For supermarket beans, you want to was the packaging date codes near the barcode. That'll tell you how fresh it is. I've posted here before about how you decode them (should lead with a "3" for 2013, followed by three digits "xxx" which denote the day of the year when it was packed, eg. "060" is about two months into the year.
For supermarket beans, you want to was the packaging date codes near the barcode. That'll tell you how fresh it is. I've posted here before about how you decode them (should lead with a "3" for 2013, followed by three digits "xxx" which denote the day of the year when it was packed, eg. "060" is about two months into the year.
Union are probably the best supermarket option.