Ever buy beers just for trading?

Sure, trading doesn't happen by accident. I don't pull every limited beer I can find off the shelf just to trade it but I'll pick up extra beers to trade.

 

We're all a little drunk at this point. But yeah, I'll grab stuff I know will trade when it comes out. Just as long as you aren't aging any IPAs more than 24 hours.

 

How else would anyone get any beers that they trade? For free?

 

No, but that's probably because I don't ever trade.

 

i try to buy as many as i can at brewery only bottle releases for this purpose, especially if i can have it on tap while I'm there.

 

Of course. There are beers that I am easily able to get locally that people elsewhere can't get. I'm sure others feel the same, and are happy to trade. That is how great beers reach people outside their distribution area.

 

So you're the reason why limited releases fly off the shelf.

 

Absolutely.

 

I buy beer that I like, and beer that I think/know my trading partners will like. There's more to giving than there is in receiving.

 

Definitely bought beers specifically for a trade but usually as something extra I think trading partner will like.

 

Yes.

 

I think what the OP is hinting at is: don't be guys like us.

 

Yes.
AleSmith comes to mind. I usually max out on the special releases, save a bottle for the cellar and send
the rest to my partners. Esp since I can drink it (mostly) whenever I want at the brewery.
Alpine, same thing.

 

Of course we buy things "for a trade" since we're not all robbing beer stores, and since many of my 'trades' are actually BIFs, I typically go shopping after the 'trade' is already 'agreed upon' (i.e. targets have gone out), and sometimes this is how I do it for a direct 1-on-1 trade.

I'm assuming what OP is actually asking is "Without a specific trade already in mind, do you buy things for the sole purpose of being traded away"

In this case the answer is 'rarely'. I've bought a few Damnations and will be picking up a Supplication over the weekend just because I know they have trade value and in some areas are hard to get, but they aren't exactly flying off the shelf for me (if you know where the right shelf is).

I've also bought growlers from Tired Hands that I had no trade lined up for and had no intention of drinking, but I've also never had a problem finding them a home.

 

Absolutely.

 

of course I have. I highly doubt anyone who trades hasn't.

I mean, no, what are you talking about? I was totally planning on drinking 2 cases of Arthur all by myself.

 

I pick up stuff for people who are asking for it or who I know will appreciate a nice unexpected box.

 

He'll ya ,who doesn't .

 

All the time. Every time I buy NG sours. Never bought one for myself, ever.
Pat