Today I sorted through my bottle caps and am officially 1/4 of the way to my eventual bartop! Yes, I have several friends who are happy to pass along their uniques, so I didn’t personally drink all of these beers. Once I figured out what I was shooting for, that became an unrealistic expectation, no matter how many years it may take. I still have to measure etc but at 510 uniques, I am roughly 1/4 of the way to my goal of 2k unique bottle caps. At this pace, by the time my kids no longer need the basement (our youngest just turned 2) I may actually be able to put together a pretty awesome one of a kind bartop. In case anyone has any duplicates they would be willing to part with, please shoot me a PM.
Sadly, I"m not quite that organized about my project, I take a picture of them laid out grouping breweries together once every 6 months or so and check on my phone when I pop a new bottle. If I don’t see it, I toss it in my bin under the sink where I save them. I live in PA so most of em would only be those available locally here, although I’m always on the hunt when I’m on the road and have a few buddies who send me bags of theirs on occasion for me to sort through. Keep me in mind before you toss caps.
Damn I just got home from Pittsburgh now. My wife is from there and we go as often as we can. Lots of breweries out there that I would like to check out. Fury and Dancing Gnome to name a couple…
I still have to measure etc but at 510 uniques, I am roughly 1/4 of the way to my goal of 2k unique bottle caps. At this pace, by the time my kids no longer need the basement (our youngest just turned 2) I may actually be able to put together a pretty awesome one of a kind bartop. In case anyone has any duplicates they would be willing to part with, please shoot me a PM. 
