I had to consult beeradvocate to figure out what I've had from Cerebral because it sounded really familiar.... and I bought a bottle of there Barrel Aged Work From Home a while back. Wish I had dropped by the last time I was in Denver, looks like they make a lot of BBA stouts.

WeldWerks and now Cerebral in Phoenix... :drool:

I've been seeing Cerebral for a little bit here but its been their hoppy beers

Never had a stout from them but that Trophy Hunt is reminiscent of the big viscous stouts I'm used to which are few and far between down here...understandably so given the triple digit temps

Will be trying these today. Thanks to KCU for making me aware of dates on beers. A few of the singles on the shelf had 12-2022 dates. Yikes.

Very interested in how you like the mango joint

I still need to find a couple IPAs that are a few or 6 months apart and do a side-by-side... I know a couple people who will adamantly refuse drinking an IPA if it's more than 4 weeks old, which I find a bit extreme, but don't pay close enough attention to think... damn, this is fresh!

Its not just age but storage

Store cold, drink fresh

X number of weeks in the fridge != X number of weeks sitting on a shelf with the sun hitting it through a window

Its really finding that sweet spot with IPAs, which can differ due to brewery logistics and quality control. Some hold up better than others

Life's too short to be drinking unfresh IPAs

Someone at Toppling Goliath was telling me how much effort they put into making sure their beer stays cold every step of the way, all the way to chilled fridges at beer stores..... and then I got home and the local beer store had stacks of King Sue sitting out on shelves. LMAO :shake:

Larry Bell once pulled his beer from Illinois over state laws that tied him to a distributer that would pull that kind of BS. Not storing cold, giving priority to bigger brands, in-store placement, etc.

This one says "best by mid-August".... so, that seems good?

https://i.imgur.com/l5YRRiP.jpg

Ugh I hate best buy dates

Its ambiguous at best

Just tell me the date it went into the can, full transparency

Buehler is my financial planner and KCUunited is my life coach.

I’m finding balance at CP with these two.

And TG is much better about it now but back when they were in bottles their date was almost impossible to see. Intentionally faint.

Nothing more awkward than holding a bottle up to the light at the liquor store trying to find, let alone read the date while employees are looking at you like you're insinuating they're selling old beer.

Yep, totally agree... far better to say "born on xx-xx-xxx" and then if you feel the need to say "and also best within x weeks" or just say drink asap as possible.

LMAO @ best buy dates

Obviously meant best by but am triggered by the topic and mash typing

4 weeks seems a bit arbitrary, but I have noticed some NEIPAs definitely start dropping off the really bright notes somewhere around that age range. Who knows, might also be confirmation bias. I have really seen the drop in these new "hop kief" beers. Insanely good when a week or two old and then they start showing their age.

I see you are in Phoenix, do you see North Park (San Diego) regularly? I was super impressed with their offerings.