Will you drink Stone Enjoy By AFTER...

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  1. torr99

    torr99 Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2015 Nevada

    Will you be drinking enjoy by ipa AFTER the enjoy by date? Just curious cause I'm drinking the 4.20 right now and can't imagine it would be any worse in 2 or 3 weeks. With that said, when is the next batch released? Cause this stuff is great!
     
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  2. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Drink- yes. Buy- probably not.
     
  3. kevanb

    kevanb Pooh-Bah (2,705) Apr 4, 2011 Illinois
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    The new batches usually start hitting shelves 2-3 weeks after the previous "enjoy by" date, expect fresh bottles in May with a late june or early July "enjoy by"
     
  4. FaradayUncaged

    FaradayUncaged Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Michigan

    Absolutely agree with this. It's still good weeks after the date, in the event you buy some and don't get around to finishing it/them by the 'marketing date'.
     
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  5. cherche

    cherche Pooh-Bah (2,476) Mar 27, 2013 Washington
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    i thought it self destructed?
     
  6. jojo2112

    jojo2112 Pundit (882) Sep 24, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I bought a case of 4.20 (12 oz) and still have more than half of it left, so I definitely won't be finishing it all by the date. I've had them weeks after the enjoy by date and it's still great. I even did a blind test one time where I had a super fresh one and one from the previous release that was a few weeks after the date. You could definitely tell the difference and the fresh one was better but I think if I didn't drink them side by side I wouldn't have even noticed.
     
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  7. chrisjws

    chrisjws Grand Pooh-Bah (3,302) Dec 3, 2014 California
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    Drink, why not? Would I voluntarily wait? Hell no.

    Buy? Tell me the price. You cut me $4 a bomber or something like that on 4.21, I'm all over that.
     
  8. DerekCarruth

    DerekCarruth Savant (1,086) Aug 17, 2012 Georgia

    I've got a store with a bunch of the "2/14" bombers still in stock. I can't see anyone buying these unless they discount them and right now they are not. I really don't get it. Nobody is going to pay full price at this point. I surely wouldn't.
     
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  9. mabermud

    mabermud Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2006 Washington

    I'm sure you know that is a gimmick :slight_smile:
     
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  10. PA-hunter

    PA-hunter Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Hell yeah. The 4/20 was outstanding! A a few days expiration surely will not hurt.
     
  11. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    I didn't enjoy 7.4.14
    I probably won't buy 'enjoy' ever again
    This is one of the highest rated beers I absolutely disliked
     
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  12. Ipaupaweallpa

    Ipaupaweallpa Savant (1,022) Dec 26, 2014 Alabama
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    Longest stretch I did so far was buy a 2/14 at my store almost exactly a month after (I know, they still had 12.26.14 when I went to get 4.20.15!)and it tasted good. Not as sharp or the fruit notes but still enjoy by.
     
  13. BenwayPHD

    BenwayPHD Initiate (0) Sep 4, 2014 California
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    I'm actually aging one for six months and another for a year. I just have to know.
     
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  14. Cubatobaco

    Cubatobaco Pooh-Bah (2,057) Jan 27, 2013 Virginia
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    All the bottles I've had after the date turned to dust. :wink:

    On a serious note, of course I will. There is nothing wrong with it. These people that have an IPA immediately or it's not good are borderline insane. Will it be as good as it once was? No. Will it be ok to drink? Yes.
     
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  15. PatrickCT

    PatrickCT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,776) Feb 18, 2015 Connecticut

    I usually skeet shoot bottles past there freshness date but whatever. It is your funeral.
     
  16. Hayden34

    Hayden34 Initiate (0) Aug 10, 2014 Georgia

    My local bottle shop sells outdated Enjoy By for 25% off so yeah I've bought a few, but very rarely do they have any left after the "Enjoy By" date. For the record, they are still pretty damn awesome after the Enjoy By date.
     
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  17. mattosgood

    mattosgood Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2014 Massachusetts

    I thought this was a thread about the Enjoy After ... series. I'm looking forward to having my bottle after 10.31.15
     
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  18. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    I was almost done with the Enjoy By series, until they came out in 6-packs, now I can just buy a 12-oz instead of a 22-oz bottle, and each time I drink it, say "it tastes a lot like I remember the last one"...not that there's anything wrong with that
     
  19. dj14365

    dj14365 Aspirant (293) Feb 7, 2015 Alabama

    Nope my last bomber is going to be enjoyed tonight.
     
  20. oudebueuze

    oudebueuze Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2012 California

    Considering most think an "enjoy by" time period of 3 months is usually about 2.5 months too long, Stone Enjoy By is basically trash the moment it leaves the tanks.
     
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