High Point:Uses abest beforedate. And the last two numbers are the year. Their bottled beers are mostly strong so they can age for a couple of years. Format is a bit odd. Hard to read sometimes. Pizza Beer:Uses abottlingcode. On the bottle necks, there should only be the six-digit date (mm/dd/yy) of packaging. First two digits represent the year, next three digits is the Julian date. Fegley's Brew Works:Uses abottlingdate on the cases only. From the brewer: On our 12 ounce bottles we have a Best if used before date. On the top of the end panel of the case boxes. Ale Syndicate:Keg only but they have apackagingdate on them.AleWerks (Williamsburg):Uses abottlingdate on their bottle. The letters and numbers after that indicate a brewery and packaging line. Only the regular 12oz. On the bottom of the six-packs, there's a best buy date. Ex: 13094 would be April 4th, 2013. Tied House:Uses abottled/packed ondate on the bottles and cases.Tommyknocker:Uses abottled ondate. Black Butte & Obsidian is 200 days. Bottles are date stamped and shelf life is 120 days. From the brewer:On our case cartons we haveBest bydates stamped on them, our kegs haveBorn ondates on the collar. Abbey Beverage:Uses abottlingdate. Backcountry:Uses abottled ondate. From the brewer: The bottles should have a date code on the neck. 603 Brewing:Uses abottled ondate which is handwritten on the bottle. Their other beers are made to cellar and have the year they were blended on the bottle. Format is MM/DD/YY. Also, from the brewer: Code for bottles - red cap = 2012, black cap = 2013, silver cap = 2014. McKenzie:Usesbottle numbers. It's stamped on the bottle in black ink on the top right portion of the label. 3, 2021 at 11:35 AM. It's on the left side of their labels. I believe the best by date is on the beer bottle, and the bottling date is on the case. Appalachian:Uses abottled ondate. From the brewer: Our products have date coding on them which is the actual julian production date. Marked on case boxes only. Laurelwood:Uses abottlingdate on the cases andborn ondate for bottles. If you look on the side (usually right) it will have a little notch for what month it was bottled in. Five numbers should appear on the top line. I is skipped, so J=September, etc. Spilker Ales:Uses abest beforedate. Format is MM.DD.YY. Lake Superior (MN):Uses abottlingdate. From the brewer: It is on the neck of our 12 oz. Score: 78 with 458 ratings and reviews. Example: A081509 = Best before August 15, 2009. First 3 digits are the day of the year and the 4th digit is the year. Clearly written on the back label, ex: 072912. May Narragansett be the Phoenix in Rhode Island's industrial ashes. It's a different version of the Julian date code. Upstream:Uses abrewed onandbottlingdate. Being from the Mid-West, I had never heard of Narragansett until last week at a tavern in Fredericksburg, VA. We saw that a pint was about 1/2 the price of all the other beer. Like it or not, some version of a Julian Calendar code system (001-365) remains in place for many breweries, usually a YYDDD or DDDY format. New Glarus:Uses apackageddate. It's on the bottom of the can. Written in black ink on the neck of the bottle. Some Crisp with light carbonation. Fremont:Uses abottlingdate.French Broad:Uses abottlingdate on the cases only. Example: 1339 would be the 133rd day of 2009. National (MD): Uses a bottling date on their back label. In some cases, it's at the very bottom of the bottle. It's on the neck of the bottle in black ink. Genesee:Uses aproductiondate. bottles (Most Wanted series) which have the year: YYYY. 5 bucks more than a hamms for a 30 pack. I hav had multiple people exclame to me that this is the best AAL out there, so I decided to give it a shot with a 24oz can. From that date, we guarantee the quality for three months. //-->,