CliffMongoloid
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I live in PA btw
co worker gave this to me this morning
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m_c_zero
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Law that prohibits gas and beer to be sold in the same location. What kind of ass backwards law is that?
broadbill
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oh boy, you don't know PA liquor laws...that would not surprise you in the least.
CliffMongoloid
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Yea Pa's liquor laws are unbelievable
Thanks for sharing - maybe there is hope of rolling back all these depression ERA laws! 
CliffMongoloid
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I def filled it out and mailed it
CliffMongoloid
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Beer in supermarkets would be cool... But i think for me it really wouldnt matter... I prolly would only rarely buy from a grocery store or gas station...
I would stick to my normal bottle shop
I do see the advantage for some people tho going grocery shopping, beer and liquor shopping all at once
I bet liquor, beer and grocery sales would all go up if they were all under one roof and were able to check out at 1 register
Thats the only thing that really bothers me, i go to wegmans buy groceries and have to go across the store to buy beer
I would stick to my normal bottle shop
I do see the advantage for some people tho going grocery shopping, beer and liquor shopping all at once
I bet liquor, beer and grocery sales would all go up if they were all under one roof and were able to check out at 1 register
Thats the only thing that really bothers me, i go to wegmans buy groceries and have to go across the store to buy beer
Spc_Scott
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Saw this on the pumps at a Sheetz in PA last weekend. I hope it works out!
Always a pain to get beer when I visit my family down there.
I see laws like this and laws that are on the books in places like MS and AL and am thankful I live in Arizona. I hope you guys conquer these antiquated laws.
Please, what gas station is going to sell anything outside of BMC? The current proposed legislation is going to kill your local distributor and put thousands of people out of jobs. It's not good for craft brew or Pennsylvania's breweries. I'm all for the commonwealth being out of the liquor business, but this bill is a loser.
Spc_Scott
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Well Meak if it's anything like I can find here around Ithaca,NY they will be carrying stuff from the local breweries. I haven't read the current bill mind you so I don't know what it says exactly.
Now I grew up around Mansfield, Troy, and Towanda area and any distributor you stop by in that area isn't going to have much beyone BMC anyhow. In fact the only distributors I have been in that have any sort of selection at all have been in Pittsburgh. But how often are you going to want to throw down the cash for a case of something like Delirum Tremens or that ilk? Whereas here in NY I can pick up 4pk of it and still be able to pay the rent.
I guess the situation could be diferent in various places in PA but I don't think something like this will kill the distributors off. I haven't been in NY long enough to hear it from others here but did NY have many distributors before you could find beer in gas stations and grocery stores?
I guess I'm off to find the bill and read it myself...
Now I grew up around Mansfield, Troy, and Towanda area and any distributor you stop by in that area isn't going to have much beyone BMC anyhow. In fact the only distributors I have been in that have any sort of selection at all have been in Pittsburgh. But how often are you going to want to throw down the cash for a case of something like Delirum Tremens or that ilk? Whereas here in NY I can pick up 4pk of it and still be able to pay the rent.
I guess the situation could be diferent in various places in PA but I don't think something like this will kill the distributors off. I haven't been in NY long enough to hear it from others here but did NY have many distributors before you could find beer in gas stations and grocery stores?
I guess I'm off to find the bill and read it myself...
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Apparently you haven't been outside of PA? There are growler filling station (of craft brew) AT gas filling stations in SC. http://craftbeerexchange.wordpress.com/whats-on-tap-in-sc/
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I disagree. I lived in altoona pa where sheetz was started and now based out of. A few years ago they were givin permission to sell beer in select stores and they actually had quite a selection. Many craft brews.
Well, then maybe I'm wrong on gas station beer selection. My only experience is with the San Diego area, where it was all BMC, at least on my neighborhood. I think that maybe Sheetz and Wawa would have a leg up on, say, A-plus or Hess, what with their extended MTO food selections.
there are some that have a selection. 1 of the best true craft beer stores in the dallas/fort worth area is 1 where you walk into a gas station and back into the liquor store area. they have over 1000 craft beers
My support is gonna depend on how they structure the reform. I'm not sure I want to see teh Gobblers Knob selling BMC on every corner. Plus the way the state has hemmed in distributers sales it could hurt some if they allow sales at every store that could get a license. Is it is now if you want more than two sixers you have to go to a distributor. They could let the distributers sell singles and wine/whiskey and just get the state government out entirely. They'll still get their taxes, it'll end a monopoly and open price competition (always good for consumers), and end the ridiculousness of the state selling and enforcing.
...of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
...of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
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I think the demographics of the location of that gas station will dictate what they carry... Also... What customers ask for. You'll still get your BMC only places but you'll also have your micro/craft places.
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i am too looking to see what comes of this.. i would love more stores to able to carry different varieties.. i do have a wegmans that isn't far away that we go to when visiting family that has a great selection, so the law has been slowly chipped away in the recent years.. this just seems to be more on the handle for liquor and wine purchases as that is still wholly controlled by the state stores..
