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Founders Breakfast stout bottle date?

Discussion in 'US: Great Lakes' started by zrab11, Jan 22, 2013.

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  1. zrab11

    zrab11 Maven (1,438) Dec 25, 2010 Indiana
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    Was Founders Breakfast Stout bottle dated this year. Last years bottles have Bottle dates in green on the neck but all the Breakfast stout in my stores this January have NO bottle Date on the Neck. ( BTW The new shipment of Imperial stout has a bottle date.) So did founders not bottle date these years batch or is both the stores in my area putting like 2 or 3 year old breakfast stout on the shelf when founders hadn't yet bottle dated their bottles.

    So please go to your cellar and check your bottles NOW : ) And report back!
     
    #1 zrab11, Jan 22, 2013
  2. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,404) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    Yes, it was bottle dated. Yellow ink. It often wears off
     
    #2 Steimie, Jan 22, 2013
  3. MichPaul

    MichPaul Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2012 Michigan

    I have bought a lot of Founders stuff and Steimie is right. Their dates wear off a LOT! I have bad luck when trying to read them even at the store of purchase... It's too bad, because that is important to a lot of us.
     
    #3 MichPaul, Jan 22, 2013
  4. BasterdInABasket

    BasterdInABasket Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2010 Wisconsin

    None of the bottles I saw from October had date stamps on the bottle neck for some reason, earlier September bottles were all clearly marked. Also noticed this for the newer Porter as well not having dates on the bottles. Probably some issue at the brewery Id guess.
     
    #4 BasterdInABasket, Jan 22, 2013
  5. JimGlonke

    JimGlonke Pundit (899) Apr 27, 2012 Illinois

    I bought a case here in Chicagoland back in September that had bottle dates of 8- something and were near impossible to read. Wonder if they are now changing up their ink/location/process/etc.?
     
    #5 JimGlonke, Jan 22, 2013
  6. Andygirl

    Andygirl Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Michigan

    Mine are very clear, on the neck in yellow ink.
     
    #6 Andygirl, Jan 22, 2013
  7. kdmcguire10

    kdmcguire10 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Michigan

    I too have had many problems with the yellow ink wearing off. I'm convinced some shops wipe these off manually, but have no proof outside of the date being smudged on entire sixpacks.

    Speaking of FBS dates, does anyone know the last batch to be made?
     
    #7 kdmcguire10, Jan 22, 2013
  8. Andygirl

    Andygirl Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 Michigan

    Newest I have seen is 11-28-12.
     
    #8 Andygirl, Jan 23, 2013
  9. kdmcguire10

    kdmcguire10 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2011 Michigan

    Thank you. I must seek this out!
     
    #9 kdmcguire10, Jan 23, 2013
  10. beerking

    beerking Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2012 Illinois

    UUmmmm , no. You go and taste it and report back.
     
    #10 beerking, Jan 23, 2013
  11. Skull40

    Skull40 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2010 Indiana

    Most of the bottles that I saw during the first two months of the release had dates on them. Later on, I saw a lot of bottles with the dates worn off completely. Last week I bought a four pack that was dated in December.
     
    #11 Skull40, Jan 23, 2013
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