Sun King Brewery prints a packaging date on every can and bottle in MM/DD/YY format. Use this page to decode your code instantly and check if your beer is still fresh.
03/30/26 → March 30, 2026. Canned-on date prominently displayed on can.Standard American date format: month, then day, then year. 03/30/26 reads as March 30, 2026. Watch for European prints that use DD/MM/YY — usually noted by an explicit label or the location of the brewery.
Sun King Brewery's code is a Pack date — the date the beer was packaged, drink within a window after
On Sun King Brewery packaging, the date code is typically found on the bottom of cans or on the bottle neck. Some bottles also print it on the back label. Canned-on date prominently displayed on can.
Sun King Brewery 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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