Didn't check for a bottle date. Never again!

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  1. encladd

    encladd Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2015 California

    So, for the first time ever I bought a hoppy beer without a bottle date. As per my ritual, I religiously check bottle dates on IPAs and other hoppy concoctions to make sure they're fresh before buying them. This time, (the only time) I decided to bravely forego this process and grabbed a beer because it just looked promising and right up my alley. The beer, you ask? Evil Twin's Mosaic Single Hop Imperial India Pale American Wheat Lager. Get home, crack it open and it's a malty abortion. So, I check it out online and come to find that it was a limited addition beer brewed in December of 2014! What a waste of $11.99! Because I am a poor college student I rarely spend more than $8 on a beer, let alone $12. Needless to say, I will never be making that mistake again. I feel ripped off by Evil Twin for not using bottle dates, the bottle shop for selling this stale swill, and myself for being so stupid. Never again!!!!
    P.S. All you a-holes claiming those who check bottle dates are just a bunch of pretentious sissies are the same a-holes that try and deny climate change. It's science! Hops fade! Long story short, I just spent $12 on a mediocre wheat lager.
     
    #1 encladd, Dec 17, 2015
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  2. lambpasty

    lambpasty Initiate (0) May 3, 2013 New Hampshire

    First and last time you'll probably do it. I very very rarely pull the trigger on hoppy undated beers u less I know it's a seasonal that recently released.
     
    #2 lambpasty, Dec 17, 2015
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  3. Angerhaus

    Angerhaus Pooh-Bah (2,020) Oct 1, 2015 Rhode Island
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    Live and learn, friendo! Pass that the knowledge along to the next generation.
     
    #3 Angerhaus, Dec 17, 2015
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  4. 1eyed_jack

    1eyed_jack Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2012 Illinois

    If you spend $8 on a SINGLE beer regularly, you aren't really a poor college student.

    Also, what's with the angry P.S.?
     
    #4 1eyed_jack, Dec 17, 2015
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  5. gatheredwaters

    gatheredwaters Pooh-Bah (1,807) May 1, 2014 Vermont
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    Sounds like you drank it all though :angry:
     
    #5 gatheredwaters, Dec 17, 2015
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  6. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    I remember the days when I didn't check for Bottled On Dates...
     
    #6 Shroud0fdoom, Dec 17, 2015
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  7. SLOCruzin

    SLOCruzin Zealot (644) Sep 30, 2013 California
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    Step one, avoid Evil Twin IPAs. They aren't very good to begin with and overpriced.
     
    #7 SLOCruzin, Dec 17, 2015
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  8. deleted_user_950283

    deleted_user_950283 Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2015
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    deserving of the like for pure passion
     
    #8 deleted_user_950283, Dec 17, 2015
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  9. Josholson666

    Josholson666 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 Minnesota

    But climate change isn't real. The ice caps are melting because the polar bears have too many fish to eat and are farting at an all-time high. We just need to kill off these endangered species first!
     
    #9 Josholson666, Dec 17, 2015
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  10. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    Have you checked with the retailer to see if they will make it right? If a quick call there doesn't help, contact the brewery. Most breweries will take this issue seriously. The last thing they want is a dissatisfied customer.
     
    #10 bluehende, Dec 17, 2015
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  11. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    The Government, who has been spraying our skies with aluminum and other chemicals for years and years have created climate change....by design. ;-P

    Sorry about your $11.99 loss. Next time if there's no bottle date, check with the beer Guy who should know how long it's been on the shelf.
     
    #11 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Dec 17, 2015
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  12. Vitacca

    Vitacca Pooh-Bah (2,250) Sep 15, 2010 Montana
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    Sweet rant bro.
     
    #12 Vitacca, Dec 17, 2015
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  13. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    I feel your pain. I bought a Knee Deep Brewing Simtra without a bottle date knowing I was taking a risk. And when I got home popped the cap and began to pour, and it was not the hop bomb I was expecting. It was not very hoppy and I thought at the time it was an old bottle. I will not buy another hoppy beer without a date unless I know it's a seasonal. $10 for an old IIPA is a waste.
     
    #13 Brolo75, Dec 17, 2015
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  14. SINKTIPS_N_SUDS

    SINKTIPS_N_SUDS Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2014 Ohio

    If upon the date you seek
    And the hops by day get weak
    No cryptic heirolglith be found
    A lupulin crap shoot be bound
     
    #14 SINKTIPS_N_SUDS, Dec 17, 2015
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  15. encladd

    encladd Initiate (0) Mar 27, 2015 California

    Ya I mostly blame myself... I hear you on the angry part. I'm putting it upon myself to have at the least a 1 hour cool down period before posting anything on the internet or reacting to most things in general. Probably would have been less rage-infused. My bad. Finally, every time I inject even a hint of politics in any social forum I immediately regret it and swear to do it never again. Maybe the 9,000,001st time will be a charm.
     
    #15 encladd, Dec 17, 2015
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  16. LennyOvies

    LennyOvies Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2015 Mexico

    Happened to me already 2 or 3 times on not local stuff, never again as you say.
     
    #16 LennyOvies, Dec 17, 2015
  17. Ipaupaweallpa

    Ipaupaweallpa Savant (1,022) Dec 26, 2014 Alabama
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    One time I bought some Lagunitas daytime. The current Julian day was around 300 and the date was something like 280 on the bottle. He'll Ya fresh beer!! Got home, looked at it again at the year was a 4 not a 5 so it was from 2014. Almost an entire year old six pack! They tasted watery, still decent, and I emailed lagunitas they sent me 2 Mason jar glasses and a bottle opener. They rule man I love Lagunitas. Never have stopped drinking them and never will.
     
    #17 Ipaupaweallpa, Dec 17, 2015
  18. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    Don't know I support more...the bottle date movement or the anti bomber movement

    Time for some brewer responsibility
     
    #18 hopnado, Dec 17, 2015
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  19. dgmirelli

    dgmirelli Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 New York

    poor child! back in my day $12 represented a weeks beer budget, you spent it on one bottle!! LOL
     
    #19 dgmirelli, Dec 17, 2015
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  20. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Yes - can't understand point of bombers, particularly those with high ABV. Some have the alcohol content of a macro 6-pack. I expect not many of us share our beers, not really excited about re-sealing it, so that bomber will be consumed in a sitting. I don't drink craft to get drunk, but almost no choice with some bombers, hence the name. Still I buy them occasionally, when something like Project Pam is not available in smaller doses. How about 16-18oz bombers instead?
     
    #20 bbtkd, Dec 17, 2015
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