Hoppin' Frog Bottle Cap Colors = Bottling Dates?

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  1. Nickfellow007

    Nickfellow007 Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Rhode Island

    I've been searching around for this trying to find answers as to what the different colors mean in relation to the bottling date. For instance, I picked up a Barrel Aged Boris with a green cap...but I've seen it with a red cap I believe. Does anyone have a complete rundown on their beers that follow that system, and what the corresponding date to cap color is. Thanks.
     
    #1 Nickfellow007, May 22, 2012
  2. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    I know with BA BORIS it does. Each year has a different color.

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/14879/47695

    I wanna say this years is black, but its been at least a month, and 4 months before that since Ive had it or really looked at it.
     
    #2 VncentLIFE, May 22, 2012
  3. Nickfellow007

    Nickfellow007 Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Rhode Island

    Yeah, I just wish I knew what year the color meant....and if they do that color system with any of the other brews they have.
     
    #3 Nickfellow007, May 22, 2012
  4. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    what other beers did you see with different color caps?
     
    #4 VncentLIFE, May 22, 2012
  5. domtronzero

    domtronzero Initiate (0) Aug 18, 2007 California

    I have several bottles (and have had several more previously) that have gold caps. I think the line that says "Batch 1 & 2: Silver Cap" is wrong. I have never seen a silver capped BA BORIS.
     
    #5 domtronzero, May 22, 2012
  6. weaksauce

    weaksauce Zealot (675) Sep 2, 2010 Ohio

    I think the list of cap colors on the review page is just out of date. I feel like I have seen gold and green on the shelves most recently with green being the freshest batch. But then again Hoppin Frog distribution always surprises me.
     
    #6 weaksauce, May 22, 2012
  7. Nickfellow007

    Nickfellow007 Initiate (0) Feb 22, 2011 Rhode Island

    Sounds like we're not going to get to the bottom of this mystery! Maybe someone else will pop on with some knowledge we don't have...
     
    #7 Nickfellow007, May 23, 2012
  8. xsouldriverx

    xsouldriverx Initiate (0) Aug 5, 2006 New York

    local store just got stock of the newest batches of ba boris and doris. i picked up both and am looking at them now.
    ba boris- forest green, same color as bcbs rare
    doris- gold
     
    #8 xsouldriverx, May 23, 2012
  9. crossovert

    crossovert Initiate (0) Mar 29, 2009 Illinois

    The Turbo Shandy has yellow caps, im sure it is in reference to the lemon
     
    #9 crossovert, May 23, 2012
  10. bhir

    bhir Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2011 Pennsylvania

    The bottles I bought last December had gold caps so I'd guess Gold Cap = 2011. I've seen nothing but Green Cap on the shelves lately, so I'll go with Green Cap = 2012.
     
    #10 bhir, May 26, 2012
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  11. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    I wanna say that BA BORIS is the only one that varies year to year.
     
    #11 VncentLIFE, May 26, 2012
  12. jpsy422

    jpsy422 Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2009 Illinois

    I got a blue cap Boris, which is the 100th batch special edition. it was like $2 more, so i said screw it and got it. I don't believe it's barrel aged though.
     
    #12 jpsy422, May 26, 2012
  13. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    It's not barrel-aged, it's just brewed with English malts making it different.
     
    #13 BB1313, May 26, 2012
  14. danwho

    danwho Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2010 California

    2009 = gold medal at GABF, Batch 1 and 2 had gold cap. Batch 1 = 4/09 Batch 2 = 7/09, different barrel and time in barrel.
    Batch 3 = green (Oct 09)
    Batch 4 = black ('10)
    Batch 5 = red ('11)
     
    #14 danwho, May 27, 2012
  15. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    Just looking for some info and came upon this thread. I just bought one of several off the shelf with a gold cap. On the bottom, the first 2 things etched were "272 11," so maybe that has some significant, i.e. the 272nd day of 2011?
     
    #15 Bluecane, Aug 30, 2012
  16. Bluecane

    Bluecane Initiate (0) Dec 30, 2011 New York

    #16 Bluecane, Aug 30, 2012
  17. FlamingMoe

    FlamingMoe Crusader (419) Jun 21, 2008 New York

    I recently cracked a green capped BA Boris I've had for a few years. Don't know if they're reusing colors but this one was definitely purchased like 2 or 3 years ago. It drank fabulously btw.
     
    #17 FlamingMoe, Sep 2, 2012
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