Dating Old Numbskull

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Message vlan1 beers 219 º places 30 º 05:07 Wed 4/23/2014 So I received a bottle of old Numbskull as an extra in trade yesterday. When I went to put it away next to my bottle I purchased in SD last year I noted the label was different and the foil a different color. Upon further inspection I could not find a date stamp like on my bottle of Speedway. Just trying to figure out the vintage of the newly arrived bottle. Label Style of beer I bought last year: http://www.bringonthebeer.com/images/alesmith_brewing_old_numbskull_full.jpg Label of Bottle that Arrived yesterday: http://static.wine-searcher.net/images/labels/01/72/alesmith-brewing-company-old-numbskull-barley-wine-ale-beer-san-diego-county-usa-10560172.jpg Any help is appreciated !
Message RABinCO P beers 1511 º places 103 º 05:10 Wed 4/23/2014
Message jlruthven beers 612 º places 13 º 05:40 Wed 4/23/2014 Pretty sure the one on bottom (purple label) is the fresher one. Can’t help you regarding the actual bottle date, but I’ve got a bottle from May of last year stashed, and that’s what it looks like. Haven’t seen any silver foils since Alesmith made it to Wisconsin.
Message vlan1 beers 219 º places 30 º 05:50 Wed 4/23/2014 Yeah I figured the blurple foil and skull was newer as its the one I bought last year. Just tyring to figure out about when it was they change foil and labels. Edit Trader just hit me up and the silver foil is a ’12 bottle.

Message VsXsV P beers 5000 º places 92 º 05:57 Wed 4/23/2014 AFAIK the silver foil has been around on those bottles for ages, don’t think you can use that to determine vintage.
Message TheHOFF43 P beers 2045 º places 169 º 06:34 Wed 4/23/2014 You should join match.com rather than trying to date beer...
Message joeneugs beers 6372 º places 240 º 06:38 Wed 4/23/2014 I dated an old numbskull once....she was too high maintenance for me. rimshot!
Message Gary beers 2114 º places 4 º 06:54 Wed 4/23/2014 Take it out to dinner and don’t try opening it up too early

Message ClarkVV P beers 13408 º places 111 º 07:31 Wed 4/23/2014 On earlier vintages (2003-2006), there was a way to tell based on the shading of the anvil and/or lettering. I dont remember exactly. Cquiroga would know, assuming he still remembers
Message t0rin0 P beers 102 º places 1528 º 08:01 Wed 4/23/2014 Anyone remember the green bottles? I gave up on this beer for years because it was always skunked when I’d open it.
Message haukur beers 2184 º places 32 º 08:16 Wed 4/23/2014 that title is just all sorts of fun!