Heya Dale! Thank you for stopping in and saying hello! We got slammed with orders from the anniversary - I am glad we were able to get bottles in your hand before you left town!
You are very welcome for the free bottle! To answer your question - yes - the shelf life on the bottles is (2) years. I am not sure I would consider them anymore steeped than a fresh bottle though - with the amber brown glass bottles, and our meticulous storage practices, a bottle that comes fresh off the speed steeper is virtually indistinguishable from a bottle that is a year old (or more). So, treat all the bottles as if they are fresh (regardless of the born on date - which is mostly irrelevant). I hope that helps!
Best,
~C