--- Panel --- Harry is joined by Alex Koral, editors Jenn Litz-Kirk and Jordan Driggers, to talk all things direct-to-consumer in our series on bev-alc e-commerce.  ---Time-Stamped Contents --- 00:00 Intro - hilarious banter.  01:15 alex koral of shipcompliant gives overview of what they do.  02:45 states where beer can ship dtc.  07:30 beer is heavy relative to its price.  08:30 will distribs block dtc of beer? 10:45 does more dtc mean more taxes? 12:40 allowing usps to deliver alcohol.  14:15 folks don't want the federal govt in the bev-alc distribution business.  15:20 quantifying how big beer dtc got during the pan.  17:00 are distillers going dtc?  18:40 dealing with underage issue / signing for packages.  20:20 can you build a beer business on just dtc? 21:45 using dtc data to get distribution.  23:05 most suppliers want to be compliant.  24:50 harry remembers when shipcompliant was founded.  26:45 does having the home-delivery apps out there (drizly, instacart, gopuff, etc) help normalize dtc for consumers?  27:30 differentiating dtc between drizly model and third party carrier shipping.  28:55 def there are things to still be worked out.  ---About--- Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests 2 times a week as they grok the industry issues of the day.   -Podcast Hotline: Text or call Harry in confidence at:‪ (262) 345-2501‬ -Audio/Video feeds at HarrysPod.com -Articles referenced at beernet.com -Twitter / IG / TikTok:  @beerbizdaily