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JohnC's Trade History
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| Nov 2011 | Papsoe | 8 big Bruery beers + 4 from the new Anaheim brewery. It took the box a week to reach Denmark and then it was held hostage in customs for 2 months! But thanks a lot for a mighty fine box from this gentleman trader. Cheers Mr. Calabrese. |
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| Feb 2011 | fonefan | John, sent me a very nice assortment of US beers. Everything safe packed and fast shipped - Highly recommended - Thanks again John ! |
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| Feb 2011 | daknole | John does it again! Loads of beers with the parrot in a palm tree as the centerpiece. Thanks John, I really appreciate you being able to do this trade. Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!& |
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| Aug 2010 | drfabulous | John answered a call for a Stone 14 and we ended up doing a larger trade. He also sent Karl Strauss 21st, Bootlegger Rustic Rye and Palomino, Telegraph Robust Ale, and Coronado Islander IPA. Well packed. Excellent trade! |
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| Jun 2010 | Sean9689 | John sent me a Melange No. 3 and BA Coton! All arrived in perfect condition. Would trade with again, no doubt about it. |
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| Mar 2010 | badnewsbeers | sweet!!!! as promised, John sent me a beer I’ve been excited to try: bruery black Tuesday...as extras, tossed in alesmith x and alesmith anvil. thanks for awesome communication and packing. |
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| Mar 2010 | tyler_mn | John sent the requested Bruery Partridge and bonused a couple of unrated Stone beers. Thanks! |
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| Feb 2010 | Overml01 | Yay! 100th trade review! ... John, you rock. As everyone below has indicated, John quickly sent out an AMAZINGLY well packed box filled to the brim with goodies including Alesmith Consecration, Lost Abby’s Gift of the Magi and Judgment Day, and a RR Decadence. John... should work for Stone, because I’m not worthy! |
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| Dec 2009 | alexsdad06 | I contacted John about getting a bottle of Black Tuesday when it came out. He grabbed one and added a BA Autumn Maple and White Oak. All sent in a three bottle styro shipper. As usual, everything was first class. Thanks again John. |
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| Nov 2009 | xmarcnolanx | Did a three way trade with John for a Black Tuesday. John is an awesome trader, and generous for even giving one up! Thanks a lot, John! |
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| Nov 2009 | smith4498 | John hooked me up with RR Consecration, Bruery White Oak & Bruery Two Turtle Doves for some Cigar City beers. Good packaging and communication. Erverything was done quickly with no problems. I wouldn’t hesitate to trade with John again. |
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| Nov 2009 | ditmier | First trade with John, hooks me up with a doozy...Thanks for the great trade! |
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| Nov 2009 | Papsoe | Received a massive box of no less than 19 CA beers - of which 3 were extras - from John. Beers from Bootleggers, Mammoth, Telegraph and these 3 highlights from The Bruery: Bourbon Barrel Aged Levuds, Autumn Maple Barrel Aged AND a Black Tuesday! Everything nice and smooth - thanks a bunch John. |
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| Nov 2009 | gkost | 3rd (maybe 4th) trade with John. First class trader. Sent me a few much wanted beers in a shipper. Fast! Excellent guy to trade with, Anytime! Cheers! |
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| Nov 2009 | rusty | 3 way trade set up by XmarcnolanX involving XmarcnolanX, JohnC and Myself. Marc set up a trade with John, but told John to send the beer to me, which I picked up in person since I was visiting SoCAL that weekend. John was nice enough to hand deliver a Black Tuesday to me at Pizza Port San Clemente. Thanks John, you’re a class act. |
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| Nov 2009 | daknole | Yeah John is the man! Sends me a superb 4 pack of Bruery beers! CHEERS! |
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| Jul 2009 | HOPSHUNTER | Great box from John today! (2) Speedways, ’08 Decadance, RR Consecration, and a BA Raspy. Shipped promptly, packed safely in a shipper. Great Trade. Thanks John! |
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| Jul 2009 | GAManiac | John hooked me up big time with a couple of highly coveted Burery beers and a BA Old Numbskull. On top of that, he sends me a vintage Speedway as an extra. Great, great trade! |
