New Looser Regulations Going Into Effect For PA Beer Retailers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- New looser regulations are going into effect for Pennsylvania beer retailers. The new state law becomes official on Tuesday.
It will allow beer distributors to sell any quantity.
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That includes 32 ounce bottles and six packs. The state's 1,200 distributors were once largely limited to selling cases and kegs. That changed a few years ago to allow 12 packs.
"I think it's going to be good because now you sometimes have to buy more than what you want," said Rich Varevice.
You can find just about any kind of beer at the Ben Franklin Beer Distribution store in Old City, even the most pricey and exclusive brew. What you can't find is a six pack or a single beer being sold, but that's all about to change on Tuesday.
"We're about to bring in a whole wall of refrigerators for the single beers and six packs that are coming in," said Robert Smith of Ben Franklin Beer Distribution. "You can literally buy six different beers in a six pack. It's going to be great."
Distributors see their sales booming behind this latest move. Especially in high tourist areas like Old City. "I'd say one in seven of our customers are tourists, either from around the country, or a foreign country and they come in and ask for a six pack, can't get it and walk out so our sales are probably going to increase," Smith explained.
The new law will also allow bars to start selling alcohol at 9:00 a.m., on Sundays without requiring that they also serve food.
