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.
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