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Anyone trade commercial beers for homebrews?

Discussion in 'Trade Talk' started by krazyboy13, Oct 14, 2014.

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  1. krazyboy13

    krazyboy13 Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2014 New York

    Has anyone ever specifically traded commercial beers for someone's homebrew? I'm thinking I may put out an offer for some homebrew sours and/or RIS. For me, the main risk here is everyone thinks their kid is the smartest, prettiest, most talented, etc, and so it goes with their homebrew. The other issue is valuation- I have no idea how to value an unknown homebrew other than that person's word. I'd probably only do the trade with someone with good rep. I'm looking to just learn about the experiences that people have had to see if it's worth a shot.
     
    #1 krazyboy13, Oct 14, 2014
  2. Iamjeff6

    Iamjeff6 Initiate (0) Sep 9, 2013 Virginia

    Ive had a few people ask me to trade homebrews for commercial beer but I never do. To me it seems weird and would hate to let someone down if they didnt like it. Ive told them all that straight up, I have total faith in everything I brew/ traded but I dont feel comfortable trading it for commerical beers.

    Now ive done a few homebrew for homebrew trades.
     
    #2 Iamjeff6, Oct 14, 2014
  3. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Home brews as xtras are nice
     
    #3 nc41, Oct 15, 2014
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  4. krazyboy13

    krazyboy13 Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2014 New York

    I can't do that to anyone... my homebrew is just a notch above a drain pour
     
    #4 krazyboy13, Oct 15, 2014
  5. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    I've extra'd homebrew a few times in the past. Most of my brew is draft though, and the ones that are bottled I wouldn't want to trade. I like my sour brown ale with cherries and imperial porter with coffee beans and vanilla beans way too much :wink:
     
    #5 pmoney, Oct 15, 2014
  6. ASTMONATE

    ASTMONATE Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2014 Illinois

    I just sent a bottle of my homebrew as an extra in two different trades. What will be nice is to get some feedback from someone who isn't friend or family.
     
    #6 ASTMONATE, Oct 15, 2014
  7. WTKeene

    WTKeene Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2013 New Mexico

    After tasting @Daemose's homebrew at Jester King last weekend, I traded IP bcbbw 1:1 for two bottles each of his raspberry/cabernet sour and his strawberry green tea sour. Both were delicious and I wanted more. Generally speaking I wouldn't trade for it unless I've already tasted it and know I like it.
     
    #7 WTKeene, Oct 17, 2014
  8. e34john

    e34john Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2013 California

    Never thought about this. Time to get some refills for the Mr. Beer kit!
     
    #8 e34john, Oct 17, 2014
  9. ThreeFishes

    ThreeFishes Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2013 Florida

    I send homebrew out as extras. Once I traded a bottle to someone for commercial beer, but they had already tasted the homebrew in question and they were quite insistent.
     
    #9 ThreeFishes, Oct 17, 2014
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  10. Daemose

    Daemose Maven (1,407) Oct 3, 2011 Texas

    D'aww, thanks.
     
    #10 Daemose, Oct 18, 2014
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