| Feb 2008 |
cbkschubert
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Never received any beer after two months. Poor communication.
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| Dec 2007 |
Immy
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Another trade with Lou, another bounty of brew! 750ml Cantillion Bruocsella 1900, a 22oz Sly Fox Odyssey, 12 ozers of Flying Fish Imp. Espresso porter, Oaked AB, Rodenbach Redbach (personal fave), Two druids Gruit, Breckenridge Vanilla porter and a Nugget Nectar (BIG personal fave!) Thanks Lou!
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| Nov 2007 |
shp555
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As a part of the mystery beer swap Lou sent a nice box of some vintage beers. Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, Stegmaier Porter, Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier, Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter, Bells Hopslam, Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot ’06, Dogfish Head World Wide Stout ’04, and North Coast Old Stock Ale ’04. Thanks Lou!
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| Sep 2007 |
Ty5592
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As part of the Mystery Swap 2.0 lou sent: LeftHand Oaked Im Stout, Hoppin Frog Black&Tan, 1809 Berlner Weisse, Ramstein Winter Wheat, 06 BigFoot, and 05 Old Horizontal. All perfectly packed in a nice secure box. Lou, your a man of your word, thanks.
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| Sep 2007 |
Stine
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Lou sent me a great box: Pannepot (danish version); Stoudts IIPA and Pils; Troegs NN and porter; Duck Rabbit BP; Weyerbacher Old Heathen; an awesome-looking Defiant Farmhouse 750. Packed nicely. Lou couldnt help the long turnaround time, so dont take that as any indication of his reliability. Thanks again man!
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| May 2007 |
thebaldwizard
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Lou sent me a Sly Fox Ichor, Brooklyn Local 1, Panil Barrique, Wellington Imperial Stout, St. George Porter, and a Stone Impy Stout. Everything was packed well. The package was sent very late (one month), and communication was lacking throughout the delay.
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| Apr 2007 |
kenb
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As part of mystery swap 2.0, Lou sent me a bunch of nice handbottled beers. I got 750’s of Defiant Revolution #1, Defiant porter, Defiant Belgian Triple. Also a 22 ozer of Jah-Va Imperial Coffee Stout, and a 12 of Stegmaier Porter. Packed very well. Thanks Lou!
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| Apr 2007 |
Cletus
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In a great trade, Lou hooked me up with a bottle of Defiant Triple and for good measure bonused a bottle of Tractor Double Oatmeal. Great packaging. Thanks a bunch!
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| Apr 2007 |
buckybeer
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Lou rewarded me HUGE!!! (1) Dreadnaught, (1) Stone 8th, (1) Stone 10th, (1) Southern Tier Heavy Weizen, (1) Otter Creek Otter Kilter, (1) Troegs Nugget Nectar & (1) Mad Elf Ale, (1) Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter, (1) Stegmaier Porter, (1) Tractor Double Plow Oatmeal Stout, (1) Rodenbach Red Bach. Well packaged. Great trader. Thanks again Lou.
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| Mar 2007 |
arrogantb
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1 DL2006, a Defiant corked beer, 1 Nugget Nectar, 1 Flying Fish Imperial Porter. Well packed and Lou threw in a couple extras to make up for a long turnaround (bottle got busted in shipping). Thanks Lou!
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| Mar 2007 |
goldtwins
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Lou hooked me up with a Sly Fox Raspberry reserve, Climax 10th Anniversary and a Flying Fish Imperial Espresso Porter. Grat trader.
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| Mar 2007 |
DocLock
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As part of Mystery Swap 2.0, Lou sent Flying Fish Impy Espresso Porter, and hand-bottled, 750, corked, caged bottles of Defiant Muddy Creek Lager, Resolution #1, Porter, and St. Pattys Stout. I can;t wait to try these during the week! Thanks a lot, Lou!
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| Feb 2007 |
OldGrowth
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Got the agreed upon Arcadia cereal killer BW as well as Smuttynose Big A IPA and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 06. Well packed and communication. Recommended trader.
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| Feb 2007 |
OKBeer
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Lou sent 3 beers from my wish list plus read my mind and sent a 4th that should have been there. Des Rocs Grand Cru (750 ml), 12 oz 2006 DFH World Wide Stout, and a 12 oz Ramstein Winter Wheat - which is what I thought I had on my wish list - plus a bonus Ramstein Classic, which is what I actually had on my wish list. Thanks Lou, great trade!
