online beer sellers

[baust55]

I meant From a private individual to another private individual .

If I go to FedEx , UPS or USPS and say the package I am sending to my friend has home brewed beer in it they will refuse to ship it .

If tell the USPS the truth "I am shipping LIVE YEAST Samples in a Nutrient Solution ! "

They have no problem with that ....however beer is a No Can Do.

So perhaps a business shipping beer is covered under different regulations ?

There doh !

Austin

[Porch Dweller]

Originally Posted by baust55

I meant From a private individual to another private individual .

If I go to FedEx , UPS or USPS and say the package I am sending to my friend has home brewed beer in it they will refuse to ship it .

If tell the USPS the truth "I am shipping LIVE YEAST Samples in a Nutrient Solution ! "

They have no problem with that ....however beer is a No Can Do.

So perhaps a business shipping beer is covered under different regulations ?

There doh !

Austin

You can use flat-rate boxes, print the shipping label online at USPS.com, and drop it off in the Post Office lobby bin. You never have to deal with a human at all.

[dijit]

Originally Posted by Porch Dweller

You can use flat-rate boxes, print the shipping label online at USPS.com, and drop it off in the Post Office lobby bin. You never have to deal with a human at all.

Yeah what he said!! I do it this way all the time. Long guns, bullets, liquor, beer. they all ship just fine this way.

[TXSmokey]

Originally Posted by baust55

I meant From a private individual to another private individual .

If I go to FedEx , UPS or USPS and say the package I am sending to my friend has home brewed beer in it they will refuse to ship it .

If tell the USPS the truth "I am shipping LIVE YEAST Samples in a Nutrient Solution ! "

They have no problem with that ....however beer is a No Can Do.




Austin

lol, have any live yeast samples in an oatmeal stout solution?

[dadof3illinois]

Do any of you fine fellows have access to any "Russian River Brewery" beers? Their "Pliny The Elder" is great but nowhere to be found here in Southern Illinois.

[stearns]

Originally Posted by dadof3illinois

Do any of you fine fellows have access to any "Russian River Brewery" beers? Their "Pliny The Elder" is great but nowhere to be found here in Southern Illinois.

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Russian River only distributes to stores local to the brewery. Many of these only get a case or two a week, so the have 1-2 bottle limits. Good luck, it's good stuff, just drank my last bottle last weekend

[T.G]

Originally Posted by stearns

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Russian River only distributes to stores local to the brewery. Many of these only get a case or two a week, so the have 1-2 bottle limits. Good luck, it's good stuff, just drank my last bottle last weekend

Pretty much, they self-distribute in their local area (CA Bay area) and use distributors elsewhere. I've personally bought bottles in Manhattan Beach for the SoCal herf a few years ago because everyone up here was sold out the week prior. You can see their distribution area here:
http://russianriverbrewing.com/where-to-get-our-beers/

As for most retail accounts only getting a case or two at a time of Elder and a lot of them limiting bottle sales to 2 bottles, yes, this is largely true out here. Last time I was at the brewery, their limit was 6 bottles of Elder per person, per day. The sours and brett beers have different limits, but at $14+ per 375ml bottle, they tend to be bought in smaller quantities anyway.