DFH date question.

[barley ben]

I finally found some World Wide Stout today. I picked up three and when I got home I reallized one lable was different. Two of them had the lable cut "03".

Now the difference in the last bottle. That lable was cut November(10) and no date other that this one had a copyright date(c.1999). Also on the front of the label was the description and under it was a blacked out "vim & vigor". Just courious if anyone knows why this one is different. Hopefully it is from a past year and I got lucky and found it. The store seems to keep good care of their products so it would be like them cellaring it for me. Any info would be great. I e-mailed DFH about it also to see if they could help me out.

[Beaver]

Per ratebeer.com:

2003 version (http://ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBeer.asp?BeerID=27970)
This listing encompasses the November, 2003 release for the U.K. and parts of Southern California only (21% abv), and will state "21% abv" on the label, while the printed phrase "Vim and Vigor" does not appear. "Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the November, 2002 release, which is not rated under this listing. World Wide Stout is a very dark beer brewed with a ridiculous amount of barley.


2002 version (http://ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBeer.asp?BeerID=18543)
This listing encompasses the November, 2002 release (23% abv). This release can be identified by the use of black ink to cross out the words "Vim and Vigor" printed on the label.

2001/2003 version (http://ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/ShowBeer.asp?BeerID=5923)
This listing encompasses both the November, 2001 release (18% abv) and the November, 2003 U.S. (but not U.K.) release (18.8% abv) due to both their similarity in alcohol content and a lack of change in recipe. Neither release's label provides its abv, however, the November, 2001 release (18%) displays the unaltered words "Vim and Vigor" on the label while the November, 2003 U.S. release (18.8%) does not. The phrase "Vim and Vigor" is crossed out only on the November, 2002 release (23%), which is not rated under this listing. WorldWide Stout is one of the world's strongest dark beers. It is brewed using six different yeast strains over seven months and then aged for half a year. Dark, rich, roasty, and complex, World Wide Stout has more in common with a fine port than a can of cheap, mass-marketed beer (released in early winter with very limited availability).

[barley ben]

.This listing encompasses the November, 2003 release for the U.K. and parts of Southern California only (21% abv),

So unless I'm missing something being in South Jersey, it must be "02". Hmm, what to do now, I guess drink one of the new ones and cellar the 02 and one 03.

Thanks alot!