State’s Beer Distributors Elect New President

Incoming President Mark Tanczos pledges greater consumer choice and convenience for Pennsylvania’s 1200 beer distributors The Pennsylvania Malt Beverage Distributors Association (MBDA) elected a new President and slate of officers for the statewide organization...

Turzai Legislation Gets Pennsylvania Out of the Alcohol Business

View HB11 Summary View HB11 Fact Sheet Watch press conference video State Representative Mike Turzai 28th District, Pennsylvania House of Representatives To move Pennsylvania out of the post-Prohibition era by allowing the private sector to sell wine and spirits,...

States find new ways to tap alcohol for revenue

 Last month, the owner of the Wine Chap store in Nashville did something that would have been illegal just a few weeks before. He held two wine tastings in the store, letting customers sample high-end summer whites and sip expensive Bordeaux for free. Richard...

PA happy hour changes pass House, Senate

Extending the allowed daily happy hour period for businesses in Pennsylvania to four hours and other liquor code changes have been ratified by both state chambers and were sent to Gov. Tom Corbett for his signature. The changes were part of a larger effort by leaders...