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Selling beer online CAN be legal if you are selling from a state in which it is legal and have gone through the appropriate licensing necessary. For example, it
by contacternst 13y ago
Selling beer online CAN be legal if you are selling from a state in which it is legal and have gone through the appropriate licensing necessary. For example, it is legal in New York, a state in which Vermont shares many laws.
However, selling beer online in Vermont is never legal.
Interestingly, it is possible to sell a certain amount wine online in Vermont. Just not beer. Now I know.
It is always illegal to ship beer beer via USPS. It is not against policy to ship beer via Fedex of UPS if you take the necessary steps. I believe you have to show them proof of proper license and pay a fee. Of course, if you do not take these extra steps... I don't think there's a problem. Fedex has destroyed plenty of my orders, but always let me ship more. No refund to speak of though.
- lukevdp 13y agoAre you able to register a company in a state where it is legal and carry on?
- contacternst 13y agoThis MAY be worth exploring. I am pretty close to New York, so I could register a business there and personally transport product easily enough. That being said, I'm not sure about the legality of transporting beer across state lines or the potentiality of making amends with the brewer of Heady Topper (The Alchemist Brewery). That being said, there is a major online beer seller:http://www.halftimebeverage.com/browse.cfm/long-trail-ale-12oz/4,383.html http://www.halftimebeverage.com/browse.cfm/long-trail-ale-12... That does sell a Vermon-based beer online... To be honest I'm pretty scared now of trying to sell any kind of beer online. It just seems so risky after having been threatened with legal action. On the other hand, I do have Jen's direct email address and could easily inquire to her about selling Heady Topper in New York...