Fat Heads Bottle Date Question

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  1. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Does anyone know if they stamp their bottles with a bottling date? My fiance is heading out to pittsburgh in a week and i'm going to have her pick up some when shes out there, but i want to make sure she gets fresh Headhunter etc. so if they have bottling dates she can check, otherwise i won't have her bother. Appreciate any info, thanks!
     
  2. ODYSEYY

    ODYSEYY Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2013 Ohio

    Yes they do. Like most bottle dating though, it can easily rub off or be difficult to read. It will be a Bottled On date on the neck of each bottle.
     
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  3. jampics2

    jampics2 Pooh-Bah (2,414) Dec 19, 2008 Ohio
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    They do. Any Sunshine Daydream she finds will be fresh as it was bottled for the first time last month.
     
  4. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana

    Go to the bar on the southside. They have a place upstairs where you can buy beer.
     
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  5. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Do you mean the Fat Heads restaurant/bar? I'm hoping to have her stop there, and maybe Wilson McGiinley to pick up a case of Headhunter. Is there a better spot for cases?
     
  6. Swettenham_Shire

    Swettenham_Shire Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 Ohio

    Is there a similar place at the Ohio brewpub? I'd like to know which bottles are available before heading up there... would love some Sunshine Daydream, JuJu, HH, and Trail Head if available in cans yet.
     
  7. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    Yes, the cases are more clearly marked. If buying in Ohio, go to the Tap House for bottles.
     
  8. wyckyd_sceptre

    wyckyd_sceptre Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2013 Pennsylvania

    When I was at Fat Heads last week, the bottle shop was under construction. Might be fixed up now though. On the outside of the case is a bottled on date as well, not just the bottles.
     
  9. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Did they sell bottles even though the shop wasn't open? I called the other day and they said they had bottles to sell.
     
  10. Preluderl

    Preluderl Pooh-Bah (1,796) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah they do, their inventory just isn't as large as it normally is.

    You can get Head Hunter by the case at pretty much every beer distro around Pittsburgh though as long as it's not one of the shit grab and go places that don't do craft beer at all. I can buy a case of it at probably 4-5 different distros within a stones throw of my apartment north of the city.
     
  11. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Awesome thats good to know - do you happen to have a suggestion as the best/lowest priced? I'm sure they're all similar but i don't want her to run around the city for a case of beer. I figure if i can get her to go to one place and pick one up i'll be happy.
     
  12. wyckyd_sceptre

    wyckyd_sceptre Initiate (0) Oct 26, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Yeah probably. They always have bottles of Head Hunter, Bumbleberry, and now probably Sunshine. I'm actually going their shortly for lunch. I usually end up leaving with more beer then I planned because they often have a good selection of other beers aside from their own.
     
  13. Matthew1788

    Matthew1788 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2013 Ohio

    This beer was delicious imo. One of the better "session" beers out there.
     
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  14. Preluderl

    Preluderl Pooh-Bah (1,796) Sep 27, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    It kind of just depends on which part of the city she's in but yeah, the price is going to be about the same everywhere give or take a few dollars. If she can make it to the restaurant down on the South Side that's where I'd tell her to go first. If they don't have any for some reason I'd just check the distros that are closest to where she's staying. It shouldn't be very hard at all to find.
     
  15. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Cool thank you. Does the restaurant sell cases? I'm assuming they have the best selection as well - other bottles besides headhunter
     
  16. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    It's funny...my childhood farmer's market has somehow re-entered my life years later. The world is pretty cosmic sometimes.
     
  17. tsp247

    tsp247 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2013 New York
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    Just picked up a case of hh in pittsburgh. 3/19 bottle date. $53.00
     
  18. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Was this at the Fat Heads restaurant? if so i'm just going to have her go there, no need to go anywhere else. They should have the Sunshine Daydream then as well i'm assuming.
     
  19. Mattkart

    Mattkart Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 Florida

    If she's going to the restaurant/bar on E Carson there is a place called Buddy's two blocks up the street that has cases of fresh Head Hunter bottled 4-9-14. Just visited both last weekend. Bottle shop/ gift shop upstairs at Fat Heads is being redone, they have merch and limited bottles of their stuff ( Head Hunter, Sunshine Daydream, Bummbleberry, Oompa Loompa) not bad pricing for mix a six if you want to try their other offerings. Great spot, with great food and an incredible tap list.
     
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  20. scrub0bk

    scrub0bk Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Awesome i'll have her check that out. I'm hoping to get a couple six/four packs of the other stuff besides headhunter so i'll have her get that at the restaurant.

    Appreciate all the info everyone!
     
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