Erdinger Messed Up Label, What's up here?

At least it not the HotD Adam magnum labeled as 12oz

 

I believe that within the industry that's called a "mistake", sometimes an "error, labeling".

Since the barcode is on the rear label, probably didn't affect the price you were charged. Technically it's likely still a violation of US labeling law since it's an overfill.
GUIDELINE/WORKSHEET FOR BEER AND WINE OVERFILLS ABOVE THE 0.5% TOLERANCE

Don't know if there's a TTB "finder's fee" sort of program which would allow you to share in the proceeds from the fine, but you could try:
https://www.ttb.gov/consumer/filing-a-complaint

 

I bet they already figured this out weeks ago, but they weren't about to recall them all to relabel. If their marketing is smart, they'll play this up in ads saying "Our bad" and showing a label saying "Really 500mL".

 

Did they accidentally add any esters or phenols to it?

 

Some machine operator just stuck a stack of 12oz labels into the feeder while they were running 16oz bottles. No conspiracy here.

 

Too late. Already opened.

 

Not very collectible, then. All better beer cans will still have the pull or push tab in place (never mind they used the old fashioned can opener on the bottom. ... no, I don't know why that's better... but I don't collect beer cans. )

 

Go back to the same store -- you can bet they had a case of those collecti... uh, mistakes.

 

Glad to know I'm not the only one.

 

I may or may not have bought an "opened" bottle of BCBS Prop on Ebay once, but they lied, it hadn't been opened, though I didn't give them a negative for lying.

 

...aaand...

(inquiring minds wanna know )

 

Prop 2018 may be my 7th highest rated beer (nine-way tie). Obviously based entirely on nose.

 

Coward.

 

I'm pretty sure the TTB doesn't have an inspector on the night shift in the bottling department at the brewery in Erding, Germany, checking the labels as the bottles come off the line into cases or opening cartons checking each bottle as the containers come off the ships at the US ports.

(Altho', as noted by others above, a sleeve of printed beer labels contains a LOT of labels, so whether it happened at the brewery or a mislabeled pack from the printer, yours ain't the only bottle).

 

Maybe the workers at the brewery were imbibing a little too much Erdinger at the labeling department.