I now have a bottle collection of over 140 different types of beer I've tried. For many years, I collected full bottles for my Grandpa's collection in his basement. I have many friends who work in liquor (retail and sales) who would give me single bottles for free or for a minimal cost (25 cents) because they knew I was doing it to build up a collection, not to drink it. The collection is at well over 1000 full bottles and cans, some highly collectible. Unfortunately, my Grandpa passed away a few years back and I inherited the collection. One of these days, I need to go and box it all up and figure out what to do with it.