XMarks Beer?

[Rigged]

I was at the Kilt Night at the Devil's Canyon Brewery last night. They are amping up their beer production and have larger vats. They still have the smaller keg-sized kettles and they will apparently "rent" them out for $150.00 each for anyone who want to make their own beer.

They do this about one or twice a month in their Brew On Premises program.

Let me put it this way, one vat will produce 5.5 cases of bottled beer at about $10.00 per case. I think I counted 7 vats. The brewery can help us with bottling and labelling.

There's probably some laws against selling beer without some kind of license, but I think it can be given away to friends and family, or sold as a fund-raiser for a registered non-profit organization.

We could also just have a local beer bash (with a freshly-brewed keg), charge a fee for entry and donate the money to a non-profit. The brewery had done just such an event recently.

I'd like to hear some conversation about this, then I'll nail down the specifics with the brewery.

Here's their website: http://www.devilscanyonbrewery.com/pages/1/index.htm

[Alan H]

I'm in, no question. What a GREAT excuse to have fun...brew some X Marks beer! Making it is almost as good as drinking it!

Let's see...Albanach Ale?
Braerich Bitter?
Sgian Dubh Stout?

[Manu]

I send my moral support from all the way over the East Coast!!!!!

[CameronTaylor]

I'll fly up for that (provided it's not at the end/beginning of April/May).
Sounds pretty cool actually and maybe you could have it coincide with kilt night !

CT

[Wompet]

There's probably some laws against selling beer without some kind of license, but I think it can be given away to friends and family, or sold as a fund-raiser for a registered non-profit organization.

I don't know about the licensing laws, but I do know that some states have problems with shipping alcohol across state lines for personal use (commercial use too, in some states). And the main shippers - UPS, FedEx, Postal Service - won't knowlingly ship alcohol to/from those states.
Something to keep in mind.

[646guy]

I don't know about the licensing laws, but I do know that some states have problems with shipping alcohol across state lines for personal use (commercial use too, in some states). And the main shippers - UPS, FedEx, Postal Service - won't knowlingly ship alcohol to/from those states.
Something to keep in mind.

I thought the Supreme Court ruling last year in regards to wine sales also applied to beer as well. Or is beer classified as a different type of beverage?

[Steeplechase]

I thought the Supreme Court ruling last year in regards to wine sales also applied to beer as well. Or is beer classified as a different type of beverage?

Help me out, what was the ruling?

[chacbalam]

Actually as far as shipping wine goes, none of the private carriers will ship wine or beer from private individuals. You must be licensed to distribute or sell alcoholic beverages and hav e a prior agreement with UPS or FedEx in order to ship wine. Shipping beer is problematic because of the carbonation, and falls under the same restictions as wine. In addition it is a federal offense to send any type of alcoholic beverage through the mail. I have worked with a shipping business for the last nine years so I am well versed in the various regulations (the Supreme Court decision only deals with wineries being barred fromn shipping wine to states while at the same timre those states allow their own wineries to ship wine).

As far as making the beer goes, thats relatively easy. I have done in the past and if you can cook oatmeal and sanitize equipment you can brew beer. A X-Marks beer could easily be produced and either given a way or be served at a fund raiser or similar event. If it is to be sold it would have to be distributed through the brewery.

I would be more than happy to lend a hand if this project goes ahead.

[motorman4life]

I'm in for a case and live local. What we could do is get 5 or 6 people to chip in for the 5.5 cases beer, bottling and labels. We could have a few hundred extra labels made and sell them (in packs of 6 or 12) to our members to help offset the label printing cost. Any extra $ could go to Hank for the website upkeep and his kid's college fund

Now the question is... what type of beer!!!
Devil's Canyon already makes their own Scotch Ale!

[CameronTaylor]

I'm an IPA man myself.


CT