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Dec 2016 juiceisloose Alen was looking for a Hunahpu’s and he hooked me up with a Cantillon Iris. We also swapped another 1 for 1 bottle as well. Great communication, fast shipping, and perfect packaging. Alen is an old school pro and a pleasure to do a trade with. Hope to do more of these type of trades with him. Thanks again.
Oct 2016 markwise One for one plus extras and Alen gives me some great bonus beers. Always great to trade with you. Cheers, Alen!
Sep 2016 bytemesis Simple little trade with Alen, as always easy to work with and thoughtful with extras!
Oct 2015 thebaldwizard Alen and I made a super quick, easy trade for some beatification and a vintage de dolle. Love these kind of trades with no fuss. Cheers!
Oct 2015 thebaldwizard Alen and I made a super quick, easy trade for some beatification and a vintage de dolle. Love these kind of trades with no fuss. Cheers!
Oct 2015 zathrus13 Another good trade with Alen. Got a couple of sought after beers, all well packed. Let’s trade again sometime.
Oct 2015 zathrus13 Another good trade with Alen. Got a couple of sought after beers, all well packed. Let’s trade again sometime.
Oct 2015 zathrus13 Another good trade with Alen. Got a couple of sought after beers, all well packed. Let’s trade again sometime.
Oct 2015 douglas88 Alen sent me a Reforged and another brew. Easy and fun trade. Thanks man!
Aug 2015 markwise Alen hit me with some Almanac and a Cantillon for bells and ccb. Great communication and a great trader!
Aug 2015 Maltser85 Awesome trade with Alen. Easy to negotiate with, good communication and safe packaging! Very generous trader.....as if all his other feedback didn’t make that perfectly clear! Thanks again!
Aug 2015 McGrupp612 Quick and easy trade with Alen. Easy to work with, good communication and packed like a pro. Thanks for the trade!
Aug 2015 McGrupp612 Quick and easy trade with Alen. Easy to work with, good communication and packed like a pro. Thanks for the trade!
May 2015 alex4r Great trading with Alen; would recommend to anybody and would trade with again.
Feb 2015 orf Nice international trade. Alen hooked me up with big beers from The Bruery! Thanks again!!
Sep 2014 umich03jm First trade with Alen went great as he knocked off a couple big Wants of mine. Possibly setting up another trade as well. Thanks!
Sep 2014 STLWill Good easy 2 for 2 trade this past April. Efficient and well packed. Thanks.
Jun 2014 BMMillsy A great trader and great guy. Will trade again for sure.
May 2014 stawn Quick & easy trade with Alen. Great communication & no hassle. Would trade with again anytime!
Mar 2014 kbudd19 Did an easy trade with Alen that worked out well for both sides. Easy to work with, communication was excellent and he shipped as promised so I was able to lug the beer home. Great trader! Cheers!
Mar 2014 bytemesis Another trade with Alen, another excellent experience. Pugachev Royale for Cherry Rye and another bottle. Easy discussion, great shipping, and he even threw in an awesome piece of glassware as a bonus!
Feb 2014 kermis Great international trade with Alen. A nice swap of excellent EU stuff for awesome US stuff! Good communication all of the way, quick shipping and great packaging. Wouldn’t hesitate to trade with again!
Jan 2014 Phatdog1 Great first trade with Alen! He had a big dog on my want list and I hooked him up with Sweet Repute! He even added a gem of an extra. Very generous & great comm!
Jan 2014 Ldhughes3 great trader, responded and shipped in a timely manner and included nice extras
Dec 2013 dogfishho Alen and I did a trade for some Bruery RS beer and some Cantillon. Communication and patience on both sides was excellent and very professional. I would happily do another trade with him!
Dec 2013 Glouglouburp A late feedback for a trade that happened many months ago (june I think...). Alen hooked me up with a much desired Sante Adairius Saison Bernice along with 5 other cool bottles (Sour in the Rye with Peaches and more...). Always a class act, not my first trade with Alen, not my last. Thanks Alen.
Dec 2013 ZMDR1975 Just got the most sought beer I have always wanted to taste which is the Black Tuesday 2013. Thanks to this guy...great beer trade will try more in future Thanks!