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| Jul 2009 | Ibrew2or3 | John was looking for more CCB and I was lucky enough to be in possession of a few. He sent out, in a hurricane proof box, a bottle of BA Rasputin!!!! (!!!) Thanks man!!! |
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| Jul 2009 | daknole | John sent me 2 beauties and a sweet ass bruery snifter. Damn this guy is good! Fast and great packaging! Cheers!! |
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| Jul 2009 | gkost | John hooked me up with a wonderful beer I have been wanting to get my hands on. Fast shipping and shipped in a 2 bottle shipper. Pleasure to trade with ... again. |
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| Jun 2009 | gkost | Quick shipped in a 2/750 shipper with a nice Lost Abbey extra! Good communication and a pleasure to trade with. Thanks! |
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| Feb 2009 | djrn | Got my package in the same box as requested. Delivered on time with some very nice extras. Overall a very nice and smooth trade that I would be more than happy to repeat. |
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| Feb 2009 | VikingHammer | Beer was packed really well. Shipping took no time at all. Sent me a RR Consecration and an Isabelle Proximus. Awesome!!!!Thanks again John. |
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| Feb 2009 | moelikebeer | John hooked me up with the RR Consecration I had been hoping for!! Also, bonused a Stone/Nogne O/Jolly Pumpkin holiday beer. Very easy trade. Good communication and shipped quickly. Thanks again! |
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| Dec 2008 | hopdog | Thanks for the quick shipment and answer to my ISO post! I look forward to our next trade! |
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| Mar 2008 | Stine | John quickly sent along a Lost Abbey Carnevale and an Old Stock Cellar Reserve (Brandy) in a dandy styro shipper. HUGE thanks John for these fine, hard to find brews! |
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| Feb 2008 | LeopoldStoch | After Fedex lost the original box containing some fantastic beers...John made it up by sending out a second box containing some great lost abbey brews as well as some russian river sours. Arrived in perfect shape and sent in a styro shipper. Great communication all the way through all the hassles of the lost box. Thanks again John! |
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| Jan 2008 | pantanap | this guy has done so many favors for me and this was no different....two bottles from russian river and alesmith arrived perfectly at my door today.....and i can’t wait to pop these open and share with others who will appreciate john’s kindness.....you’re tha man! |
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| Jan 2008 | sirpsycho | John sent me a 2004 Stone RIS (nice !), AleSmith Speedway Stout, AleSmith IPA and a 2006 Port Brewing Santa’s Little Helper. Great packaging and great communication ! Hope to do it again sometime ! Thanks ! |
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| Jan 2008 | User37895 | John shipped the agreed upon Older Viscosity and LA Angel’s Share before I even had his package put together and knowing I couldn’t deliver a bottle that was originally in the deal. Nice double styro shipper, double boxed, great communication. Glad to have finally made a deal w/ the guy that first linked me to the "how to trade" article here on RB. |
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| Dec 2007 | sprinkle | WOW! Not only did he send me a BA Decadence and a Older Viscosity then sent me BOTH BA Old Stocks,Shark Bite, Trader Joes Vintage ale and a Lost Abbey Devotion! What a guy! Packaged great, shipped promptly and if you get a chance to trade with this guy....DO IT! Highly recommended! |
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| Dec 2007 | drewbeerme | John sent some great brews, BA Decadence 12/280, Angel’s Share batch 2, Gift of the Magi, and Stone IRS 04. also sent AleSmith Decadence 06 and Stone Ruination as extras. Thanks! |
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| Dec 2007 | axilla | Barrel aged Old Rasputin and Older Viscocity with a Ruination to pad the box. Huge Thanks!! |
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| Nov 2007 | puzzl | My second trade with John, and my second Angel’s Share from John. Also sent a 2006 Trader Joes vintage or whatever its called, and a bonus Stone Ruination 12oz. Thanks. |
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| Nov 2007 | Jeppe | Another great selection of beers from John in a perfectly smooth and flawless trade! Thanks my friend! |
