Can i give away my homebrew but sell the bottle.. or ask for a donation?

[ammi]

I brew my own ale and its actually really nice can i do the above and how will this stand legally?
Also does anyone know if i can advertise this online?

Thank-you


PS.... UK Laws

[erwin]

You are not allowed to sell homemade beer without a licence. You might get away with it on a stall at a fete or something by asking for a "donation" - but you can't then stop people taking a bottle and not paying you. And if there's the slightest hint of coercion, then the heavy hand of the law will be upon you.

[jorel]

Ask your local store that sells beer. They should know. I would think that you could ask any officer/bobbie they could tell you also.

[calvert]

you will never get round the revenue laws in the uk
and even on the VERY minute chance you did for a while, it will only take one person to say they fell sick from drinking it and they can sue your house form under you

way too risky

[gwynethpaltrow8]

You need a licence to sell it, supply it or authorise the sale of it. All I can suggest to get round it is to get someone with a licence to sell it on your behalf and not go into too much detail about who they got it from.