PA beer distributor 12-pack sales... good or bad?

More options are always better. I'd love to buy 6 packs, 12 packs or a case depending on the beer.

 

Definitely a good thing. Options are always better

 

My local distributor gets fresher newer product, moreso than my local Weiss, so it is nice to be able to procure Sole Clink or Neshaminny Creek in 12 packs, but the distributor doesn't seem to get the special interest Victory or Weyerbacher releases like Saison Du Buff or Sunday Morning Stout like Wegman's does.

Not thrilled at the fact that I have to drive or ride 25 miles to Lehigh Valley to buy limited release or seasonal 4 packs or 22 ounce bombers, as we don't have any reputable bottle shops here yet the Poconos.

Pennsylvania still has a long way to go to straighten out their logistics issues with alcohol licensure and distribution.

 

Better. We get more variety, it makes me more likely to try something I may not like (without shopping for a sixer) and at least for now, the stock we're seeing is much fresher.

 

I've seen a good number of 12 packs now available in my local stores. I've picked up a couple, and happy with the new rules

 

Agree that options are good, but it really hasn't affected my purchasing since its inception. Usually grabbing a growler, a sixer or a whole case. Think the price points on twelve packs are poop, at least with growlers I'm getting something straight from the source.

 

A small step in the right direction...a very, very small step. PA liquor laws need massive reform and overhaul.

 

As long as Wolf is Governor that is not likely to happen.

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/po...zation-bill-pennsylvania/stories/201507020196

Cheers!

 

It's an improvement, I guess. Seems mostly pointless at this juncture though. Just let everyone sell the quantities they want to sell. Why is that such a big problem? You would think the state would be interested in selling a whole bunch of liquor licenses to places like Sheets, Giant, wise etc. Never understood the limiting of licenses. It's an untapped goldmine.

 

If the politicians really had the best interests of the public in mind, it wouldn't be a problem.

But the politicians are making their decisions with money in their pockets from the lobbying organizations representing the different parties. The beer distributors don't want to lose their monopoly on case sales. The bars don't want to lose their monopoly on six-packs and singles. Neither group wants to give up any turf to the grocery stores and convenience stores.

 

A number of reasons but I will list two:

1. By limiting the number of licenses it placates special interest groups like MADD; for them less licenses correlates to them that less alcohol is being sold/consumed.

2. Limited licenses benefit the existing license holders – less competition

Cheers!

 

And none of those are actual reason to limit licenses. The state needs money. Selling licenses to people that want them would generate a lot of income. I couldn't possibly care less about MADD's faulty logic or the wants of the current license holders. They are restricting the economy.

 

“I couldn't possibly care less about MADD's faulty logic or the wants of the current license holders.” But the PA politicians do.

“They are restricting the economy. “ Yup, and that serves the special interests that provide campaign contributions.

I would recommend that you contact your legislators with your concern. Maybe you can make a difference here.

I have contacted both of my legislators on the topic of reforming the PA alcohol laws but they are both Democrats; they have both politely informed me to ‘get lost’.

Cheers!