saving cool bottles

I generally just save 22oz or 750ml bottles, can't really justify saving a lot of smaller bottles, starts looking cluttered

 

I do - i only have 12-15 and only keep ones where the beer was spectacular or new and rare.

 

Hoarding? That's bachelor pad/man cave decorating right there buddy! I don't do it because I need to remember what the labels are or occasionally look at them like a photo album, but because I like the way it looks above the cabinets. It usually starts conversations with guests, and it shows that I'm proud of my hobby.

 

Fair enough.

 

I realize it's kinda stupid to keep all those bottle but I only keep bombers, and when my garage is finished they'll make nice decoration.

 

I use em for homebrew.

i really like Orval, Green Flash, & Smokestack Bottles.
Also those Sierra Nevada Fresh Hop Harvest Ale bombers. Those are sick.

 

Earthquakes? I'm from San Diego originally, so I can definitely understand the concern lol.. Thanks btw. There's a few cool ones up there, but many of the best that I've had never had the chance to make it up there. Oh well though.

 

I saved in the past a few but I am thinking about getting rid of them.

 

I save one of everything that I drink. I have around 1,750 and there are about 1,200-1,300 on display around my basement bar room. The rest are in boxes until I can figure out how to expand my display area.

 

i keep most of the bottles i drink, as well as all of the bottles from our weekly bottle share night, along with anything else cool that i happen to come across. i strip the labels off a lot and use them for homebrew, but i am keeping a good number of bottles, mostly from my local craft breweries, that i will use when i buy a house (sometime this year, hopefully), and build my home bar, i am planning kind of a series of shelves, almost a shadow box style of display, to show off my local pride

i save the bottle caps as well if they arent too beat up, i have seen a lot of cool bar tops covered in caps with glass or plexiglass covering, and wall murals made with caps as well, im sure i can find something interesting to do with them as well

 

I like unique bottle shapes, such as orval.

 

Like some others I have cool, rare or favorites on top of my cabinets. Good decoration and reminds me of awesome beers I've had.

 

had a bunch, but am probably going to unload my eclipse bottles and BA DLs soon. as of now, the ones i'm keeping are the real crazy ones...dave, wooden hell, ann, darknesses (i have a special place in my heart for that beer and those bottles)...and probably a gratitude.