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Originally Posted by BaltimoreSkins

Many of the craft brews sold in Maryland do either have a sell by or a bottled date. I would say the fundamental difference is that expired milk is a health issue and expired beer is not.

True. Many craft brews have flavors which may degrade over time, hence the "bottled" dates, which are not the same as "expiration" dates. Since Bud has no flavor to degrade to begin with, this is not an issue for it. Plus, Bud's 120 days is a ridiculously short period of time for beer. Beer has alcohol; it keeps.

But comparing Bud to craft beer is not fair. If we compare it to its peers like Miller, we see the others don't have expiration dates. Hence my comparison to milk, which as you state is not a safety issue with beer. But if beer really did go bad as Bud says, then its peer beers would also have expirations.