Is Giving Away Homebrew As A Reward Legal?

CenturyStanding · Oct 5, 2010

So, I write a beer and food blog, which needs some major renovations. I want to offer homebrew as a reward for people writing in with suggestions as to how to improve the layout and design, try to get some feedback that way. Is that legal? I'm from New York, by the way.

mb2696 · Oct 5, 2010

NY law with regard to homebrew isn't clear. No explicit mention of home/non-retail production:

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/government-affairs/statutes/new-york

Airborneguy · Oct 5, 2010

What's the blog's address?

CenturyStanding · Oct 5, 2010

Airborneguy said:
What's the blog's address?

http://www.pangaeabeerandfood.com/

Despite being active for almost a year, it's still very much a work in progress that I've just poked around at here and there. Up until recently it's been more for my own person interest than to rally support, but over the past few months hits have boomed out of nowhere, so I'm trying to run with it and see where it goes.

olllllo · Oct 5, 2010

I think one of the issues would be shipping to unknown persons. Keep it local. Don't call it a reward. Don't specify a quantity.

Keep it at the, "I'll buy you a beer." level.

smokinghole · Oct 5, 2010

Pretty sure that giving homebrew in return for something will constitute a sale or might be construed as one by the LCB in your state. Instead of trying to dance around the rules I'd avoid it because it's cheaper than battling a charge with the LCB.

buzzkill · Oct 5, 2010

how would you know if someone who had a great ideal was of age? this could be bad. and you could get that 15 min. of fame of the news.

soundsandsuds · Oct 5, 2010

You may not be charging money for it, but it could be construed as a barter/trade, which is often just as illegal.

CenturyStanding · Oct 5, 2010

Okay, yeah, that's what I figured.

Thanks for the info guys.

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