Westmalle dubbel bottle date

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by MattSuder, Mar 1, 2015.

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  1. MattSuder

    MattSuder Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I have always read that most euro brewers add 5 years to their bottle date. But i bought this bottle last august, i doubt it sat on the shelves for 4 years...
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    (i cant figure out how to get my pics to show up correctly, F)
     
    #1 MattSuder, Mar 1, 2015
  2. MattSuder

    MattSuder Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2014 Pennsylvania

    (oknevermind, i guess the pic shows sideways in the drafting but then uprighted upon posting)
     
    #2 MattSuder, Mar 1, 2015
  3. Heretic42

    Heretic42 Savant (1,118) Aug 31, 2011 Texas

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  4. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)

    I read somewhere that the tripel and dubbel have a 2 year BB as well.
     
    #4 AugustusRex, Mar 2, 2015
  5. jesskidden

    jesskidden Grand Pooh-Bah (3,145) Aug 10, 2005 New Jersey
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    I'd say that the vast majority of European brewers' beer exported to the US have a "Best by" date based on a suggested 1 year shelf life. Yes, there are some higher abv/cellarable styles (some Belgians, like the OP beer, some UK barley wines/old ales and even MolsonCoors' bottle-conditioned Worthington White Shield) that have longer periods, but they are in the minority. OTOH, SABMiller and Guinness have shorter periods of 9 and 10 months, respectively, for some of their Euro imports.
     
    #5 jesskidden, Mar 2, 2015
  6. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    most likely bottled August 2013.
     
    #6 AndrewK, Mar 2, 2015
  7. MattSuder

    MattSuder Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Thanks BAs!
     
    #7 MattSuder, Mar 3, 2015
  8. MattSuder

    MattSuder Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2014 Pennsylvania

    For those that care, I drank this yesterday. Didn't taste different at all from fresh that I could tell, waiting a while before I open the other one I have stashed.
     
    #8 MattSuder, Mar 5, 2015
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