Editorial writers like those at The Times-Tribune bewail the “monopoly” that beer distributors appear to have over the sale of beer in our communities while others say we need to be able to buy beer almost everywhere and anywhere because consumers have a...
PITTSBURGH (AP, April 27) – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is seeking proposals for a contractor to operate up to 100 wine kiosks throughout the state. The kiosks, a sort of a temperature-controlled vending machine capable of holding 500 bottles of wine,...
Noting that state law prohibits the sale of beer at supermarkets, the Malt Beverage Distributors Association of Pennsylvania (MBDA) today appealed to Commonwealth Court to overturn a recent decision by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to award the...
The Trogner brothers built their dream over a decade, one beer recipe at a time. It was a gamble, but today their microbrewery teems with towering stainless-steel vessels that churn and hum five days a week to create a select line of craft beers. "We’re not...
The latest attempt to privatize Pennsylvania’s state-owned liquor stores faces the same formidable coalition as earlier tries and the added hurdle that stores now are widely viewed as more customer-friendly. "Most Pennsylvanians seem satisfied with...
Pennsylvania legislators plan to hold a public hearing this summer about privatizing retail liquor sales, the chairman of the House Liquor Control Committee said yesterday. "Let’s put it out there and see what kind of response we get," said Rep. Robert...
