Beer Trade Etiquette

[arsenal610]

I was just wondering how beer trades usually work(money,sending it out, what's a good number of bottles to send out etc.)

Is it legal to mail beer in the States?

What other advice can you give me when it comes to beer trading?

Any help would be great!
Thanks.

[l0nni3]

Be nice and fair I usually trade six for six.

[SeeFish]

It is illegal to ship beer through the U.S. postal service. I don't think its illegal to ship through private companies (FedEX, UPS, DHL, etc.) but they do not allow it out of policy. Their policy doesn't say anything about "yeast cultures" though

[snowcapt]

It is illegal to ship beer through the U.S. postal service. I don't think its illegal to ship through private companies (FedEX, UPS, DHL, etc.) but they do not allow it out of policy. Their policy doesn't say anything about "yeast cultures" though

or "collectibles"

[EagleDude]

I would generally say to just keep it equitable. If you are after a $20 bottle of sour Russian River and trading with a guy that wants some $5 bombers of beer he can't get in his state, it obviously won't be a bottle for bottle trade. I also usually throw in a little something extra .... some homebrew or a local commercial beer that he wouldn't otherwise have had a chance try.

[Ironman]

It is illegal to send alcohol through the mail. So do an awesome job packing so no one sees beer outside the box.

[EagleDude]

It is illegal to send alcohol through the mail. So do an awesome job packing so no one sees beer outside the box.

Is there zero alcohol in the WL yeast vials? ... may be a question for the next WL show.

[spiderwrangler]

It is illegal to send alcohol through the mail. So do an awesome job packing so no one sees beer outside the box.

Is there zero alcohol in the WL yeast vials? ... may be a question for the next WL show.

Just listened to the first show that the brothers White were in the studio. I believe it was said that the amount of alcohol was substantially below 1%.