Nov 2013 bytemesis Alen is the man - patient, friendly and amazingly generous. We had set up a bit of a futures trade a while ago, and then I fell through on coming up with the bottle. Alen was ultra patient while I worked my channels until I found a way to deliver, and then he sends me a huge wants list beer and an amazing second bottle to boot!
Nov 2013 awlcordell Very easy trade with Alen. Good communication and great packing.
Nov 2013 jackl Awesome trade with Alen. Direct, fast communication. Ridiculously impressive packing job. Great extras. I’d definitely trade with him again. Cheers!
Sep 2013 Ferris Feel like a jerk for taking so long, but great guy and good IP trade.
Sep 2013 AdamChandler Second trade with Alen. Nice packaging as always!
Sep 2013 jcartamdg Fantastic trade with Alen, quick and easy. Great trader, great communication, I would trade with again!
Sep 2013 jcvanderbilt Great trade with Alen - very fair trader. Excellent communication and packaging. Would like to trade with him again in the future!
Sep 2013 jaxbeerhonk Alen made it a very easy trade. Will trade with him again for son more LA goodies!
Aug 2013 poisoneddwarf Beers came as described. Great packaging. Thanks Alen!
Aug 2013 BOLTZ7555 Super quick and easy trade with Alen! Sent a six-pack stryrofoam shipper filled with great beers from Surly, AleSmith, Avery, Struise, Firestone Walker, and Hair of the Dog. Incredible beers from a generous guy! Thanks again!
Aug 2013 BVery Thanks for a great trade! Got Avery Uncle Jacobs Stout, Mikkeller George Cognac, a Cantillon, and a very nice looking DIPA from Drakes. Great packaging, timely communication and shipping. Hope to do more in the future!
Jul 2013 bytemesis Another easy trade with Alen - fast negotiation, styro shippers both ways, and a surprise extra to boot! Thanks man!
Jul 2013 AdamChandler Solid packaging and our communications went well. I’m glad we worked out a trade and I hope for many more!
Jul 2013 thebitterendaz I would give up my first born kid to have another taste of Topping Goliath Kentucky Brunch.. Nice list of beers you go there man!
Jul 2013 mista Great communication and solid packing job. Helped me get a lente to fill my set and a LP cantillon. Would love to trade with again
Jun 2013 soonerchamps Alen sent a great box of Bruery treats for stuff I could get easily by the case. Easy communication and a pleasure to work with. I hope to trade with him in the future.
Jun 2013 gn0sis Alen sends an awesome box of fresh Pliny and a bunch of other great CA Brews.. always a good guy! Looking forward to our next swap.
May 2013 jbuddle Great trade with Alen. Perfect communication and packing, and an awesome extra. Looking forward to trading again in the future if it works out. Thanks Alen!
May 2013 tgncc Alen is a great trader. Awesome communication, great packaging, and very generous in trading. Definitely hope I get to trade with Alen again.
May 2013 tgncc Alen is a great trader. Awesome communication, great packaging, and very generous in trading. Definitely hope I get to trade with Alen again.
May 2013 bytemesis Quick two-for-two trade, all taken care of promptly, plus a bonus snifter! Thanks again for an easy trade Alen!
Apr 2013 beergodd1 Trading with Alan was quick and painless. Got me a great beer from my wants, and was quick with responses. I will be trading with him again.
Apr 2013 jra1983 Package arrived safely. It was well packed and the communication was awesome. Trader helped me clear a bunch of wants off my list thank you!
Mar 2013 bytemesis Awww, I just missed being Alen’s 100th trade. :) We started fairly small, expanded quickly into a great trade that ticked off a ton of my want list. Can’t wait to dig in to those beers! Thanks Alen! Lets do this again!
Feb 2013 glasstronaut Nice and simple 1:1 trade. All went smoothly, thanks again man!
Feb 2013 jbeatty Another great trade with Alen, everything went perfectly. He was very generous in sending over some V011 in exchange for some SNR2010. Thanks!
Feb 2013 Unknown Traded with Alen for some Primo brews. Good communication, packaging and a fair trade. Agreed to no extras. Great trader that I wouldn’t hesitate to trade with again.
Feb 2013 audiovivid Great trade with Alen. Solid communication, packaging, etc, and he sent some great beers. Would happily trade with him again.
Jan 2013 pushkinwow Another great trade with Alen - great communication, packing, delicious beers and of course would recommend trading with him to anyone. Cheers.
