Feb 1, 2011. #5. SumnerH said: The European Union requires a "best before" date on all beer. Jeff Sparrow's book Wild Brews notes that a couple of the Belgian brewers try to make a point by putting a "Best Before" date that's 20 years in the future (or something like that). That's hilarious.When making decisions as to whether to eat “out of date” food you can ignore both sell by and display until dates. The dates you want to pay attention to are best before and use by. The Rule of Thumb. Food that has passed its best before is safe to eat, but the flavour and texture may change over time. Use your own common sense and
In the following example, the pull date (or best before date) is: July 25, 2016. To ensure the best beer experience, this is the last day the product should be available for sale. The primary package is the package in which a unit of the product is sold, and the secondary package is the outer package. For example, a bottle or can of beer is the
All beers carry a date code, but there is no consensus on how to print the date. As well, the code isn't always easy to understand, such as D01C621355 (likely produced on April 1, 2016 at 1:55 p.m.).
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