Lagunitas IPA

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  1. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Just purchased a sixer. No date on the bottles. Is this common with Lagunitas beers? I also notice a lot of floaties in each bottle. So, I'm thinking it may be an old beer. I checked the box but there's no date on that either. Base on the feedback I get, I might have to return it??
     
    #1 Beertsipper, Jan 25, 2015
  2. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    Highly doubtful it's old, but. Anything is possible.
    They datecode their bottles on the neck. And yes. It's hard to read and wipes off rather easily. Can't comment on the floaties cos I haven't had an IPA of theirs in ages in favor of their other releases which sometimes have them.
     
    #2 MostlyNorwegian, Jan 25, 2015
  3. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Lagunitas uses Julian date on neck of the bottle. But wthout that the beer could be any age. Drink it, but next time take a pass if there is no date.
     
    #3 drtth, Jan 25, 2015
  4. Kanger

    Kanger Initiate (0) Sep 3, 2013 New York

    Definitely shouldn't be any floaties. Old stuff.
     
    #4 Kanger, Jan 25, 2015
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  5. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Just popped open a bottle. The Julian date is faint, but the first 4 numbers are 4110. Definitely malt forward with traces of hops. I don't get that typical west coast IPA profile with fruit aspect. If I were to grade it, I'd probably give it a B. I'd love to try a fresher version of this beer.
     
    #5 Beertsipper, Jan 25, 2015
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  6. sixa66

    sixa66 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 Florida

    Look very closely! They use black stamps so it can be hard to see.
     
    #6 sixa66, Jan 25, 2015
  7. hoppytobehere

    hoppytobehere Pooh-Bah (2,046) Aug 10, 2012 District of Columbia
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    Top line should look like that. First 3 numbers are the Julian code (# of day of the year) then a 4 for 2014, or 5 for 2015. Then a 1 if it's from Cali, 2 if it's from Chicago.
     
    #7 hoppytobehere, Jan 25, 2015
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  8. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    If there is no code on the neck then that is insanely old. They have dated their bottles with the Julian coding of DDD Y since spring 2013. Before that, they had a julian code and batch number with no year since at least early 2012/late 2011.

    Old pic of mine, but their bottle dating is easy as hell to see, and I have never had any smudging or wiping off ever. Even with condensation on the bottle.
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    #8 superspak, Jan 25, 2015
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  9. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    The code I got was on the bottom of the bottle. But each bottle has a different code. LOL.
     
    #9 Beertsipper, Jan 25, 2015
  10. hoagzzz

    hoagzzz Zealot (682) Feb 28, 2014 Pennsylvania

    That brew is from day 85 2014.. Ball park 3-25-14.
     
    #10 hoagzzz, Jan 25, 2015
  11. dortenzio1991

    dortenzio1991 Crusader (486) Aug 12, 2011 Connecticut

    I noticed that they do this on the IPA 12pk
     
    #11 dortenzio1991, Jan 25, 2015
  12. JuicesFlowing

    JuicesFlowing Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2009 Kansas

    I'm the weirdo that never checks dates, but every Lagunitas beer I've had tasted fantastic and fresh. Of course I'll not be trying any more due to their douchbagery, but whatever, right?
     
    #12 JuicesFlowing, Jan 25, 2015
  13. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Exactly, except for the fact that this was the final beer I was wiling to try from them. Never liked their beers, and this experience cements my diss on their brewsky's. :wink:
     
    #13 Beertsipper, Jan 25, 2015
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  14. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    Get rid of the Julain date and put the regular bottling date to make it easier for people to buy and enjoy your beer.
     
    #14 DarkDragon999, Jan 25, 2015
  15. Southerndiscomfort

    Southerndiscomfort Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 North Carolina

    Any date is better than no date and personally I think the Maximus is superior to the regular in every way possible.
     
    #15 Southerndiscomfort, Jan 25, 2015
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  16. Vogt52

    Vogt52 Initiate (0) May 25, 2014 Maryland

    Careful what you post they might sue you
     
    #16 Vogt52, Jan 26, 2015
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  17. Lipsntoes

    Lipsntoes Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2012 Ohio

    I just bought a sixer tonight... why in the hell can't they make the bottle date easier to read? In the crappy dark light of my local store, I couldn't see it. Got home and pleasantly surprised it was bottled in late December.

    Change the color of date stamp... white or yellow comes to mind. Black on a dark bottle????
     
    #17 Lipsntoes, Jan 26, 2015
  18. Smithson49er

    Smithson49er Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2011 California

    Hey dude I actually work at Lagunitas and we would be happy to get you squared away with the proper answers to your floaty beer and lack of date questions. Best way to get to the bottom of this is to shoot an email to [email protected] and a real live human being will reply with some steps to hopefully ensure your future consumption experiences are as pleasurable to the pallet as possible. Thankyouverymuch! Chairs.
     
    #18 Smithson49er, Jan 26, 2015
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  19. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,707) Nov 18, 2008 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Thanks for your response. It's not your fault, nor the fault of Lagunitas'. The distributor here sells very old beer. We have since finished the sixer, and as I stated, it was a solid B. I would like to try it fresh in the future. Thanks again...
     
    #19 Beertsipper, Jan 26, 2015
  20. choicegrinds

    choicegrinds Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2014 New York

    Im a big fan of lagunitas but imo their ipa is my least favorite.
     
    #20 choicegrinds, Jan 26, 2015
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