Asking the Pack....

[maroonmadman]

....This past Christmas my wife gave me a subscription to Beer of the Month Club. Best. Gift. Ever. This month they called and said 'Due to a change in Mississippi law are unable to ship beer to Mississippi and we will ship you a wine selection instead' Any of you folks know exactly WTF they are talking about? And just who are the a-holes responsible for this grievous violation of my beer drinking rights?

 

[Double Dawg]

When did the law change on shipping wine into the state?

 

[ababyatemydingo]

....This past Christmas my wife gave me a subscription to Beer of the Month Club. Best. Gift. Ever. This month they called and said 'Due to a change in Mississippi law are unable to ship beer to Mississippi and we will ship you a wine selection instead' Any of you folks know exactly WTF they are talking about? And just who are the a-holes responsible for this grievous violation of my beer drinking rights?

The state of MS ABC. I heard an interview Friday before last on the Paul Gallow show with the guy that runs the state of MS ABC, and he said they were putting an end to the online untaxed ordering, and that all alcohol purchases would be regulated, sold, and taxed through ABC. I'm not up on those laws. Just repeating what the guy said in that interview. He said that when the original laws were put in place, there was no such thing as the internet, and that those laws had to evolve to keep up with the current marketing landscape. He said they were also re-writing the wine sales laws, too.

 

[msudawg12]

Most beer of the month clubs operated outside of the MS laws anyway. You couldnt ship beer in that wasnt already on the ABC list. There were companies that hid them in the variety packs and i always enjoyed that. There are a few companies that will still ship almost any beers to MS anyway. The company your wife bought probably just got caught or realized they had a liability.

The part that is strange to me, is wine is a complete no-no. Ive always had to ship any special wines not on the abc list to my in-laws in nashville and pick up when i visited.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

That's what I thought. Tried to order some wine my wife and I liked on vacation last year and MS was on the can not ship to list.

 

[AlSwearengen]

You can not legally ship wine or liquor (probably beer as well) into or out of the state of MS.

 

[CoastDawg18]

You can not legally ship wine or liquor (probably beer as well) into or out of the state of MS.

It may not be done legally, but there are wineries in Sonoma and Napa that ship to MS residences.

 

[msudawg12]

You can not legally ship wine or liquor (probably beer as well) into or out of the state of MS.

You can do beer but only beer already available in the state.
MS beer availability is based on reciprocity with other states. Or has been

 

[msudawg12]

It may not be done legally, but there are wineries in Sanoma and Napa that ship to MS residences.

There are but its hit and miss. Usually smaller wineries and breweries will. Most of the ones ive wanted ive had to ship to TN then pick up

 

[MaroonNation]

You can not legally ship wine or liquor (probably beer as well) into or out of the state of MS.

It's called bootlegging. Same as going to Schwegman's in Slidell, LA to buy our liquor when visiting my inlaws in Picayune and transporting it back into MS. If you have booze in Mississippi that you didnt pay MS tax on its bootlegging.

 

[o_fredgarvin]

It may not be done legally, but there are wineries in Sanoma and Napa that ship to MS residences.

Not sure about the rules in MS , but wineries have to buy a license to ship into a state.

 

[maroonmadman]

Thanks for the info folks. Yes it is very strange that this company can't ship beer to Mississippi but can ship wine. Weird. I'd rather have the beer myself. Oh well, I do live in Madison Co., guess I can thrown a wine and cheese party. Still not the same as beer and BBQ though......

 

[KentuckyDawg13]

Does Mississippi still have limits on the amount of alcohol percentage for beers?

 

[SanfordRJones]

Yes, but it got raised to 10% a few years ago.

 

[KentuckyDawg13]

Sad. Had a 13% KBS yesterday.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1199/19960/

Yes, but it got raised to 10% a few years ago.

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

That's crazy... can't even indulge in a barley wine?

Virginia is finally about to allow everclear, so that's some good news for me.