I got a 6 pack of Gose yesterday in trade and the cans say "Enjoy within 90 days of the date on the bottom of this can." Well this 6 pack of cans have no date on any of them, while the last 6 pack of cans all did. I noticed the canning code on the side of the can 4 02 20A 3 L M is the exact same as the last 6 pack which had a 4/21 canning date. Does that mean this 6 pack is already over 90 days? Does this stuff change significantly after 90 days? I've never had it fresher than about 2 months old...
All of the Gose I bought has had an easily readable date on the bottom. I doubt the flavor is gonna change that much after 90 days, but it's never lasted that long around my girlfriend.
Minimal hops in Gose, there really isn't a discernible difference between fresh and 90+ days. At least not that I can tell.
No, with no canning/bottling date you don't know how old the beer is. Not 100% certain without seeing the can, but think that is the can manufacturers code indicating who made the can and where the can was made. http://www.breweriana.com/beer-can-appraisal/how-to-date-cans.html
Love Westbrook Gose. I'd drink that stuff out of a old sneaker! Honestly, as mentioned above, I can't see this beer "turning" beyond 90 days.
Sometimes it doesn't print well or at all. I can attest that 9 or so month old Gose doesn't taste ALL that different than week old Gose. Brighter, sure, maybe. Still ridiculous and same desired effect. No worries.
Cool, good to know it shouldn't matter much either way. Just thought it was odd that it had no date on these even though the can says it does.
WBs date printer has some issues, I seem get some in every delivery that are illegible, and a few where there doesn't seem to be anything printed at all. I'm sure the flavor will be fine either way though.
I had a 90+ day old and a 28 day old Gose within a day of each other. There was a noticeable difference. Not huge but noticeable. The salt will drop off after 90 days is my understanding. This is due to the coriander being an antioxidant and the salt being a free radical.
I've had their Gose fresh on tap, a month or two after canning and 6+ months old. TBH, the complexity got better the older it was. Sure, the fresh stuff was a cleaner tasting beer but I prefer the older stuff with more funk. YMMV
I'm impressed that you can remember the canning code from the last sixer you received in trade. I'm not even sure what my phone number is. The best test as to whether the beer's too old, however, is to drink one.
Ha, I'm no Rain Man. I had one can left from the last trade, and noticed it had the same code as the newer undated cans.
