# 27 CFR § 25.192: Removal of sour or damaged beer

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.192

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 25.192
- **Heading:** Removal of sour or damaged beer
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > SUBCHAPTER A—ALCOHOL > PART 25—BEER > Subpart L—Removals Without Payment of Tax > Removal of Beer Unfit for Beverage Use

## Text

(a) Containers. The brewer shall remove sour or damaged beer (1) in casks or other packages, containing not less than one barrel each and unlike those ordinarily used for packaging beer, or (2) in tanks, tank cars, tank trucks, tank ships, barges, or deep tanks of a vessel. The brewer shall mark the nature of the contents on each container.
(b) Beer meter. The brewer shall remove sour or damaged beer without passing it through the meter (if any) or racking machine.
(c) Records and reports. The brewer shall record the removal of sour or damaged beer in daily records under § 25.292 and on the Brewer's Report of Operations, Form 5130.9.
(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1334, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5033))
[T.D. ATF-224, 51 FR 7673, Mar. 5, 1986, as amended by T.D. ATF-345, 58 FR 40357, July 28, 1993]

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 25.181 § 25.181 Eligibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.181.md)
- [27 CFR § 25.182 § 25.182 Kinds of containers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.182.md)
- [27 CFR § 25.183 § 25.183 Determination of quantity transferred.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.183.md)
- [27 CFR § 25.184 § 25.184 Losses in transit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.184.md)
- [27 CFR § 25.185 § 25.185 Mingling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.185.md)
- [27 CFR § 25.186 § 25.186 Record of beer transferred.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.186.md)
- [27 CFR § 25.191 § 25.191 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-25.191.md)
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