Feb
11
2008
Six Pack Relief for Pennsylvania
Posted on 10:30, February 11th, 2008 by Ron
I had no idea that you couldn’t buy a six-pack of beer in Pennsylvania, at least not from a beer store. You could only buy in quantities smaller than a case at licensed bars or restaurants.
That is ridiculous! I buy most of my beer by the six pack. Craft beer is about $7 - $10 a six pack for most in my area and even though I really like Southern Tier’s IPA, I’d rather not buy a case of it. Instead, I buy a mix of IPAs, porters, and the like.
In MSNBC’s Cheers! Stupid Beer Laws Falling Off, they Lew Bryson’s February 1 “First Draft” column for Portfolio.com he points out that this law, and several other stupid beer laws, are falling by the wayside. The one angle they he points out is that the licensed bars are going to be hurt by this, which makes sense, but I think it will be best for the consumer and even the business owners will make out in the long run.
What stupid beer laws are you aware of that will shock me?
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Welcome to my world.
There is a bill in progress however. Keep your fingers crossed…
“What stupid beer laws are you aware of that will shock me?”
In Minnesota you can’t buy real beer (or anything) on Sundays. I realize this is not unique to Minnesota, but that doesn’t make it any less stupid.
We had that law in New York, but about a year or two ago it was removed. It was strange that if I was getting ready for the SuperBowl by doing my shopping for chips, salsa and beer in the morning and was standing in the checkout line at 11:50 AM, I’d have to wait 10 minutes before I could check out. (As you can by beer in grocery stores in NY)
There has been an ongoing and largely unsuccessful attempt in MN to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores for years. I hope the organizers of this movement (primarily the supermarkets themselves) keep pushing the issue. I look at it as a matter of convenience.
Until 1961 Irish pubs were banned from opening on St Patrick’s Day. We still have prohibition on Good Friday and Christmas Day. Happy hours and drinks promotions were outlawed a few years ago.
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