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| Oct 2007 | pantanap | thanks again john for hooking me up with a socal rarity in addition to an excellent 750ml bonus. |
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| Sep 2007 | BBB63 | John completed part two of our trade with Alesmith Decadence 2006 and Old Rasputin BA X along with with some great bonus beers. I got a can of Maui Coconut Porter, Yulesmith (Summer), PP Santa and 2 bottles of PP Wipeout IPA. Well packed and we had great communication throughout the life of this trade. Hope we can do it again someday. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! |
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| Aug 2007 | mwsf | Great trade with an excellent RateBeerian!! One bottle of xxxxxxxx for one bottle of xxxxxxxx. I’m stoked! Big thanks to JohnC. |
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| Aug 2007 | LeopoldStoch | John was very easy to deal with, and delivered the agreed upon beer. In a very quick and timely fashion. Thanks again John! |
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| Aug 2007 | JJClark | John and I agreed to trade some New Glarus brews for some West Coast brews. John sent me a 10th Anni. Old Rasputin, an 06 AleSmith Decadence, and a Lost Abbey Judgement Day. All nicely packaged and delvered quickly. This was our second trade. He is great guy to trade with! Highly recommend! |
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| Jul 2007 | zathrus13 | John sent me the agreed upon three bottles. They are all Lost Abbey brews. One each of Angel’s Share, Cuvee de Tomme, and Ten Commandments. All were well packed. |
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| Jun 2007 | pantanap | i received the package from john that was originally lost in transit. john was super generous and offered up some things that i thought i would never be able to try. i owe this guy a favor or two that’s for sure. thanks a whole lot john. |
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| May 2007 | BBB63 | John sent me 5 Lost Abbey and 5 Pizza Port beers including L.A. Angels Share, Devotion, 10 Commandments along with PP High Tide. In addition there were bottles of Old Viscosity, Older Viscosity, Judgement Day, and Cuvee de Tomme. Shipped in two boxes and timely, Many thanks!! |
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| May 2007 | JJClark | John and I agreed to a small trade and he came through like a champ. I sent him a sample of New Glarus brews for a BA Old Numbskull. It was expertly packaged and delivered quickly. Awesome! Thanks again John! |
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| Apr 2007 | tever | Another quick and excellent trade with Mr JohnC. Sent me a lost abbey angel. Great packing and communication. As before, a pleasure. Thanks again man!! |
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| Mar 2007 | puzzl | John sent the rare and coveted angels share and older viscosity, which is fantastic, though no extras was kind of disheartening. Thanks for the spectacular brews! |
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| Feb 2007 | Ughsmash | As always, John provides the quick hook-up of requested beers with excellent communication and packaging! Always a pleasure! |
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| Feb 2007 | tever | John sent me a couple of the Lost Abbey Angel Shares as agreed upon. Excellent packing with double boxing. Quick and easy trade, doesn’t beat around the bush. Great guy and trader. Thanks again for the beers. |
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| Jan 2007 | footbalm | Another great box of brews from John.Pizza Port,Lost Abbey, Alaskan Smoked Porter amongst them but also a Wintercoat Imperial Stout for the below zero temps this weekend. Thanks again John. |
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| Jan 2007 | hellomynameis | JohnC hooked me up big time with one awesome bottle of Alesmith BA Wee Heavy! Thanks so much for being so generous!!!! |
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| Jan 2007 | Walt | A couple of extras and a beer that I thought was certainly going to elude me!!! Thanks a million, John!!! |
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| Dec 2006 | Emil | Big trade in a small box between John and I. Here is what I got: BA Speedway Stout 2004, The lost abbey Angel´s Share Ale, Trader Joe´s 2006 Vintage ale, Port Brewing Old viscosity ale & Wipe out ipa, Goose Island Imp. IPA, Dark horse Crooked tree ipa. Thanks alot John, I´m realy looking forward to trying that BA Speedway Stout!!! |
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| Nov 2006 | drewbeerme | john hooked me up with check this...04 Speedway, RR Beatification, Lost Abbey Angel’s Share, and Port Old Viscosity. i sent him a box jam packed with midwest brews. Thanks a ton! |
