Lagunitas Sucks availability?!?

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  1. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    Any special reason why they can't just put a regular (as in not julian) date on the bottle like any decent brewery would? I mean, unless there's an angle in this that I'm not seeing, it doesn't seem like it would be more difficult to do. Can anyone shed some light on why Lagunitas and other breweries choose to go this route?
     
    #41 alucard6679, Jul 12, 2013
  2. tjensen3618

    tjensen3618 Maven (1,391) Mar 23, 2008 California


    Sierra Nevada has said something to the effect of, and I'm paraphrasing here...
    "Julian date works best for us, and date is not that important to consumers because we have a super-duper awesome bottling line."
     
    #42 tjensen3618, Jul 12, 2013
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  3. BlindSalimander

    BlindSalimander Initiate (0) Aug 16, 2010 Texas

    They may only have so many digits available on their inkjet program so not enough room for xx/xx/xx. I'm sure the rest of the numbers are there for a reason like batch number, operator etc.
     
    #43 BlindSalimander, Jul 12, 2013
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  4. slim2043

    slim2043 Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2012 Connecticut

    #44 slim2043, Jul 12, 2013
  5. Giantspace

    Giantspace Grand Pooh-Bah (3,043) Dec 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Yup, sure its old too. Old beer lives in PA. The distribution system sucks. I found cases of double trouble last winter that showed up after not being there the week before. GF west coast ipa over a year old etc etc.

    Enjoy
     
    #45 Giantspace, Jul 12, 2013
  6. ESeab

    ESeab Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2013 New Jersey

    According to one dude this was brewed in '09. lol sucks to be that dude
     
    #46 ESeab, Jul 12, 2013
  7. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    Makes sense, thanks for the response:slight_smile:

    BTW nice avatar
     
    #47 alucard6679, Jul 12, 2013
  8. cbgoods

    cbgoods Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 South Carolina

    Anybody seeing any of this anywhere? Last time they had this at the local shop, I started to buy a few six packs, but the guy there told me that wasn't necessary as it was year round and they would get additional shipments. well they haven't had any for months. every time i ask they assure me it is year round, but the distributor hasn't gotten any. anybody else having this same problem? I love this stuff and can't wait to get more...
     
    #48 cbgoods, Aug 9, 2013
  9. OneDropSoup

    OneDropSoup Pooh-Bah (2,213) Dec 9, 2008 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    That shop employee was wrong. It's a winter seasonal. I frickin' love it & wish it was year-round, too.
     
    #49 OneDropSoup, Aug 9, 2013
  10. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
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    I have read that Lagunitas is waiting for the proper hops before they come out with it again. I can't remember where...
     
    #50 Bitterbill, Aug 9, 2013
  11. cbgoods

    cbgoods Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 South Carolina

    i've heard that it was seasonal, but will be year round as of this year. BA profile even lists it as year round now
     
    #51 cbgoods, Aug 9, 2013
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  12. ThatCracker

    ThatCracker Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2012 Virginia

    Don't make me cry....I miss sucks...32oz bottles will hopefully be out in October
     
    #52 ThatCracker, Aug 9, 2013
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  13. Gregg_Kawakami

    Gregg_Kawakami Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2013 Hawaii

    You guys are lucky. I have never seen it in Hawaii.
     
    #53 Gregg_Kawakami, Aug 9, 2013
  14. shredder83

    shredder83 Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2013 Illinois

    I'd say just be patient. I can still grab it at a few obscure places but it's almost 6 months out now, you might as well wait for the next batch in the winter
     
    #54 shredder83, Aug 9, 2013
  15. DanE

    DanE Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2012 Connecticut

    "Hawaii Problems"

    I thought it was a seasonal?
     
    #55 DanE, Aug 9, 2013
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  16. cbgoods

    cbgoods Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 South Carolina

    #56 cbgoods, Aug 9, 2013
  17. Moyman

    Moyman Crusader (450) Jun 14, 2013 New York

    Just had one 2 weeks ago. Still held up handsomely!!!
     
    #57 Moyman, Aug 9, 2013
  18. cbgoods

    cbgoods Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2011 South Carolina

    but anyway gregg, i'm sure shipping to hawaii is pretty hefty, but try to trade for it when it shows back up... it's friggin amazing
     
    #58 cbgoods, Aug 9, 2013
  19. YieldToNothing

    YieldToNothing Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2013 New York

    ready for this to come back so i can stop buying other ipas entirely.
     
    #59 YieldToNothing, Aug 9, 2013
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  20. raynmoon

    raynmoon Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2011 Colorado

    I saw it the other day in my dreams.
     
    #60 raynmoon, Aug 9, 2013
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