This was about 2 years ago, but I traded an Apple Brandy Mexican Cake for a batch 1 Brute. Apple Brandy MC trades a lot higher now than it was at that time though, not sure about Brute nowadays. For what my opinion is worth (which is probably very little), I will say do what you need to do to land a Brute. It was one of, if not the, best beers I've ever had.
