Mail Beer in the US?

by Brad Trahan
(Rochester, MN USA)

The USPS is one way to ship beer. There are better alternatives...

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Can you mail beer in the US?

I have a friend that likes Mich Golden Lite and moved out to Washington where they do not carry it and I wanted to mail him a case or two?

Editor's reply:

While it's not technically legal to ship liquids, there are plenty of people who trade beer between states, plus Beer of the Month clubs who manage to do it, so you can certainly send beer with a carrier. The USPS is not your best bet though.

Open an Internet account with FedEx or UPS and print your own documentation. Wrap bottles in bubblewrap, add a bag around each in case of leaks in transit, then line a sturdy box with padding. Keep the bottles from touching each other with more padding or packing peanuts.

Just drop off the box with your documentation all in order and you're good to go. Usually counter staff are way too busy to care much about what it is you're sending.

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Mail Beer in the US?

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Aug 25, 2008
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You're missing the point
by: Anonymous

I think the point is that beer is not a liquor. Liquors are by definition distilled fermented beverages. Beer (and wine) are not distilled.

Jul 30, 2008
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Dumb Americans
by: Anonymous

He actually meant 0.5% (1/2 PERCENT for you guys) alcohol idiots, as in non-alcoholic beer like, say, O'douls. That means the USPS won't allow you to mail NORMAL beer. Geez are Americans dumb, especially the guy who's against douchebaggery. He's the BIGGEST douchebag!

Jul 15, 2008
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Be Careful
by: Anonymous

Before you are too quick to point out someone else's ignorance, I would remind you that 0.5 is actually 50%. 5% would be 0.05, so next time you want to "enlighten" someone else, get your facts straight, or be nice so you don't come off like an idiot yourself.

Concerned Citizens Against Internet Douchebaggery

Jun 29, 2008
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No you don't liar
by: Anonymous

Beer has more than 0.5% alcohol nitwit. Notice that % sign at the end? If it weren't there, then the regulation would be saying 0.5 which is the decimal notation for 5%. But, because the % sign is there, It's saying 1/2 percent, not 5 percent.

May 22, 2008
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USPS ships my beer
by: Anonymous

Hey dumbass, USPS restricts liquer ***** greater than .5% Alcohol***** not beer

May 16, 2008
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Not with USPS...
by: Anonymous

Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted & Perishable Mail states:
422.11 Intoxicating Liquors
Intoxicating liquors having 0.5 percent or more alcoholic content are nonmailable. Taxable liquors with 3.2 percent or less alcohol, including those obtained under a prescription or as a collector's item, also are nonmailable. The prohibition of the mailing of intoxicating liquors is contained in federal law (18 USC 1716).

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