Stock Best by Dates and Rotation

Beer being a food product will always have a best by date on the keg, bottle or packaging. Beer kegs will generally have a best by date located on the side of keg but it may be difficult tfind and read in poor light however the best by date located on the keg top is easier to see and read. Keg tops from opened kegs should always be left sitting on the opened keg for easy brand identification. When filled at a brewery kegs will generally have a 6 week shelf life (while they remain untapped) until the specified best by date.

Kegs stored in cool rooms should be consumed within 7 days after opening tensure freshness and optimum presentation. Ambient temperature kegs used on Icebank chillers should be consumed within 3 days of opening to ensure freshness and optimum presentation. Slow turnover brands should always be purchased in 25 litre kegs to improve the turnover cycle times and assist in maintaining freshness.

Kegs connected in series to create larger volume banks in high turnover outlets should always be fully exhausted before being replaced with new kegs. Changing part empty kegs on a banked system can cause beer performance and quality issues if not carried out correctly and accurately.

When storing kegs before use or sale always use the earliest dated kegs first to ensure consistant product rotation and movement of older kegs. Stack new deliveries at back of the keg rows and move earlier dated kegs tthe front of the row so that they are used first and the beer is consumed before reaching its best before date.

Lion Beer Wines & Spirits kegs are available in three sizes to offer flexibility with keg handling, keg storage to also assist with low volume brand turnover in smaller outlets.
50 litre keg
25 litre (tall) keg
25 litre (squat) keg