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| Feb 2007 |
kujo9
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I traded Lou some Hoppin Frog beers and this is my return package: 1 Bethlehem Brew Works Rude Elfs Reserve(Bomber), 1 Defiant Brewing Abbey Belgian (750), 1 12 oz Troegs Nugget Nectar, 1 22 oz Full Sail Old Boardhead BW, and 1 DFH 120 Min IPA. Great trade! Packaged to be dropped from a 2 story building, not just from the tailgate of a FedEx truck!
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| Feb 2007 |
hopdog
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Lou sends a Defiant box; Defiant Resolution, Tripel & IPA (Growler). Thanks!!!
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| Feb 2007 |
LeopoldStoch
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Lou delivers all three agreed upon beers, and then two really nice looking extras. Great packaging job as well. All in all Lou sent an 05 behemoth, a bourbon county stout, a dfh 120 min ipa, a dfh 05 wws, and a ramstein winter wheat. Thanks Lou!
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| Jan 2007 |
GG
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When I told Lou "...just send something good" I didnt think hed send this!! A Jolly Pumpkin Maracaibo Especial, Left Hand SmokeJumper, a Sly Fox Black Raspberry Reserve, a Ramstein Winter Wheat and the one Ive been wanting to try..Three Floyds Behemoth Barleywine!! Excellent trader.
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| Dec 2006 |
kenb
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Lou is a very generous Secret Santa!!! A big thanks. 22 beers total many from wantlist!!Sweetwater Festive, HS Peg leg, Weihenstephaner kristall,Tractor Double Plow Oat,Crim Bad Elf, Wolavers oat St, GD Hib Ale,Tyr Chief Blackhawk,Troegs Mad Elf, Southern Tier Unearthly,Jolly Pump Maracaibo Exp, Mack xxx st, Alla.Trip Reserve,Legend Imp St,Brook Choc St, Mend Winter Ale, Weyer Doub Simcoe, Stoudts
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| Mar 2006 |
DarkElf
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When a promised bottle was later found to be leaking, Lou went above and far beyond to make up for it. He sent the other agreed-upon beers: Bethlehem Rude Elf, DFH Fort, Troegs NN. 13 extras included: Cropton Monkmans Slaughter, Stille Nacht Spec Brew, DFH Olde School, Millstream 20th Ann, Rodenbach, Sly Fox Rte 113 IPA, Smuttonator, Allagash Dubbel, HW Old Salty 05, Old Ho & MORE! WOW!
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| Mar 2006 |
SRBMOJO
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2 each Dogfish Head 120, 90, 60 min. IPA 1 ea DFH Pale Ale and Indian Brown. Great trade with lou18. Can’t wait to try the DFH beers, they are highly rated and impossible to get in CA.
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| Mar 2006 |
sethdude
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Lou is the king of communication. I assume he sent 6 beers, but there was an empty bottle sleeve in the box (did UPS help themselves?). Packaging was great, shipping was quick, and selection was phenomenol. 2 Gonzos, I Biere dArt 750ml, 1 Cisco Moor Porter bomber, 1 South Hampton Imperial Porter bomber, and a Troegs Nugget Nectar. And I only requested 3 or 4 beers. Highly recommended trader!
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| Mar 2006 |
shadey
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Lou sent me the famous Panil Barriquee and a bonus Old Salty Barleywine. Quick, easy trade!!
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| Mar 2006 |
TheBeerGod
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Lou sent me the two Ch-Chucks we agreed upon and two great extras - Urthel Hop-It and Mendocino Winter Ale 2005-2006. Well packaged and received almost instantaneously. Recommended trader!!!
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| Feb 2006 |
Schroppfy
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Asked for a couple of Heavyweight beers, and they arrived with tons of extras, including a 1 L swingtop of Nugget Nectar, and many other things (Smuttonator, Cricket Hill American Ale, others Ive forgotten!) - thanks, Lou.
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| Feb 2006 |
Immy
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Lou sent the agreed upon 1 - Heavyweight Ch-Chuck, 1 - Terrapin Big Hoppy Monster and 1 - Cave Creek Chili (yes, I asked for it) plus tossed in a Suffern Station porter bonus. Said he would be slow to ship - I have no idea what he was talking about! Quick, well packaged delivery. Thanks Lou!
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| Feb 2006 |
KAggie97
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Lou18 sent the following past the Mason-Dixon line: Pocono Amber/Blonde; Longtrail IPA; Smuttynose Robust Porter; Flying Fish Porter; River Horse Tripel; Yuengling Porter. Thanks Lou! The box and the paper inside look vaguely familiar...
