I've been involved in several discussions about other journalists who post on Flyertalk as part of the research for a story, so I'm now doing the same for a piece I've been assigned by Mid-Atlantic Brewing News, one of the five regional editions of the beer magazine Brewing News.

If anyone flys over the holiday period with beer in their baggage -- perhaps taking a gift of a favorite beer that's unavailable at your destination or bringing back some special brew from your trip -- I'd like to know what your experiences are, and whether the beer was part of your carry-on or if you traveled with it as checked luggage. I'm especially interested if you're carrying home-brewed beer through security or if you cross an international border with, for example, something like the Belgian abbey ales that are rarely exported commercially. If you'd prefer to send me an e-mail rather than post a message, my e-dress is in my profile.

And to answer at the beginning some of the questions that have come up when other reporters have posted similar requests here in the past:

*If you respond, I might quote you, and I might ask for permission to use your real name and city of residence.

*I might ask for more information via e-mail or request the chance to speak with you by phone. (It's even possible, if you live in the Washington, DC area, that I might ask to meet with you for an interview -- in which case, the bar tab is on my expense account.)

Thanks in advance for your help.
Gregg Wiggins
Mid-Atlantic Brewing News