I'd like to land a bottle or two. Which HF saisons are 'reasonably' attainable? Looking to offer things along the lines of Bomb, Bible Belt, Abyss vertical, etc. Thanks for any advice!
I've traded for a lot of Hill Farmstead over the years. Arthur is definitely the easiest to land imo. That being said, I'd still plan on going well over $4$ with that list ft. Good luck!
The Grassroots seasonal saisons are probably the easiest to get. Arthur may be just as easy too but it's best to check the website to see what they currently have.
12:08? Up pretty late for an old man. BTW, happy belated bday and sorry we didn't make it. In case you don't know, HF updates their website quite regularly (perhaps daily). They always have which bottles are available and the price. That may help your ISO since you'll be able to see what is current.
Definitely keep the grassroots bottles in mind. I drank a bunch of bottles of Sankt Hans throughout the fall, for example, and really enjoyed that one. It stuck around for a long time (which is why I had a bunch of bottles). I have no more, but I would trade something like that for something like Bomb. I'd be less inclined to trade bottles like Vera Mae or something, as limits were lower. Walked out with a case of delicious Sankt Hans. Walked out with two bottles of delicious Vera Mae. Sankt Has --> belly, friends, and a trade extra or two. Vera Mae --> belly only.
Arthur and Anna are the two that are brewed the most often, or at least they were in 2013. There was 2-3 batches of each available over the course of last year. With the 2 foeders they've added I believe those two will be made in considerably larger batches going forward. I know the first big batch of Arthur is suppose to be ready late May-ish. If you don't have any luck now you should be able to land some then.
Arthur, Anna, grassroots stuff, maybe edith... There isn't so much one easiest to get rather just that a bunch are easier and whatevertm s on atm
Anna and Arthur seem similar in production numbers however my sense is that demand for Anna is higher so Arthur is a bit easier to trade for. not a big amount though.