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Well, continuing the trend of the past several years the so-called "seasonal" beers keep coming out further and further in advance of the actual season.

Saw Oktoberfests, both foreign and domestic, hit the shelves last week. Eventually I suppose we'll see all styles available all year, at least with the domestic stuff.

Kind af drag with the imports, though. I'm never sure if the "Christmas Ale" I see in July is an early release for this year, or a skunked leftover from last year -- and at $5-$7 per bottle for some of them, I'm not inclined to gamble.

Dr H

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Dr H
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Dr H wrote in news:Pine.WNT.4.60.0407281020040.-35779689@master-station:

Works for me. If Old Horizontal starts coming out in June or so I'm all over that.

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Dan Iwerks

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004, Dan Iwerks vociferated:

}Dr H wrote in }news:Pine.WNT.4.60.0407281020040.-35779689@master-station: } }> }> Well, continuing the trend of the past several years the so-called }> "seasonal" beers keep coming out further and further in advance of the }> actual season. } }Works for me. If Old Horizontal starts coming out in June or so I'm all }over that.

I wouldn't mind if everyone started putting clear bottling dates on their products.

On one occasion I got some old Samual Smith's Winter Warmer that was skunked bad enough to repel cougars.

Dr H

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Dr H

Dr H wrote in news:Pine.WNT.4.60.0408051037490.-3879257@master-station:

I've bought it twice, and it was skunked all to high heaven both times. I'll start buying Samuel Smith's when they start buying brown bottles.

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Dan Iwerks

I believe Samual Smith's Winter Welcome is Dated With the year and is released the end of Sept. or the beginning of Oct.

the best George

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george gray

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004, george gray vociferated:

}Dan Iwerks wrote: }> Dr H wrote in }> news:Pine.WNT.4.60.0408051037490.-3879257@master-station: }> }> > On one occasion I got some old Samual Smith's Winter Warmer that was }> > skunked bad enough to repel cougars. }> }> }> }I believe Samual Smith's Winter Welcome is Dated With the year and is released }the end of Sept. or the beginning of Oct.

Which would mean that the stuff MOC is carrying right now could be as much as a nearly a year old.

That's a year in a clear bottle, under fluorescent lights...

Dr H

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Dr H

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