First ever beer trade? Let's hear em

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  1. Superflyjsc

    Superflyjsc Pundit (824) Dec 6, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    Anyone remembers what their very first beer trade involved? What did you offer and what did you get in return?

    To the best of my recollection, back in 2013...

    FT: BCBS '13 4 pack
    ISO: MN variety box $4$ (Included bunch of great Surly hops and Surly smoke)

    I was new to beers so I just told the guy to surprise me with whatever good from MN. He did not disappoint.
     
  2. not2quick

    not2quick Grand Pooh-Bah (3,600) Dec 1, 2015 Missouri
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    My first trade was 2014 also involved a BCBS 13 4 pack. I got an Abyss 14, DH Old School barley wine 14 and DH 120 14
     
  3. montman

    montman Maven (1,444) Mar 10, 2009 Virginia
    Trader

    Good idea for a thread, could be some interesting older ones.

    My first trade was back in 2010, easy to remember, I sent a six pack of Hopslam for 5 bottles of Pliny. And it wasn't the last time I traded for Pliny.
     
  4. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    About 2 years ago, I traded a Mexican Cake for some local Michigan beers (Odd Side, Dark Horse)...can't remember what else
     
  5. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    In 2015, I traded Half Acre Galactic Double Daisy Cutter X2 in exchange for KBS '15 X2 + BCBBW '14.
     
  6. knicks19947

    knicks19947 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    April 2015, I traded 6 KBS '15 for a Parabola '15 and a Sucaba '15. My first trading partner was also a first timer and obviously it was a great experience, because I'm now over 100 trades.
     
  7. Hoppedelic

    Hoppedelic Savant (1,065) Dec 6, 2010 California
    Trader

    It was 2011 I traded a couple '10 Abyss for a couple sixers of Hopslam. The box arrived on my porch sopping wet reaking of stale Hopslam lol. The dude sent out another sixer and some glassware to make up for it.
     
  8. Immortale25

    Immortale25 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,775) May 13, 2011 North Carolina
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    In 2011, I was living in Florida and traded some Cigar City stuff for some BrewDog and Mikkeller beers (crazy, I know). But the guy also threw in FFF Zombie Dust and I had no idea what it was (knew of FFF just not that beer). To this day, it still is one of my favorite beers. I always wonder what might have happened if my first beer trade didn't contain such awesomeness...
     
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  9. ewwiccc

    ewwiccc Pundit (858) Jan 12, 2016 California
    Trader

    Earlier this year. Pliny/BlindPig for heady/SOS. Great first trade
     
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  10. Justdoit1234

    Justdoit1234 Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2014 Minnesota
    Trader

    When I first started trading I had like 3-4 set up and can't remember the exact first "official" one. The first bix I ever got though was 12 cans of Jai Alai for a bottle of Pentagram.

    Pretty fucking exciting right? Not really but what was kinda funny was the box from Cigar City smelled like cigar smoke. Good stuff.
     
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  11. Wiscobrew

    Wiscobrew Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2011 Nevada

    Likely early 2013.

    I traded a Parabola for 6X CW BB BW.
     
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  12. swenny916

    swenny916 Maven (1,497) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois
    Trader

    Made two trades at the same time with Pseudo (back when it was bombers and harder to find) for Heady in one and Pliny in the other.
     
  13. HeartofMiami

    HeartofMiami Pooh-Bah (2,357) Sep 20, 2014 Florida
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    First trade...October 2014. Got my first Pliny, first Modern Times (blazing world) and first Alpine (Bine and Vine Anniversary Ale). I've enjoyed trading since!:slight_smile:
     
  14. Jmorey

    Jmorey Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Michigan

    First trade ever was IP in Chicago a year and a half ago. A couple bottles of Darkhorse BBA Tres Blueberry for a Central Waters 17 (which I actually drank with some friends, finally, a couple weekends ago).

    First every mail trade was just a few weeks ago. 2 Crowlers of Hipster Brunch, and 2 Crowlers of Hazel's nuts for a Parabola, Last Snow, Wide Awake, and Stickee Monkee.
     
  15. JDice20

    JDice20 Zealot (639) Aug 14, 2013 Louisiana

    Several years ago set up a pretty monster "trade" with a generous
    Floridian ba'er. I put trade in quotes because it was more of a
    welcome to the show porch bombing from this guy. I dont even remember
    what I sent him... I think it was a couple Anchorage brews and some other randoms.

    He sent me tons of Cigar City brews. MZ, Good Gourd, Jai Alai, and some other great randoms like BA Siberian Night, Gumball head.....

    Very very thankful for that experience.
     
  16. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    4 Heady for 3 Pliny. Got me hooked. My wife was really psyched!
     
  17. warrendietrich2001

    warrendietrich2001 Pooh-Bah (1,692) Feb 13, 2013 Nevada
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    My trade was 2 Pliny for 3 Heady. It was like Christmas day waiting for the box to arrive.
     
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  18. Jmorey

    Jmorey Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Michigan

    There should be some mass group trade thread for Christmas so we have something new and crazy to drink for the holidays. :slight_smile:
     
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  19. spartan3186

    spartan3186 Zealot (541) Jan 18, 2016 Maryland

    Sort of like a BIF?
     
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  20. Jmorey

    Jmorey Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Michigan

    Those threads confuse me since i can't exactly figure out how its working. But sure :slight_smile:

    Secret Santa style.
     
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