Firestone Walker prints a packaging date on every can and bottle in MMDDYY format. Use this page to decode your code instantly and check if your beer is still fresh.
030126 → March 1, 2026. Six-digit pack date on bottom of can.Six digits with no separators: month-day-year. 030126 reads as March 1, 2026. The first two digits are the month (01-12), the next two are the day (01-31), the last two are the year.
Firestone Walker's code is a Pack date — the date the beer was packaged, drink within a window after
On Firestone Walker cans, the date code is stamped on the bottom of the can. Look at the can upside-down — the code is typically printed in light-colored ink and may be hard to spot in low light. Six-digit pack date on bottom of can.
Firestone Walker produces a range of styles, each with its own drinking window. For their most common categories:
These are guidelines, not laws — well-stored beer can outperform the curve, while heat-abused cans can stale much faster than expected. Storage temperature matters as much as age for hop-forward styles.
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