Online Alcohol sales?

[Bad324]

So years I ago I had an idea to start a business that centered around online beers sales. Problem is I'm not sure legally what it would take to make it happen or if its even a feasible idea in the first place. With everything going on in my life I thought maybe its time to look in to this for real. So once again I come to you guys to help point me in the right direction and I'll start off with some of the easier questions I need to answer

 

1) Can you sell beer/alcohol via a website by order and not a monthly club deal?

2) Would I need the permission of the brewery in order to re-sell their product first? Eventually my goal would be to figure out how to become a distributor if the idea took off

3) Would a UPS or FedEx allow the shipping of alcohol? Or is there another type of shipper I could use that I'm not thinking of currently

 

I'm obviously just in the idea stages right now and don't have anything formal but eventually if I can figure out if its feasible I'd take the next steps

 

[oldschoolsdime92]

You can sell wine, I know for a fact, but I don't know what you need to do in order to legally be able to do it.

[whaler]

Not sure about sales and delivery without the ability to verify age, but when I was a student at BG, there was a convenience store named Spots that would deliver beer and smokes. Place was a life saver!

[Tonik]

You have to have a special license to sell and ship to the state you are shipping to.  After you get that you have to set up a special contract with USP/FedEx. Before you do either of those you need to get some lube, cuz you are going to take it in the butt.

[Bad324]

I wouldn't be shocked if the one good business idea I had would be completely out of reach because of legal mumbo jumbo. I guess if it was easy someone would have definitely already done it

Edited April 10, 2014 by Bad324

[Casper]

Not sure about sales and delivery without the ability to verify age, but when I was a student at BG, there was a convenience store named Spots that would deliver beer and smokes. Place was a life saver!

Don't forget the firesteak sandwich. I spent like $100 there last time I visited my brother.

[Bad324]

welp someone already HAS done it. Though, our name is much better

 

http://www.halftimebeverage.com/

Edited April 10, 2014 by Bad324

[tyler524]

Don't forget the firesteak sandwich. I spent like $100 there last time I visited my brother.

 

I think I know where I am going for dinner. It sucks that I'm not working in BG anymore, Spots was a lunch favorite. A firesteak and a beer always made for a pretty good lunch.

[Casper]

I think I know where I am going for dinner. It sucks that I'm not working in BG anymore, Spots was a lunch favorite. A firesteak and a beer always made for a pretty good lunch.

 

I'm jealous. I need to get up there to visit my brother again soon. He lives like three blocks from that place. If I make it up there, I'll be sure to let you know so we can meet up for a firesteak and some beer.

[fizzer]

This may be helpful: http://billybrew.com/the-ins-and-outs-of-shipping-beer

 

Also there are several websites like this already, perhaps looking at their models might help you in your search:

 

http://www.letspour.com/

http://shop.brewforia.com/

and a list of some retailers which ship beers: http://onlinebeerstores.homestead.com/

[tyler524]

I'm jealous. I need to get up there to visit my brother again soon. He lives like three blocks from that place. If I make it up there, I'll be sure to let you know so we can meet up for a firesteak and some beer.

 

Sounds good to me, I am just 15 minutes south of BG

[whaler]

Don't forget the firesteak sandwich. I spent like $100 there last time I visited my brother.

Firesteak for lunch and Myles pizza for dinner and all is good.

[tyler524]

Firesteak for lunch and Myles pizza for dinner and all is good.

I got tired of Myles after awhile. Every time that we had a meeting, we always ordered Myles.

[Bad324]

If we're talking BG food, how the hell has nobody mentioned chicken and jalapeño breadsticks from campus Polly eyes

[whaler]

If we're talking BG food, how the hell has nobody mentioned chicken and jalapeño breadsticks from campus Polly eyes

Boom!