Weihenstephaner Date Code Question

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  1. Jraiona

    Jraiona Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2016 Kentucky

    I have a six pack Of Weihenstphaner Heffe Weisbier and the code on the bottle is 2056. Can someone tell me how to decipher that code and what the average shelf life is?
     
    #1 Jraiona, Aug 27, 2016
  2. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    Read it backwards. The last number is the last number of the year. The middle two numbers are for the week of the year. The first is the last number in the day.

    So for your bottle i believe it's

    6=2016
    05= 5th week of the year (ie first week of February)
    5 = 5th day

    Feb. 5, 2016
     
    #2 scottakelly, Aug 27, 2016
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  3. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Minor typo as you did mention the first number is the last number of the day. Feb 2, 2016. Cheers!
     
    #3 Jaycase, Aug 27, 2016
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  4. Jraiona

    Jraiona Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2016 Kentucky

    Thanks guys.
     
    #4 Jraiona, Aug 27, 2016
  5. Junior

    Junior Pooh-Bah (1,883) May 23, 2015 Michigan
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Man. I picked one a Kellerbier last week. Date code 3056 so, Feb. 3, 2016. Not so fresh.
     
    #5 Junior, Oct 6, 2016
  6. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
    Trader

    So its coded in Hebrew.
     
    #6 nc41, Oct 6, 2016
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  7. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    Yeah, that kellerbier was a one run thing, so best to avoid by now if you care for fresh beer
     
    #7 scottakelly, Oct 6, 2016
  8. BeerIsland

    BeerIsland Maven (1,251) Feb 9, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Bottles are still tasting pretty good but, agreed, the 1516 is not the magnificent beer it was this Spring; draft in particular..
     
    #8 BeerIsland, Oct 7, 2016
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