Concerned about my 45 Day Ribeye

[Ron Pratt]

Beau,
Please tell me the composition of the shelf it has been resting on? Wire or glass? Normally all ribeye sub-primals have one side which will have a layer of fat. While fat does darken somewhat during aging it will never get as dark as the raw meat side. Additionally if the meat side was wet as it comes out of the cryovac that wetness will darken to a dark shade of mahogany or even walnut. Based on all you said I personally would not be concerned!!

Sounds to me like you have some terrific steaks in your future! Ron