CBC Flower Child IPA best by date?

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  1. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Bought a 4-pack of 16oz cans of CBC Flower Child IPA with a best by date of 11/28/20. Does anyone know when it was put into the can?

    They been around since 1989 and I could not find an answer on google.
     
    #1 DEdesings57, Sep 30, 2020
  2. kingsuect

    kingsuect Aspirant (259) Oct 6, 2018 Connecticut

    Well, Toppling Goliath's canned date is best by date minus 4 months if that helps a little.
     
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    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    thx, I am pretty sure that it's very close to that but then again I remember Sixpoint Resin had a 9 month out best by date back in the day so who knows for sure. Thats why I hate best by dates.
     
    #3 DEdesings57, Sep 30, 2020
  4. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    They have existed since 1989, but they have only been canning beer for distribution for less than a decade.
     
    #4 Stormfield, Sep 30, 2020
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  5. pbrian

    pbrian Pooh-Bah (2,118) Feb 8, 2001 Connecticut
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    I think it’s six months. Think being the operative word here.
     
    #5 pbrian, Sep 30, 2020
  6. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    @NTLOPE ?
     
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    pbrian Pooh-Bah (2,118) Feb 8, 2001 Connecticut
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    I guess it takes a Boomer to do things the old fashioned way, I called them. Girl who answered the phone didn't know, she said she'd ask a brewer, put me on hold... said Flower Child is 3 months and everything else is 6.

    /thread
     
    #7 pbrian, Oct 2, 2020
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  8. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    I asked them on Instagram but did not get a response!
     
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  9. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Then I wonder why they use a best by date on their IPA but a canned on date for their pumpkin ale? Either way complements to @pbrian for making the call and getting the facts.
     
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  10. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    The beers you mention are brewed in different facilities on different brew houses.
     
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  11. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    wow I didn't know that. I just started trying out this brewery for the first time.
     
    #11 DEdesings57, Oct 5, 2020
  12. Stormfield

    Stormfield Savant (1,065) Feb 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    They are a brewpub with a small brew house, so they brew the canned beers elsewhere. The 16 oz. cans are brewed at Wormtown and the 12 oz. cans are brewed at Wachusett (I think).
     
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  13. seanunreal

    seanunreal Zealot (513) Jul 23, 2009 Massachusetts

    they had partnered with mystic at some point as well, yes?
     
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  14. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Yes, for the bottled sours.
     
    #14 Sheppard, Oct 5, 2020
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