Lots of good beer content today, so let's jump right in! 1. "On Ageing, Condition and Best Before" from Pete Drinks Pete's article here accentuates the point that some beers are really meant to be enjoyed as fresh as possible. He stresses that if a brewer wants their beer enjoyed 3 months from the bottling date, then they need to stamp or print the bottling date on each bottle, and declare that it is meant to be drank within 3 months (even if distributors/sellers want to keep it on the shelf for 6 months). Pete writes from a UK perspective, but it couldn't ring more true here in America. As a customer, we are bombarded with beers on the shelf that have the potential to be very old. I don't want my IPA to be under a layer of dust. The brewers and distributors need to patrol stores that sell their beer, and be aware if old beer is being sold that isn't supposed to be old. There's no better way to lose ...
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