buying kegs of beer

[colonelg]

i'd like to know if it is possible to buy kegs of beer for personal consumption. are there laws against it? or is there such a low demand that nowhere sells them to the public? i have most of the necessary equipment, and the rest is on ebay. any publicans out there?

[ummmm]

I don't think there is a law against it. You just can't sell it. I use to get barrels of beer in for my BBQ's

[divlong]

My local brewery will certainly sell you a keg, or a pin or whatever size you want. Most of the trade places (e.g. our local one is Dayla) will do the same if you want lager or cider.

[Loosehead]

Order enough and they'll send a dray!

[dannydingbat]

Nothing to stop someone selling to you (as a member of the public) provided they are licensed to do so. Most wholesalers and breweries who sell only to the trade do not have Premises Licences and Designated Premises Supervisors who have the necessary Personal Licences as the law does not require it to sell to a trader. However, you could ask a Licence Holder, ie. a publican, to get it for you and then sell it to you. Otherwise could also be committing an offence.

[diode dug]

Gas regs could be a problem if using keg's, heat and gas cylinders always dont match.

You can have kegs delivered free of charge too, other points are...

I have seen kegs of beer etc for no less than the price of buying tins, beware kegs are not alway the best price ratio you may think unless you buy 2 with 1 free. Forget cask ale if you dont know what you are doing, if all goes wrong and you cant prove the cask is faulty you will end up out of pocket .

Get some help or buy tins, but enjoy either way.