Hi! A little help here. I live in Florida and have gotten several Fred's, Adams and doggie claws in recent trades. I had no idea how expensive they were! Can some one school me on what's usually available, what it takes to get some of the others and what it takes to get a cherry Adam? I read the website and it doesn't really say much about the releases or quantities of the releases.
Fred, Adam, and blue dot are year round, more or less. Doggie claws is released annually in November. Other beers are irregular based on Alan's whims and when the beer is ready. They only make about 600 barrels of beer a year. The limited releases are usually around 100 cases of 24 12oz bottles at $10-15 per bottle
Adam and Fred are generally available year-around and cost around $4.50-$5.00 per 12oz bottle, less if you buy a case from the brewery. They are distributed out of state (although limited) and get to all decent bottle shops and many good grocery stores in Oregon. Blue Dot releases about quarterly (tied to seasons) in 22oz bottles and is typically in the $6-7 range. + everything else kscaldef said.
The latest release was $14 each or $12.50 with a case discount for your reference. There must be a lot out there since people bought them by the case. It's probably a matter of upping you offer and getting flooded with BMs. However I've heard they are so tasty that most prefer to drink them than trade them.
The above is true. Generally people are in line from between midnight to 6 am before the release to get cases at 11. A lot of us drive 3.5 hours from Seattle to get there very early. Most don't trade bottles except to regular traders. HotD limited releases are absolutely incredible. Cheers Ryan
OP I traded a Cherry Rye and a Marshall Z for a Matt and Cherry Adam. VERY happy with this trade and i hope he is as well.
Cherry Adam is one of the best beers I've had in recent memory, better than Cherry Rye in my estimation, and definitely worth the effort to trade for. I suppose you just need to find the right partner. In my case I found someone from Portland and I sent a Bolt Cutter, some Maine Beers, and a 4 pack of BCBS, I think, as part of a larger trade, getting back Cherry Adam and something from Block 15, Upright, and Logsdon.
