Flying internatially with homebrew

Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
P

Pixalated

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 26, 2010
Messages
218
Reaction score
2
Location
Rockville, MD
My parents are flying from the US to Ukraine, and then Belgium to visit some relatives. I'd like to give them some of my homebrew to take along.

Has anyone packed homebrew in their checked luggage recently? Have you had any problems with TSA because of it?
 
I checked a bottle on a domestic flight last week, no issues. Internationally, I don't know; I'd imagine it depends on the arriving country's policies.
 
I have Taken a flight from Greece to Czech with booze I had pai for prior to arriving at the airport and carried across countries. I didn't have a problem. Although TSA is a different story. I would imagine u could tho.
 
AngerManagement said:
I checked a bottle on a domestic flight last week, no issues. Internationally, I don't know; I'd imagine it depends on the arriving country's policies.
Click to expand...

Like anger said. Places with crazy ecosystems might be a problem(Australia(you can't have a spec of dirt anywhere on u)). Although I don't think that's the case where ur family is going.
 
Pretty sure it is illegal to do.

If you're only talking a 6 pack or so I'd probably repackage it in commercial bottles. Or you could package it in regular beer bottles and if asked tell TSA they are yeast samples. Wouldn't be lying, there is certainly usable yeast in the bottles.
 
That's what I'd do; just put them in Sam Adams bottles or something similar with the labels intact. I doubt it will be a big deal.
 

Similar threads

Nagorg
Weight of Beer Kegs in Keezer
Replies
6
Views
410
day_trippr
day_trippr
L
Perfecting nitro pours - any tips?
Replies
23
Views
2K
Broken Crow
Broken Crow
Steveruch
Bad hops
Replies
6
Views
563
DBhomebrew
DBhomebrew
land3r
Northern Brewers - AWOL?
Replies
34
Views
2K
BlueHouseBrewhaus
B
dmtaylor
“The Guy” (or “Gal”)
Replies
5
Views
581
BrewnWKopperKat
BrewnWKopperKat
Brewer's Friend 300

Latest posts

Back
Top