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| Feb 2006 |
eboats
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Louis sent the following in our random six pack trade: Pocono Blonde, Pocono Amber, Smuttynose Robust Porter, Flying Fish Porter, Long Trail IPA, Yuengling Porter, River Horse Tripel Horse, and 2 Victory Old Horizontal! A lovely 3 beer bonus bringing his packaged to 9 instead of the 6 we agreed upon. Great trader and good communication even though he was having computer issues. Cheers and thanks.
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| Feb 2006 |
goldtwins
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Or should I say below. Lou sent a 4 pack of Clipper City Below the Deck, 5 2005 Storm Kin, and Rude Elf Reserve and a Scotch Irish Sgt. Major IPA. Thanks again Lou.
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| Feb 2006 |
kp
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In the random 6-pack trade, Lou sends back my box with all of the original packing material and 7 new beers in the place of the 7 I sent him. All packed in the weird way that I pack bottles with zip lock bags and bubblepack. Lou sent a long trail IPA, smuttynose porter, yuengling porter, flying fish porter, river horse tripel, poconos amber and blonde. Thanks!
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| Feb 2006 |
SuIIy
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Man this box looks familiar! Lou sent a long trail IPA, smuttynose porter, yuengling porter, flying fish porter, river horse tripel, poconos amber and blonde. All packed well and arriving in short time, thanks Lou!
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| Feb 2006 |
OhioDad
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3rd trade with Lou and he still continues to impress.. This time I got Pocono Amber and Pocono Blonde, Long Trail IPA, River Horse Tripel, Yuengling Porter, Flying Fish Porter, Phuket Lager from Thailand, and something that has eluded me for a while and I can now cross off the list, Smuttynose Robust Porter! - Lou is a stand-up guy and a great trader!
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| Jan 2006 |
hopscotch
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For an $8.00 T-shirt, Lou sent me a big, fat bottle of Dogfish Head Fort, a bomber of Rude Elfs Revenge and a 12 ozer of Victory Old Horizontal. Thats a one-sided trade if Ive ever seen one. Thanks to Lou for his generosity!
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| Jan 2006 |
jrob21
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Holy smokes that got here quick. 3 Victory Old Ho, Flying Fish Oktoberfish, Yards IPA, Lancaster Hop Hog, Ramstein Winter Wheat, Heavyweight Lunacy. Cant wait to get wasted on these fine local beers. Thanks Lou.
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| Jan 2006 |
TheBeerSommelier
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Lou sent me quite a haul: an even sixer of Old Ho, a Weyerbacher Insanity, a Braggywinkle BW and a Bethlehem Rude Elf Reserve. Great trade, great bonuses and a great guy. I cant wait to trade with him again. Thanks again Lou!
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| Jan 2006 |
jercraigs
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NIce Chouffe, Midnight Sun La Mâitresse du Moine, 2x Samuel Adams Winter Lager, .Weyerbacher Insanity, Ramstein Winter Wheat, SA Black Lager, 2 suprise Victory brews, and an unheard of Suffern Porter.Thanks Lou for a great trade! Well packed and great communication.
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| Nov 2005 |
barleyPops
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Lou does it again, great beer expertly packaged! G. L. Nosteratu; RedHook IPA, Blonde & Porter; Founders Dirty Bastard, Moose Drool Brown, Brooklyn Blk. Choc. 05-06, Troeggs Oatmeal St & an Alesmith Old Numbskull. This is about our 5th or 6th trade and Lou always delivers!!! Thanks buddy.
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| Oct 2005 |
heemer77
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Heavyweight Two Druids Gruit Ale, Heavyweight Saison de la Soeur Hoppy, Weyerbacher Autmnfest, Victory Golden Monkey, Smutty Big A IPA, Perkunos Hammer.
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| Oct 2005 |
OhioDad
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Lou asked for a 4 pack of Nosferatu so I shipped them off to him and actually forgot that he was going to send me something back but in less than a week I got a package today that had Weyerbacher Old Heathen, Yards Tavern Porter, Treogs Treogenator Doublebock, Wolavers Organic Stout, Heavyweight Lunacy, and a GI Bourbon County Stout! Lou is a great trader and a fantastic guy!! This i
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| Oct 2005 |
FlacoAlto
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Lou sent me a veritable cornucopia of East coast brews, Including brews from Flying Fish, Heavyweight, Barley Creek, Southampton, Cricket Hill, & Ramapo Valley. The trade was not the quickest, but it was well worth the wait. It was packaged by a madman who couldn’t decide what packing type to use, so he used them all for a very safely packed box. Thanks again Lou!
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| Oct 2005 |
Odeed
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lou sent 6 raspberry stouts,a flying fish,and 1 impy porter.....
