Hi. I just received a bottle of Allagash Four from a friend. He had received it as a gift sometime ago but didn't want it. Wondering how to tell when it was bottled and if this beer is good with some age on it. Thanks!
Nice! I'd be curious to know whether there is a date on a bottle this old. My understanding is a date on a bottom is a relatively new feature and there was no way to tell the exact date of a bottle with the old label. They were bottled in 2004, 2005, and 2006. And starting with 2007 (batch #11) they switched to the paper labels.
Don't know what to say. I checked several different bottles at the store today and none of them had what might've been a Julian date code (according to "Fresh Beer Only" website).
I don't know about the dating, but I've never had a quad that wasn't good with some age on it. There's definitely a "too old" point in time, but less than 5 years I wouldn't worry much...
