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Originally Posted by TimBone
Yeah, most quality breweries have great intentions, but like you mentioned further down in this thread, they can't control the quality down the road.
Funny you mention comparing IPAs to compare fresh to not so fresh, because I did that this year. I saved one can from Parish's DDH Ghost release in May, knowing they'd likely release it again late November. I kept the can in the fridge the entire time. And popped it open with a fresh can from November's release, the night I got home from picking up the November cans.
The May can held up enough to still be drinkable, but the fall-off was definitely noticeable. There was a lot less carbonation and even my wife noticed a staleness to the hops. And that's with it being fridge stored.
I'm not a super asshole about dates, but I do try to drink IPAs as fresh as possible, and I will always prefer stores/breweries that keep the cans cold in storage.
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Hmm, interesting... and my mind didn't even go to saving one and waiting for a new release. I just though about putting a few in the fridge and being a little more disappointed every few months.
Ironically, the IPAs I bought in Florida were literally called Fresh, from Civil Society.... after being asked about the dates when I got home and sadly noticing how old they were, I wanted to Sharpie "-ish" on the cans.
