Re: bringing beer back from europe
- From: "george" <gpolkowski@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 14 Sep 2006 23:35:40 -0700
Billzz wrote:
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I would never do that. We lived in europe and travelled back and forth.
Never transported beer. The cargo hold may be hot or freezing. The beer
may freeze or it may pop open (because the hold may not be pressurized) or
it may be hot. The cap is not meant for high altitudes. The cabin may be
pressurized (but only to about 9000 feet - 3000 Metres.) Not worth it.
Almost any European beer can be had, anywhere, and with better shipping
quality than flying in an airplane.
Most cargo holds are pressurized and kept at acceptable temperatures,
after all, they do transport live animals in them.
Any European beer can be had anywhere is completely wrong. There are
thousands of beers, and many can be bought only near the brewery no
matter how excellent they are.
I would be most concerned about the quantities involved. As I was
entering the US with beer in Chicago, I read both the US and Illinois
policy on importation of alcoholic beverages. The US allows 1 liter
per person of alcoholic beverages duty free. Of course, you can import
more and pay duty, which they may or may not want to collect. However,
If you import slightly more, the state of Illinois requires you to have
an import license as you are considered importing for business.
Possibly of interest, www.braugasthoefe.com , which has listings and
descriptions of small breweries in Germany that offer accomodations and
food. The one in my wife's village of Ummendorf has excellent beer and
food, and the dark Placidus Cobaldus beer is my favorite, and I love
visit the brewery's sales room and see it in 3 liter presentation
magnums.
George
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