No date on speedway stout?

Last I heard the dates should be in yellow on the shoulder of the bottle and hand written on the case.

Unlikely to have been rubbed off during shipping since they probably never leave the case between brewery and retailer. So more likely the brewery printer had a glitch or your retailer delibertely rubbed them off.

If it's newly distributed to MI then my experience here in PA with newly introduced beers is that it's probably not more than about 3 mos. old (and often fresher) when the stuff starts showing up on the shelves.

With a stout it should be a relatively safe gamble so long as it's been handled reasonably well, etc.

 

I would buy some. That price sounds right, and it ages very well.

 

I've had repeated issues with the date code on Alesmith bottles being smudged or rubbed completely away.

 

Yup, these dates smudge off pretty easy.

If fresh - $14 is a very fair price. However, I might be in the minority here, but I thought the coffee fell off after a few months and it wasn't nearly as good as when I had it fresh.

 

Exactly my experience here in Philly. Speedway generally appears every 3-4 months. I have encountered the missing date thing occasionally. Sometimes the stamp ends up a bit higher on the neck of the bottle and is covered by the foil wrapping. $14 for a 25 oz. bottle of Speedway is not a terrible price. Go for it! Great non-BA stout!!

 

If you get near OH, jump across the state line and they're only $9.99 (seriously, I buy several bottles every time I get to Cinci or Columbus, so I bet you could find them up north). It's definitely pretty good for a cheap, non-BA stout. Jesus stouts are easier to get here (Indy), but I find them pretty hit and miss, and they're definitely more expensive than Speedway.

 

For the price of the bottle, I'd take Speedway over EMJesus. If you can find Jesus in cans (especially somewhere you can break into singles), it's a must buy if you've never had it.

 

I'm opening a 25.4 oz to drink right now. No date on shoulder or under the foil; no date anywhere. Purchased yesterday in South Milwaukee for $10.99. Cheers!

 

The one I just opened is drinking fine. No fall off in coffee flavor, and at 12% should age well regardless of however long it has sat on a shelf . One of my all time favorite non BA stouts. Never had emj and I'm looking forward to your review - cheers!

 

I definitely agree, but I think it's fine within a year. Didn't like it at 2 1/2 years. I would still pick it up, it's a great beer and probably isn't old enough to worry.

 

I don't think it will be, could be wrong but in speaking to Founders about one of their items it was noted that coffee will tapper off after 3 mos or so. But again nothing is for certain you may be fine all depends on storage and such but as a rule I think 3 mos is a good bench mark for coffee side.
Cheers