ANST - brew as prizes

[Burke McCrory]

The Kingdom of Ansteorra has a policy on the giving of brew or alcohol as
prizes.  It is allowed as long as the recipient is over 21 years in age and
no SCA funds were used to purchase the beverage or the materials to make
it.  When ever possible with home brew it is best to have the person
donating the beverage actually give the bottle(s) to the winner (ie call up
lord soandso who is donating the prize).  As to transportation of home brew
across state lines, it is the responsibility of each individual to make
sure they know and are not violating any Federal, State or Local Laws.  As
has been stated here before, there are a whole host of Federal, State, and
Local Laws that are involved.  To prevent the SCA from running afoul of
these, we often take the worst case scenario and let that guide policy,
rather that relaxing the policy only to find out we messed up.  As an
example in Oklahoma, the transportation of home brewed (barley based) beer
that is less than 3.2, is not governed by the ABLE commission but the
Oklahoma Tax Commission which has a whole different set of rules.  As to
production of home brew, that happens in people's homes and not at SCA
events, so the Kingdom of Ansteorra has no policy.  If people want to
discuss the merits of these issues as individuals they are free to do so.  


Sir Burke Kyriell MacDonald, OP
Kingdom Seneschal for Ansteorra
Baron of Wiesenfeuer
mka Burke McCrory
email:  kingsen at ionet.net
(from my work account)
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