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Shipping Beer to New Hampshire

License to self-distribute: Yes

RSA 178:12; RSA 178:12-a; RSA 178:13

IV. 2. (b)  A holder of a beverage manufacturer license who manufactures 15,000 barrels or less during its licensing period may elect to distribute its beverages directly to retail licensees and/or to distribute its beverages pursuant to RSA 180, provided that total in-state direct retail sales do not exceed 5,000 barrels. 12-a: Nanobreweries: I.  The commission may issue a nano brewery license to a business that manufactures beer or specialty beer, not exceeding, 2,000 barrels annually for sale in any quantity to the general public or licensees. The license shall entitle the licensee to sell at retail or wholesale only beverages manufactured by the licensee in a public building as defined in RSA 175:1, LV-a. 13: Brewpub: I.  A brew pub license shall authorize the licensee to manufacture beer in quantities not to exceed 2,500 barrels annually primarily for consumption on the licensed premises . . . V.  Each brew pub licensee shall have the right to transport the beverage it manufactures in barrels, kegs, bottles, or other closed containers within the state for sale to licensees and to the state border for transportation and sale outside the state.

Shipping beer to New Hampshire is legal, however, you must do the following:

1. No direct shipper shall ship more than 60 individual containers of not more than one liter each of liquor and not more than 12 9-liter cases or equivalent of wine to any one consumer in New Hampshire in any calendar year. (RSA 178:27, III)
2. No direct shipper shall ship more than 27 gallons of beer or beverage in individual containers of not more than one liter to any consumer’s address in New Hampshire in any calendar year. No direct shipper shall ship beer or beverage to a New Hampshire licensee. (RSA 178:27, IV)
3. Direct shippers shall file reports for each shipment with the liquor commission, and shall pay a fee of 8 percent of the retail price for shipments of liquor, wine, or beverage to the commission. Such reports shall be filed once per month for any month in which a shipment was made to be received by the New Hampshire Liquor Commission on or before the 15th of the following month with copies of invoices attached. Please make the check payable to the State of New Hampshire Liquor Commission in the amount of 8% of the total retail price of all shipments of alcohol into the State of New Hampshire. (RSA 178:27,V)
4. All consumers must be 21 years of age or older. (RSA 178:27, II)
5. All packages must be clearly marked, “Alcoholic Beverages, adult signature (over 21 years of age) required”. (RSA 178:27, II)
6. Any person holding a direct shippers permit under this section who ships liquor, wine & beer to a person under 21 years of age, shall be guilty of a class B felony and shall have such permit permanently revoked. (RSA 178:27, VII)
7. No direct shipper may ship to a dry town. The dry towns are Ellsworth and Monroe.

New Hampshire Beer Shipping Permit

New Hampshire State Liquor Commission
Robert J. Hart Building
Storrs Street
P.O. Box 503
Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0503
Phone: 603/271-3134
Fax: 603/271-1107

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*Disclaimer
In no way should this be interpreted as legal advice. Instead, it should be an additional resource in your own unique research. All materials have been prepared for general information purposes only to permit the reader to learn more about craft beer legal issues. The information presented is not legal advice, is not to be acted on as such, may not be current and is subject to change without notice. Always seek the advice of a competent attorney before drafting a contract, terminating a wholesaler, or initiating other legal action.