FT: BA TH set + vintage Suarez ISO: list

You're ISO's range from $1500 to ~ $100, you can close some of these but a few of these are aren't remotely close. I commend you on going for the Top 250 though, are these your last 9?

 

Which do you think are the ones that OP is close on? LPK and Resolute? GVNP? I've pretty much already accepted the fact that I'll never complete the Top 250, solely because of SR-71, KBBS, Handjee, Chemtrailmix, BBADL, Blåbær, and Ann. It's almost all bourbon territory at that point.

 

He's closest on ADWTD and GNVP, potentially Coconut resolute, but it just rejoined the list as it retired in 2016, but a new batch (new recipe) was brewed in 2019, BA doesn't recognize the difference. The 2019 was a pretty small run so I think value is reasonable, just very hard to find.

BAIGCCS is slightly off, but could probably get there if Vanilla bean truth was added

LPK is about the same boat as BAIGCCS if you include international shipping

Anabasis and BBA DL is the next level up

SR-71 and Ann are close to untouchable
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Down to 4 myself (plus BAIGCCS, but have one in the cellar right now)

Brothers Craft Brewing Resolute - Coconut
Alpine Keene Idea
Tree House Gggreennn!
Other Half 4th Anniversary

 

Interesting. I was mostly just extrapolating my own experience as reference. I've had a few stateside offers for LPK, but nothing worked out. Anabasis required bourbon for me. Tons of offers for GNVP, but never the bourbon variant. Coconut Resolute I know nothing about. ADWTD is one I've never gotten an offer for, and seems to hold it's value. I'd think BBADL would be a step up from Anabasis? Seems that one doesn't move much. Probably less available too. And BAIGCCS seems to fluctuate depending on the trader with no rhyme or reason. Then again, if he's made it this far, he clearly has some luck on his side. Guy has done better than me!

Get those IPAs knocked off! You've basically made it already. That's nuts. I've only got 192 to go...

 

I’m sure this has come up before, but what about a share (in a post-Covid world)? KBBS would be a good foot in the door. The guys in the HF Facebook groups seemingly have an endless supply of bottles like Ann and Art and open them pretty frequently.

 

Some of those groups are quite difficult to break into, some are tasting groups that have been close for a long time. However, I agree with you @WoolEnthusiast if you can get into a whale share with your KBBS definitely possible to tick off a few of the crazy ones. Hell you could start a share and probably get people with everything on that list (except maybe Ann and/or SR-71) to do a fun share. That's how I got a lot of the list, granted this has been a 5 year journey for me, with lots of moving targets