Every individual bottle of beer packaged for sale in the United States shall have a 4-digit code signifying the year and day that it was placed in the bottle clearly marked in white or yellow ink on the neck of the bottle. It must be placed in such a manner that the consumer need not remove the bottle from its container to see the date code. Its minimum height is to be 4mm.
If a bottle is to have special packaging like wax or foil around the neck of the bottle that would cover the standard marking, the code may be moved to the side of the bottle.
Every individual can of beer packaged for sale in the United States shall have a 4-digit code signifying the year and day that it was placed in the can clearly marked in black ink on the bottom of the can. It's minimum height is to be 4mm.
John McHenryDate the beer! I rarely purchase beer that I can't date.
Jonathan This should be self explanatory. It's a win-win for the consumer and vendor. Date the beer!!!
Eric SmithI completely agree with this. Especially with beers that should be had fresh. Every time I see an IPA without a bottle date, I usually don't purchase it … unless I can do some investigation that makes me have some hope that it's fresh, or somewhat fresh. There's been too many times where I risk it and find out it's a malt bomb. It's not fair for myself or the brewery that makes the beer because it's a false representation of what the beer is supposed to be. Especially for the price on some of these bombers. I am all for this to be a real thing. I always talk about how this should be an absolute requirement. Cheers!
Eric SmithI completely agree with this. Especially with beers that should be had fresh. Every time I see an IPA without a bottle date, I usually don't purchase it … unless I can do some investigation that makes me have some hope that it's fresh, or somewhat fresh. There's been too many times where I risk it and find out it's a malt bomb. It's not fair for myself or the brewery that makes the beer because it's a false representation of what the beer is supposed to be. Especially for the price on some of these bombers. I am all for this to be a real thing. I always talk about how this should be an absolute requirement. Cheers!
John McHenry Date the beer! I rarely purchase beer that I can't date.