Jan 2013 mcberko Great trade with Alen involving some Avery BA series beers, some limited Mikkeller and a BA Bruery beer. Great communication and timely shipping. Thanks a lot!
Nov 2012 chouffe Alen is one solid trader and a really nice guy. He sent me some sublime Bruery and Cigar City brews. Excellent communication & exceptional packing. I would trade with him again any day. Thanks Alen!
Nov 2012 pandableh Solid trade, great communication we sent each other solid beers. Cheers and enjoy!
Nov 2012 LEMONHEAD Very nice trade with Alen. After some back and forth we came to an agreeable deal. He packs well,ships very quickly,and makes trading with him a no brainer. Thanks Alen!
Oct 2012 nate8767 Great trade! Super quick communication and shipping! A+ trader!
Sep 2012 Mathieu87 More then 2 months after we set up the trade, I received my package from Alen. Got the 3 beers I was after, nicely packed, so I won’t complain.
Jul 2012 Boutip Greta tarde with Allen. Sent me a bunch of Bruery beers I had not tried before.
Jun 2012 Unknown Just completed a big trade with Alen. He sent me 3 Black Damnation V Double Blacks and a XI Special Kay. All beers arrived on time and were exactly what was agreed upon and packaged perfectly. I’d trade with Alen again.
Jun 2012 djrn A super smooth one for one trade with alen, as usual. A great veteran!
May 2012 pushkinwow Great trade with Alen. Sent some tasty QC and Canadian brews to him on two separate occasions and then I got a nice giant styro shipper with some nice Bruery beers and other tasty bottles. Great packaging, communication and beer - would trade with again.
May 2012 BeerandBlues2 Alen sent the agreed upon Heeren van Liedekercke 20 Anniversary Blend, The Bruery Provisions Series: Mother Funker, and Rodenbach Vin de Céréale. This was packed in a wine/beer shipper and delivered very quickly. The trade was easy and near effortless. Thanks Alen!
May 2012 deftim13 Another great trade with Alen. Thanks again and hopefully there’s more trades in the future.
May 2012 cstromberg57 A great trader! Sent me an Apple Brandy Hunaphu for a JC Nomad. Threw in a couple of extras also. He was always in communication with me. Thanks!!
May 2012 bushmat1 Easy trade with Alen. Quick response, great packaging, and even threw in a great extra even though we had agreed no extras just because UPS stole my last shipment to him to no fault of his own. Great guy, hope to trade again.
Apr 2012 wavers1 Easy 1 for 1 with Alen, fast shipping, great trader! Cheers!
Apr 2012 zathrus13 Alen sent me a Black Damnation, as we agreed. It was an easy trade and I hope we’ll trade a gain.
Mar 2012 HarvesterOfSorrow Got the 2 little birdies that I wanted along with a couple russian rivers brews. Thanks Alen!
Mar 2012 mista Set up a 5 bottle trade with Alen. I shipped first and he shipped upon a future release of a bruery beer. Everything went smoothly with great communication. Would love to trade again.
Mar 2012 waltersrj Quick trade with Alen. Sent my Blauw plus a GFAR as an extra! Good communication, great packing. Would trade with again! Thanks Alen!
Feb 2012 fbm115 quick and easy trade with Alen. Sent him some HFS and he sent me some HotD. Simple as it gets. Let me know if I can get anything you want. Cheers.
Jan 2012 hannont Quick and easy trade with Alen...magnum for magnum. Thanks!
Jan 2012 Gription79 Alen is a great trader! Packaged well, communicated well, he was all about being fair. Thanks for the great trade!
Jan 2012 brystmar Alen was a little shaky on the communication front, but a positive trade experience overall. Thanks for the bottles!
Jan 2012 GhostFace I was able to answer Alen’s call for some Southern Tier Choklat. In return he sent some AleSmith goodness my way! Good communication and prompt shipping. Thanks!
Jan 2012 deftim13 Quick bottle swap with Alen. Very easy to work out details and super fast shipping. Thanks again!
Jan 2012 Glouglouburp Alen sends a big oversized ultra-sefely packed box from California to Montreal. A fresh Kern Citra (yeah!), a few Saisons cause I’m a Saison whore (Broederlijke Liefde, Gran Teton Saison), a top-rated Avery Margarete, some other nice west-coast hops and other goodies. Wow! What a box. Thank-you so much Alen.
