Stone Brewing Enjoy By Mistake

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  1. JonnyGT20

    JonnyGT20 Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2010 New York

    My buddy recently visited the Stone brewery and picked me up a bottle of Cali Belgique IPA. I assumed it was super fresh coming straight from the brewery, but upon inspecting the Enjoy By date, it says 04-16-04 with the initials PB under it. Stone starting brewing Cali in 2008. What gives???

    Can anyone shed some light on this?
     
    #1 JonnyGT20, Mar 22, 2013
  2. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I doubt Stone would sell old beer on purpose. Your best bet is to call or e-mail Stone and see what they say straight from the source.
     
    #2 UCLABrewN84, Mar 22, 2013
  3. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Sell it on eBay. Sounds like you landed a two-headed buffalo nickel.
     
    #3 Orca, Mar 22, 2013
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  4. Squiggy

    Squiggy Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2013 Michigan

    it was a typo on the machine they use to put dates on bottles.
     
    #4 Squiggy, Mar 22, 2013
  5. ShogoKawada

    ShogoKawada Initiate (0) May 31, 2009 Pennsylvania

    What's more probable- that the time stamp machine had the wrong date on it, or OP is a time-travelling wizard? I rest my case.
     
    #5 ShogoKawada, Mar 22, 2013
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  6. RblWthACoz

    RblWthACoz Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Yeah, can you hold a spot in line for me at the 2009 Kate the Great release, please?
     
    #6 RblWthACoz, Mar 22, 2013
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  7. 4kbrianb

    4kbrianb Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2013 California

    4 X 4 = 16
    4 / 4 = 1

    therefore... That is actually a secret bottle from 4116.... embrace it.
     
    #7 4kbrianb, Mar 22, 2013
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  8. flayedandskinned

    flayedandskinned Initiate (0) Jan 1, 2011 California

    I'd email a pic of it to Stone.
     
    #8 flayedandskinned, Mar 22, 2013
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  9. Frankinstiener

    Frankinstiener Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Illinois

    PB is quite the character, he is always up to some shenanigans like this.
     
    #9 Frankinstiener, Mar 22, 2013
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  10. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    It was sent back from the future to save mankind. The budweiser canning line goes sentient april 1st 2013...
     
    #10 SFACRKnight, Mar 22, 2013
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  11. Heidelberg7

    Heidelberg7 Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2008 Illinois

    It was Tebow's fault
     
    #11 Heidelberg7, Mar 22, 2013
  12. Spider889

    Spider889 Pooh-Bah (1,933) Mar 24, 2010 Ohio
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    I found a bad bottle date on a beer from them last year. I mentioned it in a review I blogged then tagged them on in Facebook. Someone contacted me and said I had noticed it before their own people had. Guess the same person is setting the dates still...
     
    #12 Spider889, Mar 22, 2013
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  13. JonnyGT20

    JonnyGT20 Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2010 New York

    Thanks for the responses everyone. I went ahead and drank the bottle and found nothing wrong with it. Definitely keeping the bottle as a reminder of my time traveling days
     
    #13 JonnyGT20, Mar 29, 2013
  14. alucard6679

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

    Haha first thing of the day to make me laugh
     
    #14 alucard6679, Mar 29, 2013
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