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| Oct 2005 |
beerhandy
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Heavyweight ,Lunacy, two druids,HOPPY and Perkonos
its hammertime
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| Sep 2005 |
OhioDad
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Lou and I arranged a local 12 for 12 trade and Lou blew me away by delivering 17 bottles. I got 3 flying fishes, 4 Ramapo Valleys, 3 Cricket Hills, 2 Barley Creeks, a Redhook Porter, Smuttynose Lager and a Heavyweight Cinderbock. All packed very nicely and delivered safely. They must have run over the first try with a truck as well as this one was packed. The delay was due to a fedex mishap an
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| Sep 2005 |
11026
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Lou speedily shipped Panil, Heavyweight Saison (hoppy), Long Trail Harvest and Ale, River Horse Summer Blonde, Hunterdon Jersey Gold and Otter Creek Oktoberfest. Packaging and communication were excellent. Hopefully my side lives up to the expectations!
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| Sep 2005 |
Kinz
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One bottle of Panil Barrique sent simply as a "thank you" for his Secret Santa package. Totally unecessary random act of kindness, but greatly appreciated! Lou18 is a great trader on this site.
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| Aug 2005 |
Suttree
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Lou sent me a Panil Bariquee, as requested, plus a bonus - Heavyweight Saison Souer (sp?) Hoppy. Great Trade, as always.
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| Aug 2005 |
barleyPops
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Lou shipped 2 boxes full of various brewskis for my drinking pleasure. Otter Creek, Heavyweight, Dragonmead, Mendocino, Capital, Sweetwater, SouthHampton, Boulder, Anderson Valley plus a few others! Ive lost track of the number of trades Lou & I have done. Lou is a great trader, so dont miss out on your chance for some East coast goodies!
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| Jul 2005 |
sloth
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First trade with Lou went fairly well, Lou,s a very busy guy. That i understand. Lou sent12ozers each of Offshore Amber, Barley Creeks Brown Antler, Aussie Gold+ Blk. Widow, Suffern St. Porter, FF porter, Brickhouse Prem. Lager, Wanderlust CA, Homebrew and topped it off with Ramstein WW and Founders Bfast Stout! Awsome packaging! Communications were a little tough but thats ok. I,d trade with Lou
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| Jun 2005 |
beeryum
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Another quick turnaround trade for Lou, especially with all he has going on right now. 2 Perkunos, 2 SticknJabs, a Baltus OVS, an Old Salty, a Two Druids, and a Nutfield Auburn. Thanks again for an easy trade!
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| May 2005 |
IMtheOptimator
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Got a great variety pack from Lou. Most notable is a selection of local brews, like Barley Creek Superhop and Black Widow, Ramapo Valley Suffern Station Porter, Christmas Ale, and Trail Quencher. A Capital Dark Doppelbock, NG Black Wheat, and Bells Consecrator also found their way, and this doesnt exhaust the whole box. Got here in 1 day. Thanks again Lou!
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| May 2005 |
barleyPops
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Lou sent two bombers, expertly packaged in a stryo wine shipper. a Ramapo Valley Dry Stout hand bottled from a keg and a Pacific Coast Holiday Trappist Ale. Lou & I made our first trades together and he continues to deliver the goods! Thanks Lou, my NJ connection.
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| May 2005 |
richlikebeer
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lou styro packs a nice set of brew, including a goose island black toad dark ale, a bomber of pacific coast trappist style ale, a growler bottle of ramapo dry stout, and a stone somked porter (one day i will figure out how a guy in jersey keeps getting stone beers).. thanks again to a great rber
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| Apr 2005 |
11026
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Lou sent out a great mix of East Coasters to include; Flying Fish Dubbel, Porter and Pale ale, River Horse Special Ale and Hop Hazard, Black Toad Dark Ale and Smuttnose Porter. Excellent packaging and communication. Thanks Lou!
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| Apr 2005 |
Ray1975
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Lou Comes through BIG!!.. Sent Speedway Stout, World Wide Stout, DFH Raison DEtre, Ramstein Winter Wheat and Black Toad!!! Great Trader!! I definitely got the better end of this trade.. I owe him.. I would trade with him again anytime!!
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| Mar 2005 |
barleyPops
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Lou & I have become regular trading buds and he continues to come through, BIG TIME! 3x Sweetwater, 2x DFH, 2x Red Brick, 1x Sam Adams, 1x Herold Black Lager, and 2 bottles I cant wait to drink: a NG Black Wheat and a Ramstein Maibock hand bottled from a growler. Excellent packaging in a styrofoam box too. Great stuff & a great trader, Thanks Lou!