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| Oct 2006 | KAME | John hooked me up with a bottle of the sweet nectar in the form of a RR Beatification, Batch 001-PH1. Great guy and a great trader. |
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| Oct 2006 | footbalm | John finished off his end of the deal with 3 more great brews from the Golden State Port Brewing Wipeout IPA, Lost Abbey Red Barn and a 2004 Speedway Stout. Thanks agian for the trade John. |
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| Oct 2006 | thebaldwizard | John was kind enough to send me a bottle of the very rare BA Old Numbskull. Quick, easy trade--and good communication throughout. Thanks John! |
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| Oct 2006 | footbalm | John was kind enough to respond to my post for some Pizza Port brews and let a bottle of BAON out of his cellar along withsome Lost Abbey brews and a Homebrew from some fellow Ratebeerians. Thanks again John. |
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| Jul 2006 | pineypower | As the title suggests JohnC hooked me up with the holy grail of Imperial Stouts........BA Speedway. Thanks a million man!! Great packing |
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| Jul 2006 | beeryum | John sent me an Alesmith bottle as worked out from a little while back. True to his word, great communications, great packaging. Trading with John is a no-brainer. |
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| Apr 2006 | Emil | John realy put together some special beers in this box!!! Alesmith Wee Heavy Barrel-aged, Russian River Temptation Barrel-aged, Trader Joe´s 2005 Vintage ale, Oggi´s Witch Doctor Imp. Stout, Pizza Port Special Pale Ale and Lagunitas B3K. Everything realy good packed, Thanx John!!! |
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| Apr 2006 | Ughsmash | John gets some most excellent brews to Wisconsin despite FedEx’s best efforts not to get ’em here. Alesmith, Pizza Port, and Anchor represented! Excellent packaging and communication. Thanks again, my man. |
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| Mar 2006 | Ughsmash | John hooks me up with some rare DFH and Lagunitas B3K. Excellent communication, fast shipping, and great packaging. Thanks! |
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| Mar 2006 | DrunkAsASkunk | Another bottle of Decadence added to the collection. Thanks Johnny baby! |
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| Dec 2005 | MartinT | John and I had traded earlier this year, and the box he sent me was stopped at customs. All those gorgeous PPorts destroyed. We knew what we were getting into, so I wasn’t expecting him to send me a replacement box. But he did!! A box as big as the one I was supposed to get!! Cuvée de Tomme, Santa’s Little Helper, Lagunitas B3K, etc. John is a class act, and one of the best RBians you’ll ever |
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| Nov 2005 | JCW | I received a shipment from John yesterday, well package, on time, with quality West Coast beers. We’ve traded many times, never had a problem. |
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| Sep 2005 | Eyedrinkale | John hooks me up with three bottles of Alesmith Decadence, the Alesmith Anniversary tulip & t-shirt. Thanks a million. |
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| Jun 2005 | heemer77 | One each of PP Double Overhead, PP Special Pale Ale, PP Frank. I was out of town and missed the first two attempted deliveries. John was nice enough to call FedEx and make sure they kept the box so I could pick it up. Glad someone is watching out for me. |
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| May 2005 | sloth | First trade with John went quick and easy! John delivered a 750 of Pizza Port MOAB and 12ozer of their Special Plae Ale. A no-nonsense trader, John was an excellent communicator with good packaging skills and delivered in a timely manor. Thanks man! Till next time,,, |
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| Feb 2005 | csbosox | John sent me a pair of 12oz Pizza Port Franks and a 750ml PP Mo Betta Bretta. Great packaging, got here fast, and the trade was set up easily. I’m glad he used the beer I sent him for #1000. Thanks John. |
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| Feb 2005 | Murphy | Sweet packing job from John, who delivered these fine Cali beers for me! |
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| Jan 2005 | npdempse | John sent a Pizza Port Frank, a Yulesmith, and a Pizza Port Le Woody. Great beer, well-packed from a reliable trader. |
