Dating Barrel Aged Blackout Stout

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by ElGigante, Jan 6, 2013.

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  1. ElGigante

    ElGigante Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2010 Illinois

    Just got a 22oz bottle of GL Barrel Aged Blackout Stout. The trader said it's possibly an '11 but didn't even know that BB blackout was sold in bombers! Any way to find out the date on these?
     
    #1 ElGigante, Jan 6, 2013
  2. jedwards

    jedwards Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2009 California

    The labels are identical, but the glass itself is dated (note that this theoretically only gives you the latest possible year -- an '08 bottle could be used to bottle a beer in '09 but not vice versa. However, I've checked a *lot* of BA Blackout bottles and haven't yet found a mismatch). I'll take a photo of the embossing and post it when I get home tonight.
     
    #2 jedwards, Jan 6, 2013
  3. ElGigante

    ElGigante Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2010 Illinois

    Awesome! Picture will definitely help.
     
    #3 ElGigante, Jan 6, 2013
  4. jedwards

    jedwards Initiate (0) Feb 3, 2009 California

    I guess that's what happens when you promise to do something after getting home on on a Saturday night :stuck_out_tongue:

    Okay, here's a photo -- the '08 is on the left and the '10 is on the right. They're not easy to see, this was the best photo I was able to manage:

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    #4 jedwards, Jan 6, 2013
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