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| Mar 2005 |
jtw
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2 storm kings, 2 ramstein winter wheats, a barley creek antler ale, and one more i cant remember off hand...thanks lou! great trade.
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| Mar 2005 |
beeryum
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Lou delivers an amazing selection! From Ramapo: Trail Quencher, Suffern Station, Stud Copper, 2 MaiBock. From Barley Creek: SuperHOP, Aussie Gold, Black Widow, Brown Antler. From Ramstiens: Classic Wheat and Winter Wheat. A Pocono Black and Tan. Two Flying Dogs: Old Scratch and Tire Biter. And to top it off, a DFH 60 minute, a Troegs HopBack, and a Heavyweight Stickenjab! Fantastic!
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| Mar 2005 |
barleyPops
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Lou sent a great east coast package which included 3 Heavyweights, 3 Barley Creek a Pilsner homebrew and a much appreciated DFH WWS! A generous trader, dont pass up your opportunity with Lou.
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| Mar 2005 |
Suttree
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Lou sent a great selection of Ramapo Valley, Cricket Hill, and Barley Creek, plus a Ramstein Wheat. Great selection, I can’t wait to get started! Oh, and I should add that in addition to the great slection, every aspect - communication, packing, etc - was top notch!
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| Mar 2005 |
beerhandy
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Lou sent 17 bubblewrapped brews
Ramstein winter and classic wheat, ramapo Christmas and IPA,
Heavyweight stickenjab, baltus ,cinderbock,lunacy,perkunos hammer and old salty2004,crickethill east coast lager,and homebrew!!
Its hammer time Thanks a bunch!
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| Feb 2005 |
thefatmanrocks
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"The man" sent me a great batch...I said surprize me and he did a wonderful job. 1 each of Ramapo Valley Divine Light,Raze Ale,Christams Ale, Suffern Station Porter, Stud Copper,Trail Quencher IPA,Blonde Lager,and a Maibock, plus 1 each of High Point Wheat Beer Company Ramstein Winter Wheat and Ramstein Classic, 1 Victory Storm King and 1 Heavyweight Baltus O.V.S.. Excellent package great trade
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| Feb 2005 |
richlikebeer
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got to meet lou in person at Andys, and he increased the pleasure of meeting him by handing off a 22oz of stone imperial stout, a 22 of cuvee de noel st feuillien, and a westy 8!!!...looking forward to many future deals with lou.
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| Jan 2005 |
11026
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Lou sent a great package of East coast beers!!! Expertly packaged, wonderful communication!!! He was more than generous with bonus beers!!!!! I owe him a few. Definately a good trader!!
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| Jan 2005 |
richlikebeer
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We agreed to swap 12 packs of some locally available brews, but lmgraz1 came through with 4 bonus bottles out of the goodness of his heart. The shipment included 1x of Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA, East Coast Lager, & American Ale, 1x each of Ramapo Valley Brewing Co. Raze Ale, Mai Bock, Christmas Ale, Blonde Lager, Passover Honey, Suffern Station Porter, Stud Copper, and Trail Quencher IPA, plus 1x
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| Jan 2005 |
ChazyRPh
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Excellent transaction, this arrived in 1 day! Lou sent some nice local brews, as was the terms of the trade. Lou sent: 1x Pocono Black & Tan, 1x Ramstein Classic, 1x Ramstein Winter Wheat, 1x Cricket Hill East Coast Lager, 1x Cricket Hill Hopnotic, 1x Cricket Hill American Ale. Thanks for a great 1st trade!
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| Jan 2005 |
barleyPops
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We set up a pretty loose trade, not much specified, and Lou went above and beyond with his package to me. 2x Ramstein Classic, 2x Victory Storm King, Cricket Hil: 2x Lager, 2x Amer. Ale, 2x IPA, 1 ea. of Victory Old Horizontal, Pocono Black & Tan, Heavyweight Baltus OVS, one of Lous homebrew Pils and ... a Westy 8! My 2nd trade with Lou and you cant ask for anything better. Fast, fa
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| Jan 2005 |
Lumpy
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4 Victory Old Hos; 2 Victory Storm Kings; 1 Mendocino Winter Ale; 1 Flying Fish Big Fish. Excellent packing, turnaround, and communication. Lou went to alot of trouble to get these beers for me, and it is much appreciated. A real pleasure to trade with and I hope that I get the oportunity to trade with him in the future!
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| Dec 2004 |
barleyPops
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Lou did a great job, everything was packaged perfectly. I received a 6-pack of Ramstein Blonde and a 6-pack of Ramstein Winter Wheat and had sent Lou 12 midwest brews. Good trade, fast and friendly!
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