Dec 2011 matboz Great trade with Alen. Good communication and excellent packaging and he hooked me up with a really nice extra. I look forward to trading again in the future for more rare Belgian beers.
Dec 2011 fletchfighters Through proxie and in person. Good communication and easy to work with considering time difference. Beers were much appreciated.
Nov 2011 Bucketboy Alen is a great trader - easy communication, fast shipping, unbelievably good packaging! Highly recommended!
Nov 2011 boamr This is my 3rd or 4th trade with Alen now...as always, a quick and easy trade. Thanks again my friend.
Nov 2011 abp02 Good trade. Got what I wanted safe and secure. Cheers!
Oct 2011 jleblanc Yet another great trade with Alen. Great communication, fast bulletproof shipping, what else could you want!?
Sep 2011 Anker Do NEWER help this guy out, all he thinks about is $$. I shipped an awesome box (Malvasia, Blåbær etc.) as agreed on but after I did Alen started to change the beers we agreed he should ship to me!! When he finally shipped 48 days late he "forgot" to add a bottle, bullshitting about postal fees and bottle size, WTF!! - I newer talked about size only numbers.
Aug 2011 TURDFERGUSON Alen sent the agreed upon beers in our second trade. Always good to have more Supplication and Sanctification. I just wish I could make myself hold on to it longer.
Jun 2011 JohnCoctosin Immediate shipping and everything arrived in excellent shape. Excited for my first Kate The Great and Black Tuesday bottles. Thanks a lot for being an A+++ trader!
Jun 2011 ygtbsm94 Another spectacular package received from Alen record time; two shipment from Cali! He sent a bottle of Dark Lord de Muerte and two bottles of Cantillon FouFoune :-)))). Can’t say enough about the brews I always receive from Alen but Wow!! Thanks again my man for the fantastic brews. “Beer is Good Food”
Jun 2011 Doodler Alen pulls off another epic swap, bonusing me a crazy Italian brew and some extras from a previous trade we did. Always a good guy. Thanks greatly sir!
Jun 2011 jckp64 First trade with alen, and everything was great. He shipped be a firestone walker 13 in exchange for some MO brews. Quick shipper and great trader. Would gladly do it again.
May 2011 Fred82 Second trade with Alen. I’m terribly sorry that I forgot to leave feedback. We did this trade in December/January. Alen sent a perfectly packed box containing the highly wanted GI Vanilla and a favourite of mine RR Sanctification. Rounded everything up with a Schlenkerla Eiche. Communication was great all the way !
Mar 2011 ygtbsm94 Once again Alen shows why he’s a top notch trader here on Ratebeer. He sent a bottle of 3 Fonteinen Malvasia Rosso in a one for one trade. Thanks Alen for hooking me up with this fine brew. “Beer is Good Food”
Mar 2011 ksurkin alen was looking for some of the rare, barrel aged mikeller black’s and i was able to hook him up. he responds by killin’ me with HOTD MATT!, Deliverance! and Pannepeut 2007! hope that foot is healing up well, man. thanks again!
Jan 2011 tyler_mn First trade with Alen and I couldn’t be happier! He hooked me up with a long-retired CA Barrel Aged beer and threw in some fresh, Cali hoppy goodness to round out the box. Thanks bud!
Jan 2011 phredrik Alen hooked me up with V004, BT, Jaspers, Matt, AS Grand Cry and Abyss 09. All extremely well packaged, and his communication is great and really fast. There was a promise that he couldn’t keep which ended with me paying 28 dollars out of my own pocket for a beer that I had already sent him a 15 dollar beer to get.
Dec 2010 thebaldwizard Alen and I finish another great trade. He sends me a Straffe Winter and a bonus Pliny the Elder. Always a pleasure.
Dec 2010 jleblanc Always an easy trade with Alen, thanks man!
Dec 2010 DiabolikDUB Alen took care of business. Hooked up a Splinter Blue! Great Communication.
Nov 2010 GAManiac Awesome trade with Alen. Hooked me up with a beer I thought I’d never get to try.
Nov 2010 thebaldwizard Another great trade with Alen. This one was open-ended, and he hooked it up with DDG, Pliny the Elder, Salvation, and a new one from the Bruery. Thanks Alen!
