity, where did you buy them?
     
    #8 SoleBriety, Sep 17, 2015
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  9. squonk45

    squonk45 Crusader (450) Feb 26, 2015 Louisiana

    Yeh I KNOW I have 1/2 of case of Hop Stoopid left it's my favorite stock up where I get it for under 60 a case waned 85 in MD yesterday
     
    #9 squonk45, Sep 17, 2015
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  10. squonk45

    squonk45 Crusader (450) Feb 26, 2015 Louisiana

    In Hagerstown md at the Galaxy but agaibn they out dated 12.26.14
     
    #10 squonk45, Sep 17, 2015
  11. BSiegs

    BSiegs Maven (1,437) Apr 17, 2015 Illinois

    In Chicago at least, you'd have paid $7.99 fresh. Probably still not a big enough discount for one that old, but live and learn. Maybe just age it another year to see what happens? :astonished:
     
    #11 BSiegs, Sep 17, 2015
  12. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    Any of these plans could be good options, but just try drinking the beer first and try to lessen any preconceived bias. You might hate it, or you might like it. Maybe not ideal, but the idea of drinking an aged 9% hoppy beer isn't crazy. People have been doing this on purpose for ages. You win some, you lose some... but you won't know until you try it.

    About double that over here, but "here" is NY.
     
    #12 zid, Sep 17, 2015
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  13. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    It'll taste fine. Enjoy!
     
    #13 HighWine, Sep 17, 2015
  14. jojo2112

    jojo2112 Pundit (882) Sep 24, 2014 Pennsylvania

    An outdated Enjoy By is still better than 80% of the crap out there. I actually just had a 4/20/2015 last weekend and it was mighty tasty. Followed it up with a 7/4/2015, which was slightly better but the the 4/20 was fine on it's own. Surprising how much of the hop presence stays with that beer as most DIPAs tend to lean toward the malty side after sitting around for months.
     
    #14 jojo2112, Sep 17, 2015
  15. SammyJaxxxx

    SammyJaxxxx Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 New Jersey

    Stone should do a better job of showing the Enjoy by date on that beer. It is really hard to figure out if it is fresh.
     
    #15 SammyJaxxxx, Sep 17, 2015
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  16. ivorycannon

    ivorycannon Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2013 Indiana

    LOLLLLLLLLLLL
     
    #16 ivorycannon, Sep 17, 2015
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  17. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    At almost a year old, that should be free.
     
    #17 HorseheadsHophead, Sep 17, 2015
  18. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    That darn Julian code dating on the neck of the bottle! So hard to read!
     
    #18 HorseheadsHophead, Sep 17, 2015
  19. Ipaupaweallpa

    Ipaupaweallpa Savant (1,022) Dec 26, 2014 Alabama
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    Was it fresh or expired 12/26/14?
    When is the enjoy by date? Is there one On the bottle?
     
    #19 Ipaupaweallpa, Sep 17, 2015
  20. skunkpuddle

    skunkpuddle Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2011 California

    I remember when it first came out people were complaining it was just a gimmick. They tried really hard but squonk and people like him are still befuddled. Imagine if he read a Pliny label. The redundancy would blow his mind.
     
    #20 skunkpuddle, Sep 17, 2015
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