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| Jan 2005 | Cashazza | Just received a package from Cali, containing a PP Double Overhead and Santa’s Little Helper, along with an extra Bell’s Best Brown thrown in! I can’t believe this packaging job...it’s incredible! Thanks, John -- you’ve made trading painless and I’m looking forward to more trades in the future...think I can get used to this. |
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| Jan 2005 | SpringsLicker | John went above and beyond to find a replacement for a very scarce brew that was broken in a recent trade. I told him that it wasn’t necessary, but he found one and shipped it anyway! My greatest thanks to John and Herbjones for the replacement! I owe you guys! |
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| Jan 2005 | Jeppe | John hooked me up with nothing less than a Barrel Aged Old Numbskull plus another rare find, Santa’s Little Helper!! Only negative thing about this trade is that I didn’t ask for more than those two....;-) Super fast shipping and nothing less than outstanding packaging!!! Thanks John, you da man! |
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| Dec 2004 | obxdude10 | Excellent delivery of Alesmith Yulesmith and Pizza Port Frank Double IPA. JohnC is definitely one of the men you can count on to get beers from the West Coast! Thanks John! |
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| Dec 2004 | batkins | How do you thank someone for getting you a bottle of Alesmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull? I’m not sure either. Still working on it.....What I sent in return surely didn’t do it!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you , John!! Shipped promptly and packed perfectly. A true beer trading HERO! Oh yeah, even shipped an extra Smuttynose Robust Porter! I’m not worthy!! (insert little bowing guy here) |
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| Dec 2004 | Mangino | John sent me a bottle of Stone RIS, and 2 Pizza Port Franks, shipping was fast and well done. Thanks John. |
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| Dec 2004 | CaptainCougar | The trade was almost a year in the making, but the day it came out, John picked up a bottle of Alesmith Barrel Aged Old Numbskull and had it on its way to me. Very well packed and promptly delivered. Always a great trader! |
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| Dec 2004 | SpringsLicker | Fedex managed to crush a styrofoam wine shipper thus delivering a soggy box full of shards of glass and egg sized pieces of what remained of the wine shipper. John sent a Pizza Port Frank, an Alesmith Wee Heavy and KIA was his last Sawyer’s Triple :-( Fedex took 8 days to do this. After getting it within 100 miles, they decided to send it to Indiana for 2 more days! |
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| Nov 2004 | jsquire | As if John needs any more credibility, but he sent me pair of Pizza Port Franks in a quick little trade. Always a great guy and easy trader. |
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| Oct 2004 | Slick | John sent a nice bottle of Pizza Port Frank my way today.I thought i’d never be able to get ahold of anything from those guys,and i’ve tryed many times and come up empty.Many Thanks Bud. |
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| Sep 2004 | Probiere | John is a true gentleman and is waiting patiently for his (now shipped) beer. He hooked me up with some lovely Alesmiths and a bunch of other goodies. Thanks, John! |
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| Aug 2004 | CaptainCougar | Got a bottle of Pizza Port Frank Double IPA. Nicely packaged and promptly shipped. If you need any beers from So Cal, don’t hesitate to contact jcalabre! |
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| Jul 2004 | batkins | jcalabre came up for the RBSG and brought me a replacement for a Dreadnaught that didn’t survive an interstate shipping. He also brought a Yulesmith that he traded me for a Rogue Glen. Thanks for the beer! He did me right on the Dread, since it didn’t look like any fault of his that it didn’t survive the original shipment. If you have a chance, trade with him. Great to meet you, Jo |
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| Jul 2004 | 123456green | 3 22oz Alesmith IPA. Fast,friendly and on time. Thanks J |
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| Jun 2004 | batkins | jcalabre sent me (4)Pizza Port Frank, (1)Hercules IIPA, (1)Hop Wollap, and (1)Dreadnaught. All arrived fine, except the Dreadnaught. Didn’t appear to be a packing issue, though.... the bottle was intact, lid in place, but loose....just a lot of wet cardboard. Who know’s what happened. jcalabre is a great trader and I’ll be sure to trade with him again. Thanks !!!!! |
