PA Beer Laws, Fully Explained by Industry Pros

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  1. MusicaleMike

    MusicaleMike Maven (1,306) Mar 17, 2008 Pennsylvania

    I found this ridiculously thorough transcript online when researching beer laws in PA. It is titled "House Liquor Control Committee; Informational Meeting on Beer Issues" and it features guest speakers Joe Holston from MillerCoors, Gary Babin from AB-InBev, Bill Covaleski from Victory Brewing, Tom Kehoe from Yards Brewing, Ed O'Donnell from Muller Beverage, Matt Funchion from Penn Distributors, Mary Ann Origlio from Origlio Beverage, David Shipula from Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA, and Jay Weiderhold and Fran O'Brien from the PA Beer Alliance.

    All of them are speaking to this committee and trying to educate about the unique nature of PA beer laws, why they are the way they are and what everyone's concerns are about the system. The transcript is VERY long at 111 pages, but it is very well worth your time to read this entire article if you are curious about this topic at all. I feel like I just discovered some great treasure....so cool!

    http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/tr/transcripts/2011_0004T.pdf
     
    #1 MusicaleMike, Feb 25, 2012
  2. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Thanks for that post. Very useful.
     
    #2 drtth, Feb 25, 2012
  3. Crazyale

    Crazyale Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2012 Virginia

    Just started reading this - this is going to keep me up all night. I used to live in PA so I'm curious, but even if I hadn't I think this is still an interesting read.
     
    #3 Crazyale, Feb 25, 2012
  4. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Here's a related link that you guys might enjoy -
    "A forum on beer laws held at Yards Brewing Company on 2/9/12. PA State Senator Chuck McIlhinney and author Lew Bryson discussed various topics and questions from the audience on the subject."
    http://soundcloud.com/matfalco/beer-laws-forum

    (Sorry, don't mean to hijack the thread. Just seems like it might also be of interest for you PA folk)
    Cheers!
     
    #4 yamar68, Feb 25, 2012
  5. pitweasel

    pitweasel Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2007 New York

    ^^^ Is there a transcript of this someplace? I'd rather read than listen, if it's possible.
     
    #5 pitweasel, Feb 25, 2012
  6. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    I thought it would be interesting and then I started listening to it. For my taste there was too much interest in scoring debating points and not enough interest in helping us to understand the PA laws.
     
    #6 drtth, Feb 26, 2012
  7. SamuelJackson45

    SamuelJackson45 Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2010 Pennsylvania

    You ,I and others will never fully understand the beer laws in PA because the powers at be don't understand it either.
     
    #7 SamuelJackson45, Feb 26, 2012
  8. NoLeafClover44

    NoLeafClover44 Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Delaware

    Very interesting transcript. Thanks for sharing.
     
    #8 NoLeafClover44, Feb 26, 2012
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