After researching direct beer shipping, the brewery concluded that regulations, licensing, taxes and carrier costs made the program impractical.
A complicated patchwork
The article describes a limited number of jurisdictions allowing direct shipment from out-of-state breweries, each with its own compliance requirements and volume or tax rules.
The Alaska cost problem
USPS does not accept alcohol shipments, and the brewery reported receiving a carrier quote of nearly $100 to send four 32-ounce cans to the Lower 48.
Available in Skagway
Rather than continuing to invest in a costly shipping program, the brewery chose to keep packaged beer available locally and encourage guests to make the trip to Skagway.
Legacy migration
This page preserves the key information from Skagway Brewing Company’s legacy Wix article in a cleaner first-party route. The original source URL is recorded in the repository’s _oldsite/blog/ inventory.