Oct 2010 axilla Alen hooked me up with some GREAT beers!!! Huge Thanks!!!
Oct 2010 gn0sis Alen came through as always for our third exchange now. mmm.. Veritas.. Hope you enjoy yours!
Oct 2010 mashmaster In person trade with Alan at the BT release! Super easy and great communication. Hope we can do it again soon!
Oct 2010 ygtbsm94 Another great trade with Alen!! Received a bottle of J&J Blauw from him in speedy fashion. Thanks again my friend for the outstanding brew. "Beer is Good Food"
Oct 2010 sarro Successful trade with Alen. JP BdG for DDG + Pliny. Sent agreed on beers + a Gumballhead...?, but some lack of communication on delayed shipping did occur.
Oct 2010 koopa Another solid trade with Alan....whales for whales!
Oct 2010 Fred82 Pretty straight forward trade with Alen. I answered his request for some Buteuse Brassin Special and he sends two great beer in exchange : Firestone Walker 13 and Imperial Stout Trooper ! Fast and friendly communication and he was cautious enough to delay the shipment a bit because temperature was too hot outside !
Sep 2010 TURDFERGUSON Alen sent me a beer I’ve been looking for since I joined the site. Good communication throughout. Thanks dude!!
Sep 2010 Arch Did my first ever trade with alen and it was great. Fast shipping and packaging was pretty much explosion-proof. Would/Will trade again. Thanks a whole lot.
Sep 2010 Tsotsi Great trade with Alen. Shipped fast with great packaging and sent what was agreed on. Will trade again.
Aug 2010 Jcb890 Completed a 3-way trade with Alen and Sebletitje (BA user). Alen was good with communication and everything arrived safely. Would definitely trade with him again.
Aug 2010 GT Alen and I did a little 2 for 2 that was quick and easy. Great communication. Great styro shipper packing. Thanks man!
Aug 2010 SpencerDB Alen’s box came in this morning in perfect condition with a Consecration batch 3, Supplication batch 4, and a Framboise de Amorosa. Thanks man. Would definitely trade again!
Jul 2010 jtclockwork FW13 arrived safe and sound as promised. Good trade with Alen. Would love to do it again.
Jul 2010 koopa This is probably my 3rd trade with Alen. As always, he is easy to negotiate with and offers great communication! We had an awesome trade with some great bottles going back and forth including...Blauw’s, Cable Cars, DDG’s, Beatifications, and Millennium Gueuze! EPIC
Jul 2010 Glouglouburp A wonderful trade with Alen. A kick-ass six-bottle shipper arrived with Veritas 007 (!!!), Angels Share Grand Cru (!!!), Framboise de Amorosa, Firestone Parabola, Goose Island Night Stalker and Ithaca Bleu. Holy Sh*t, what a load!!! Thank you so much Alen.
Jul 2010 javib458 quick and easy trade with Alen going to share this one with the SD crew, would trade again
Jul 2010 ineedabeerhere Responded to an ISO and quickly agreed on a 2 for 2 trade. Mutually agreed on no extras and everything went smooth, even when my box had a small hiccup due to fedex. Great trader! Looking forward to our next trade!!!
Jul 2010 HonusWagner Very solid in-person trade that was good and fun for both of us. Friendly guy!
May 2010 bu11zeye Alen sent a bottle of Veritas 007. Great communication and excellent shipping. I look forward to trading with Alen again!
May 2010 pineypower Received a nicely packaged bot containing 1 Lost Abbey FDA, 1 Lost Abbey Veritas, and a 2009 Red Poppy. Great communication and very easy to deal with.
May 2010 GCurlow Great trade with Alen. This must be our 3rd or 4th trade? Cool extras and great packaging. I’m sure we’ll be trading quite soon again. Thanks again buddy!
May 2010 BDR Alen sent a perfectly packaged Belle-Vue selection. Thanks!
May 2010 MatSciGuy Alen sent a few very nice bottles and topped it all off with a nice bonus of the always appreciated PtE. Relaxed, easy communication and great shipping. Thanks again!
May 2010 xmarcnolanx Alen hooked me up with a CdT from back in the day. Very quick trade, and very well packaged. Top notch!
