Andechs dating system

Im goingbto say julian so, 301st day of 2013. I say it because I was discussing andechs with someone who works for a beer distributor tell me about how when he found andechs the first time and he asked the purveyor and he had it explained to him how they use julian dating. So I'd say your okay!

 

First digit usually is the year meaning Jan 13 '13 still a fine fine brew

 

Anyone know where in the US this is being distributed? One of my white whales..

 

Their website shows the Northeast as the initial distribution area.

St. Killian and S&H Brands are the two importers.

Information below was provided to me by another beer advocate member.

St. Killian is an importer. They are owned by L. Knife and Son, which owns numerous distributors (see list at site) but they also supply non-L. Knife distributors (like Ben E. Keith in TX). I suppose looking at the other brands St. Killian's imports would reveal the distributor if one is familiar with the local's portfolios.

Andechs is also being imported by Colorado-based S&H Brands and their distributors are at http://www.shbrands.com/#!distributors/c1ki9

 

are You sure? Only reason i ask is flying dog uses a julian best by date with the bottles in my fridge having 140A14 which is a slightly modified meaning its good til the 140th day of the year of 2014. Lagunitas bottles in my fridge say 025 4 as a bottled on date. Just am asking if you know andechs uses this modified version or are you speaking from experience with a diffrrent brewery using a year first julian?

 

I appreciate the info. My Intl section is woefully not up to date as i'm concentrating on the US side of it.

I find that for the most part, #freshbeer info is easier to read on imports than domestic beers. Thanks for the support!

 

Really? Local near me has plenty of these. Never would have thought they were hard to come by. 3.99 for a 16oz bottle.

 

not sure but others around here use that (yddd) eg sierra and stone

 

So-called "Julian" dating, is merely a 3 digit "day of the year" system - 1-365(6).

There is no standard of how a year is specified - 1, 2 or 4 digits, before or after the 3 digit "day-of-the-year".

So, 3013 could be any of the options listed by the OP.

And, for German and some other European brewers, it is not uncommon for them to date by "week of the year" so, 3013 could also be the 30th week of 2013.

 

Since this beer has just started being distributed in the U.S., I can't imagine they're going to send over beer bottled a year ago. I'd go with 301st day of 2013.

My own bottles were closer to mid-June of 2013, so I'm sort of skeptical with that too.

I thought that too, but my bottles had something like 1623, so it kind of negated the 13. I'll double-check them to be sure, though.

 

Yeah, my lone bottle went out with recycling last week, so I can't check but a variety of dates would help "solve" the code.

 

Taste it & see!

 

Hmmm. I have one left from my last trip to Germany. I'll take a look tonight.

 

I bought two last week and tried them over those seven days. If you like Doppelbocks, you'll like the Andechs -- and mine seemed to be older than yours.

 

A great beer! If you are ever in Munich (like for Oktoberfest....everyone has to go at least once in their life), spend the time to visit the monastery southwest of the city. A city train from Munich takes you within a mile or so of the grounds...the walk to the monastery is popular. Check out there web site and make sure to catch it on an open day. It is beautiful and a great way to see the German countryside and many consider their biergarten(s) to be one of the best in Germany.

 

This past weekend I had an Andechser Weissbier Hell with a date of L 1703.