This topic has already been answered, and that is no. There are no issues unless you have the intent to sell.
Well, not entirely. If your beer label is the same as someone else's registered label/trademark/etc, they could force you to stop using it. So it's not like you'll be fined or thrown in jail, but your creativity and effort to make a great company name and label could be for naught.
On the secondary topic, I have a question:
Scenario 1: Lets say you and a buddy split the cost of ingredients of a $50 brew and bottle 50 bottles. You each pay $25 and get 25 bottles, price came out to $1 a bottle
Scenario 2: Now lets say you brew the same beer again for $50 and pay that out of your pocket, said friend wants to "buy" 25 bottles off of you, the beer is bottled and carbed and ready to drink.
Are you SELLING said brew in scenario 2 or simply recovering cost since you are not turning a profit?
Let's take it a step farther:
Scenario 3: You brew said beer yet again and pay the entire $50 out of pocket, bottle, carb etc and it's ready to drink. You have 4 friends that each want 10 bottles and want to give you $10 for them. Is this any different than scenario 2?
Pretty gray area here in my opinion. I've been curious about the answer to this for quite some time.
The answer is, it depends on your states' laws, and how "Sale" is defined. I suspect that, for most if not all states, turning a profit has absolutely nothing to do with the definition of "sale."
I don't know every state's laws, but I suspect that in at least some states, all three scenarios could be considered "sales."
*This is of course all hypothetical and academic, and not intended as legal advice; no relationship is formed or intended by participation in this discussion. If you have specific questions, contact an attorney in your state.
**I think I'm going to add the disclaimer to my sig; it's a pain in the butt to keep writing.