I got a call from an ups driver this morning, wanting to deliver a box of beer at my apartment. I explained that I was at work, and and that there are no neighbors around to sign for it. I could have had it redirected and delivered at my office, but that would mean a Monday delivery, when I am off.
No problem, said the driver. There is a company a few streets from where you live. They are open until four. Why don’t I drop it off there, and you can pick it up on you way home?
The beers come from Biershop Bayern, sent on Tuesday.
I have yet to find out what the taxman has to say about the transaction.
I even learnt some German - I did not know that there is an Umlaut in the plural of bock.


Does Biershop Bayern send beer to Norway? Tried to order some beer there a year ago, but they wouldn’t send beer outside of the EU back then…
I had ordered from them before with delivery in Germany, so they agreed to give it a try. If you check their webside now, you’ll find the rates for Norway. Still no sign of any bill for VAT or duty, so that was a welcome bonus.
I’m able to choose Norway, but when I try to enter the shipping information I get this message:
“Sorry, no quotes are available for this order at this time.”
Always loved bavarian beer, so it would be great to be able to order from this shop, even if the VAT and taxes probably will make it rather expensive…
Email them, as easy as that.