May 2010 Doodler Have been negligent in letting all know what a good communicator and easy to trade with guy Alen is. Sent him some CC goodness for a tasting paty in exchange for a DDG and 2 of my fav CA easy drinkers - Serpent’s Stout. He asked what he could find me and then tracked these tasty brews down in a heartbeat. Thanks Alen!
Apr 2010 smith4498 Alen sent me a box of some awesome brews. Alesmith Speedway and Wee Heavy, FW 13 (awesome), Lost Abbey Framboise de Amorosa (hell yeah!). Great packaging and communication. Great trader.
Apr 2010 wedgie9 Alen sent me DDG, AS Grand Cru, and Oude Tart. Great trader.
Apr 2010 Ughsmash Alen hooked me up with an AS Grand Cru in excellent packaging. Hope we can do it again sometime!
Apr 2010 boamr Great trade with alen I sent him a East End Gratitude 09 for a LA AS Grand Cru. Quick and easy trade. Thanks again man
Mar 2010 gn0sis Completed another trade with Alen. Sent some NY stuff for some Cali stuff.. quick and easy. Alen is a great trader, can’t wait for round 3.
Mar 2010 thebaldwizard Alen is a bad mama jama! He sends me two great beers that are all-time favorites of mine. Quick communication and easy to work with. Looking forward to trading more with him in the future.
Mar 2010 foppa78 Alen and I agreed to a no extras trade where he send me a bottle of angels share grand cru. Allen shipped this out very fast and it arrived with no issues. Bottle was well wrapped in bubble wrap. I would trade with Alen anytime. Thanks alen!
Feb 2010 speedwayjim Good trade. Everything went smoothly. Consistent communication, timely shipping, everything arrived in great shape!!
Jan 2010 sprinkle My second flawless trade w Alen and always a pleasure! Isabelle, Yulesmith, Hop Stoopid and Long Trail IPA with a Red Poppy to boot! Quick, perfectly packed and great communication. Highly recommended.
Dec 2009 ygtbsm94 Received my third package from Alen today just in time for New Years. He sent a bottle of 3 Fonteinen 1999 Oude Gueuze and Le Baladin Baladin Xyauyù Fumé. Can’t say enough about the trades with Alen but he is one helluva trader. Thanks again my man for the outstanding brews. Happy New Year!!! "Beer is Good Food"
Dec 2009 ygtbsm94 Alen sent a pair of fine brews in a flash. 1-Perfect Storm 09 and LA Yellow Bus. This was my second trade with him and he didn’t disappoint. Thanks again Alen for these outstanding brews! "Beer is Good Food"
Dec 2009 jdubFL Alen and I just completed our first trade on this site. Our 2nd overall. Alen ships quick and everything is packed awesome! I would welcome another trade with Alen any time! Thanks.
Dec 2009 northernbrews Awesome quick and easy trade w/ Alen. Got one of my most wanted brews in Le Woody Brune! Hell f’in yeah!! No extras as we agreed on. Great communication, packing, and trader!
Nov 2009 sprinkle Easy trade. ’07 Cable Car, Isabelle Proximus and a BA Saints Devotion. Great communication, perfect packing and would love to trade again. Highly recommended.
Nov 2009 toncatcher Alen hooked me up with two bottles of 2009 Perfect Storm. Everything was perfect, thanks Alen.
Nov 2009 hbmason Made a great trade with Alen, great communication and very quick on the shipping. Thank you!!
Oct 2009 bulldogp04 Great trader !! Awesome packaging and lightning-fast shipment. Was very kind in giving me the chance to try a great beer from out West ! Would definitely recommend this trader A+++ !
Oct 2009 StFun Nice, bottle for bottle, rare for rare trade with Alen. Everything was smooth, good communication, great packaging, the works. Would trade with again for sure. Thanks!
Oct 2009 triptens Quickly shipped and very nicely packaged. Thanks Alen! Hope to trade with you again soon. Keep me in mind for any midwest beers you need.
Sep 2009 ygtbsm94 What a first trade put together with Alen and did he deliver! He was so generous sending a couple bottles of The Bruery Papier. This was such an easy trade to put together him; prompt shipping and great communication. He definitely is someone that will be great asset here on Ratebeer. Thanks again Alen and welcome to Ratebeer. “Beer is Good Food”