Retired Kegs.....How did you get yours?

[ThreeDogsNE]

Simple, yes. Legal, maybe. Ethical.....?

 

[Guinness71]

I was lucky enough to know a brewer of a micro - he had a few that were out of service and donated a few to my cause...

 

[rking]

Craigslist...

 

[NoNothing]

Ive been keeping an eye on CL for mine, other than that Ive been talking to guys I know in local frats. I dont know a frat guy who would return a keg for a deposit when Im offering $5 more, its just math.

 

[mczspub]

i bought my three kegs for 30 bucks apiece from a local bar i hang out at. there deposit is 30 bucks and as long as they sell a decent amount of kegs no one is the wiser

 

[northernlad]

Regardless of theft rationalized by blah, blah, blah, I saw at least a half dozen kegs at my local recylcling center that they told me they were not allowed to sell.

 

[Pubwilson]

I don't know how far you are from San Antonio, but I got my from a place that dealt in kegs here. He had like nine kegs full of five year old beer sitting out back. I had to lug them home, and drain, clean and cut them, but it was well worth it. About 30 bones apiece. He still had six when I left.

 

[dannedry]

I came across several on ebay a while back... $25-$40 a piece, but shipping was a bitch! I tried Michigan Brewing, scrap yards, and recycle centers for quite a while with no luck. I purchased 3 from 2 different sellers on ebay for around $250 in total after shipping. Seems like a lot, then look at the price of buying a quality 15 gallon SS pot... you will pay $250 minimum for ONE POT!

 

[BeerPressure]

Somebody left it at my friends house and never came back for it. years passed and i started brewing and told him i could use that so he gave it to me

 

[deprecated]

Funny timing on your post. I put a "WTB - Keg" ad on craigslist yesterday morning. By evening I had someone willing to sell one for $30. Picked it up today!

 

[kevjt]

Wanted add on Craigslist. 2 days and $20 later....

 

[Moose777]

Expensive as hell but if you have some cash to spend..kegglebrewing.com I just checked my Craigslist and tyhere was a keg and pump tap selling for $50