| How to
ship Beer and Wine for Contest Entries: |
| Alcoholic beverages
with alcohol content about 0.5% is not mailable via US Postal
Service, so a service such as UPS or FedEx will have to be used. |
| Midwest recommends
the following when shipping Beer or Wine Entries: |
- Use a commercially produced shipping box or a sturdy cardboard
box.
Box the bottles inside a larger box, surrounding the inner box
with packing material and closed-off garbage bag should any damage
to the bottles occur during transit.
- UPS recommends 2 inches if packing material around *each*
bottle.
- Surround each bottle with a couple layers of bubble wrap.
- Mark the box clearly with "FRAGILE" and "THIS END UP" to avoid
breakage.
- In order to avoid subjecting your entries to extreme
temperature fluctuations, ship early in the week. Consider paying
extra for express shipping for your top-contender entries.
|
| Consider creatively
labelling your package as "Yeast Samples" or "Perishable Food
Products" to avoid any beer-shipping legality issues. |
| For more information
regarding shipping beer and wine entries, consult RealBeer.com's
article
here. |
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