Perhaps, oh, um, BEER?!???!! - Page 4

Insidious Rex · 01-18-2008, 02:14 PM

So it looks like I may be scoring a couple bottles of the ellusive Westvleteren 12, by far the most coveted still brewed beer in the world. A gentleman from the UK has a half case and desperately wants some Dogfish goodies which are easy for me to get. Just worried about losing such diamonds during shipping... Snowdog Have you had any experience shipping stuff to/from Australia? Do you use a courier service and spend a bundle or do you risk it in the post? Anyone from the UK do anything like this before?

And speaking of hard to get beer, have you seen the prices for this years Utopias lately on ebay? A single bottle is going for well over $200 now. Whats a beer fan supposed to do...

Snowdog · 01-20-2008, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

Snowdog Have you had any experience shipping stuff to/from Australia? Do you use a courier service and spend a bundle or do you risk it in the post?

Because of the plethora of confusing state alcohol laws in the USA, Australian Post refuses to ship any alcohol to the US. From what I can tell from their post regulations, I could ship a beer anywhere else in the world. Yep, the United States is mentioned specificly in their post regs. That said, I haven't checked into this, but word has it that DHL will ship one liter of beer between the U.S & Australia as Australian customs allows that much as a gift. I have yet to verify this, but I was told it wasn't cheap. I found its best to carry it from the states to Australia as you're allowed 2250 ml. Posting beer around Australia is not a problem as its allowed as long as its packed right. I'll find out how it goes when I bring back some beer to the states.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insidious Rex

And speaking of hard to get beer, have you seen the prices for this years Utopias lately on ebay? A single bottle is going for well over $200 now. Whats a beer fan supposed to do...

You would think they were trying to turn beer into wine....

hectorberlioz · 01-20-2008, 09:11 PM

I also posted this link in the Teacup, but since this thread is about beer...I present to you a very interesting commercial that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra helped make for an Australian beer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUru7nSyKxQ

Watch and learn

The last sane person · 01-21-2008, 12:37 AM

A good Pilsner does me fine.... Urquell would be my time honored tradition.

That and i've become fond of Sam Adams...

01-18-2008, 02:14 PM	#61
Insidious Rex Quasi Evil Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland, US Posts: 4,634	So it looks like I may be scoring a couple bottles of the ellusive Westvleteren 12, by far the most coveted still brewed beer in the world. A gentleman from the UK has a half case and desperately wants some Dogfish goodies which are easy for me to get. Just worried about losing such diamonds during shipping... Snowdog Have you had any experience shipping stuff to/from Australia? Do you use a courier service and spend a bundle or do you risk it in the post? Anyone from the UK do anything like this before? And speaking of hard to get beer, have you seen the prices for this years Utopias lately on ebay? A single bottle is going for well over $200 now. Whats a beer fan supposed to do... __________________ "People's political beliefs don't stem from the factual information they've acquired. Far more the facts people choose to believe are the product of their political beliefs." "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

01-20-2008, 09:11 PM	#63
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	So the Melbourne Orchestra walks into a bar... I also posted this link in the Teacup, but since this thread is about beer...I present to you a very interesting commercial that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra helped make for an Australian beer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUru7nSyKxQ Watch and learn __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 01-20-2008 at 09:25 PM.

01-21-2008, 12:37 AM	#64
The last sane person The Black NÃºmenÃ³rean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	A good Pilsner does me fine.... Urquell would be my time honored tradition. That and i've become fond of Sam Adams... __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Uruk-hai, or the journey there...	Olmer	Writer's Workshop	43	06-01-2016 08:55 PM
Brew	Insidious Rex	General Messages	111	10-19-2005 02:00 PM
The Teacup Cafe	Nurvingiel	General Messages	1955	09-05-2005 04:21 PM
"DON'T PANIC" and other important information (NEWBIE-FRIENDLY)	EarthBound	General Messages	77	12-28-2004 02:33 PM
Insidious, Lief and RÃ*an debate all things great and small.	Lief Erikson	General Messages	139	09-12-2004 01:36 AM