Monday Rant: Clash of the Liquor Laws

I'm not a lawyer (although I have a cousin that's one). So, it's not like I'm one that knows every in and out of the liquor laws in the state of Pennsylvania. What I do know is that they're severely outdated. Aside from that, there has been recent progress. We can now purchase beer in some of our local Giant Eagles. That's one step in the right direction. There's only about 3,472 steps to go.

Being a citizen of Pennsylvania I've become used to having a plethora of beers in certain beer distributors across the area. Having a beer distributor makes it simple when searching for beer. You can look for a certain beer and if that distributor doesn't have it in stock at the very least you're going home with something of the very same style that you set out for.

If you're not one to settle very often, then there's a cog in your scheme. What I mean by that is that not every brewery distributes to every state. In essence, we sometimes have to try a bit harder to get some of the beers that aren't in our market.

This is where my girlfriend comes in. She lives outside of the Washington DC area. I know that a certain beer I've been looking for has been sold in that market.

Unfortunately, a Google search for "Washington DC beer distributors" doesn't turn up much. It looks as if most alcohol in the District of Columbia is sold from grocery store chains. I obviously didn't realize this because I'm so used to buying my beer in Pennsylvania.

I'm hoping she can seek out this beer for me in time for when we see each other next.