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| Jun 2004 | radiomgb | John sent me a selection of Stone beers including 1 each of Sawyers Triple, Stone Pale Ale, and Stone Levitation Ale. From California to Ontario in less then a week. Would trade with you again anytime. Thanks again. |
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| May 2004 | CaptainCougar | John sent me two bottles of the Stone/Alesmith/Pizza Port Symposium. I’ve lost track of how many trades we’ve done, but I’ve always been satisfied. John is the SoCal connection! |
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| May 2004 | goldtwins | bottle of symposium arrived perfectly wrapped and boxed and very quickly. Thanks again. |
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| Apr 2004 | raindog | Excellently packed,Spf 45,and ALesmith Weizenbock,Grand Cru,and Speedway. Thanks John! |
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| Mar 2004 | batkins | Received a bottle of Pizza Port Hop 15. Arrived in perfect condition. I know I'm gonna enjoy this. Thanks! |
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| Feb 2004 | MarkR | John delivered a couple of real beauties from the Golden State. 1- 750ml bottle of Pizza Port SPF 45 Saison and a surprise bomber of Stone Sawyers Triple. I never thought I’d see a bottle of that one! Thanks again to a great trader! |
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| Jan 2004 | Bov | Alesmith Speedway Stout, Avery Czar and Stone Double Bastard, what would you want more ? |
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| Jan 2004 | TAR | Very quick delivery of the three Pizza Port Cuvees. Thanks, John. Great trade. Would love to do it again. |
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| Jan 2004 | cb | JCalabre sent 3 Cuvee de Tommes and a Sonora Inebriator, the last being a surprise. He is a very dependable and and one heck of trader. Thank you! |
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| Dec 2003 | egajdzis | 1 WWS 21%, thanks John, our second trade, i'll look forward to more! |
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| Dec 2003 | Murphy | jcalabre hooked me up, this time with Stone Sawyer. This guy is an excellent trader and has access to many southern california jems. |
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| Dec 2003 | CaptainCougar | I'll keep this sort and sweet, but I just wanted to add that jcalabre came through again for about the sixth time. He sent me a Cuvee de Tomme, 2x Sonora Inebriator Stouts, a 1999 Old Numbskull, and threw in a Mad Elf for good measure. Thanks again John! |
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| Dec 2003 | kyzr | Great job on the packing, I’d trade again. Stone Sawyers Triple Heavyweight Perkuno’s Hammer Gearys Hampshire Special Ale |
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| Nov 2003 | CaptainCougar | Jcalabre came through again for what must be the fifth or sixth time. Got a wonderful rare bottle of WWS 21% well packed and promptly delivered. What else can I say, jcalabre is a great trader! |
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| Nov 2003 | batkins | Second trade with jcalabre. This one went perfect (on his part), too. Sent me 2 Alesmith Yulesmith, yummmmmmm! I was a piece of crap and was a couple of days late getting his shipped (please forgive me). Jcalabre is the man! I owe you one for the late delivery. Thanks again! |
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| Oct 2003 | egajdzis | The Stone triple arrived faster than Fed Ex said it would. Thanks John! |
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| Oct 2003 | CaptainCougar | Got a Sawyer's Triple and a MacTarnahans Bourbon Cask Aged Blackwatch Cream Porter. Looking forward to trying both. I believe this is my fourth trade with John, and everytime he delivers some great beers. Always reliable and a great trader! |
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| Oct 2003 | JohnC | Speedway and Wee heavy he was very easy to deal with, good guy. |
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| Oct 2003 | JCW | First guy I traded with and most frequent! John has gotten me beers like: Speedway Stout, Old Numbskull, and about half the IPA I’ve gotten from the west! Never had anything that resembles a problem trading with John and he’s always interested in a trade if I can come up with something. |
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| Oct 2003 | JCW | First guy I trade with and most frequent! John has gotten me beers like: Speedway Stout, Old Numbskull, and about half the IPA if gotten from the west! Never had anything that resembles a problem trading with John and he's always interested in a trade if I can come up with something. You can't go wrong if you got something he wants. Cheers, John |
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