Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf urged the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to “free the six-pack” by allowing gas stations to sell up to 192 ounces of malt or brewed beverages.
“Allowing malt or brewed beverages to be sold at gas stations under appropriate circumstances is an important step toward our shared goal of ‘freeing the six-pack’ and increasing convenience and improving customer satisfaction for all Pennsylvanians,” Wolf wrote.
Pennsylvania law prohibits beer from being sold at a location that also sells gasoline, but PLCB has approved two licenses to do so. It each case, it said the cafes where the beer would be sold are a good distance from the pumps.
Beer distributors — retailers who sell beer by the case — have challenged those licenses in court. They noted the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is currently considering the issue, and said they think the PLCB should continue to defer decisions on additional licenses until the state’s high court rules.