FT: EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN HOPING FOR!!! ISO: Awww, damn...

there was a time it was the opposite.

but i cant talk about it now as i just made one the of hte threads ur talking about ....

 

Go to a festival and buy 12 brewery only releases. Trade away 11 of said releases for whatever you want.

 

Funny you should post this. This month I recently did my first trades and quickly I'm about to do my 5th. I got in line with some great traders that have opened my eyes to a whole new world. I'll be staying in the trade game, not to the tune of 5 times a month but a new world has definitely opened up thanks to some great and generous BA's.

 

it is awesome finding an amazing trade partner or friend on BA you get excited about finding beers because you're like so and so will love this. my friend sent me an fing Ghandi Bot he got sent to him how cool is that

 

In the ISO: FT: forum I only look at the ISO:'s for this exact reason.

Btw, I did my 1st trade towards the end on last Nov; It can be very addicting

 

If you want whales it seems, find something local that everybody who isn't local, wants. For me it's NG. Easy to get at the corner store but not distributed outside WI. Every state has these I'm sure. So now I have guys messaging me whilst standing in a brewery asking me which growler I want @Keiferfillinger I REALLY appreciate the opportunity, and love sharing my easy get stuff for other's easy get stuff. It is indeed addicting.

 

@JDubbelStout Where in Cali are you?

 

You're right next to rare barrel!

 

I've been noticing this too. As i looked through all the iso:ft forums I would get pretty discouraged but after finishing my second trade and working on my third, I realized that i need to build my way up to the whales that i want to try. So for now im just trading for anything out of my distro and building up my cellar.

 

Do whatever makes you happy I guess, but whats the point of trading for 'anything out of your distro'? Shouldnt you be trading for beers you are interested in drinking?

 

@HotCarlSunday well what I meant that as a newbie to the beer game I'm happy just trying the many brews that, without trading, wouldnt be possible. there are beers that im interested more than others (i have some whales in mind) but I dont feel like i should start with big trades till I get the feel of this trading biz... dont know if thats odd, but thats how I see things

 

Every state absolutely does not have something like this. There are a select few, Vermont, California, and the midwest have the vast majority. Besides that, there's something here or there but a lot fewer overall than you'd think.

 

How very, very, sadly true. For example, Iowa only has Toppling Goliath & has only had TG since 2009. While Toppling Goliath might seem like a pretty big 'got', TG beers, especially those in high demand, can be hell for most Iowans to get, too.