Wow. Tell us how you really feel.
Joe Roberts at 1 Wine Dude lets it fly about his true feelings for the PLCB. Can you feel the love? I feel it.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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Which PLCB gaffe really pissed you off over the past two years?
Not in the public interest
Needed: passion for privatization
PLCB news
The Reasons
- #1: We're Adults
- #2: The Two-Headed Monster
- #3: Where's the Beer?
- #4: The 18% Emergency Tax
- #5: The Liquor Code Serves the PLCB, not us
- #6: The Pennsylvania Legislature
- #7: One Problem, Everyone's Problem
- #8: Too Much Information, Too Little Privacy
- #9: Can I get a Ruling?
- #10: Only 623 Stores for the Whole State
- #11: Harrisburg is a Black Hole (for paperwork)
- #12: Like They Care -- no consumer fairness focus
- #13: Who Needs 'Em? -- anyone can collect taxes
- #14: Control Isn't Working Worth a Damn
- #15: The Case Law is Stupid
- #16: Why Control Wine & Spirits?
Love Letters to Harrisburg
Other Sites of Interest
- Choose Responsibility -- reasons against the 21 LDA
- Divesting the PLCB: Reason.org explains how and why
- Free Our Beer -- Ontarians rebel against The Beer Store
- Pennsylvania Restaurants for Fair Competition -- restaurant owners who are upset about the new "boutique" wine selection the PLCB wants to offer...at selected restaurants ('selected' by the PLCB without any bidding process)
- PLCB Customer Satisfaction Form
- PLCB issues -- 4-part series in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- PLCB list of beer brands currently registered in the state
- PLCB posts at the tleaves blog
- PLCB Product Search Page -- find PA booze here (I'm just trying to help the customer!)
- PLCB Users Group -- a non-official blog that does what the PLCB fails to do: tell you what's being discontinued, added/relisted, and put on clearance. What a concept!
- Repeal the Johnstown Flood Tax -- what more needs to be said?
- Seen Through a Glass -- Lew's full-service blog
- The Almighty Liquor Code -- Title 40 of PA law (searchable)
- The PLCB's website
- The Session Beer Project -- Lew's blog about 'session beers,' good beers at 4.5% ABV and under
- Thirsty Girl's Whiskey Rebellion -- more wine-centered, but she's in Pittsburgh -- like the historical relevance, and love her attitude.
If you've got your own reasons...
About Me
- Lew Bryson
- All opinions expressed on this blog are strictly my own; they do not reflect those of the publications for which I work. I've been a full-time drinks writer since 1996. Currently I'm managing editor of Malt Advocate magazine; a regular writer for Ale Street News and Massachusetts Beverage Business magazine; and author of four regional brewery guidebooks. Next time you see me at a bar or event or distillery, say hi.
The Pennsylvania State Stores should be replaced by:
Why do you buy booze in other states?
What I like most about the PLCB is:
The first thing I'd change in the Pennsylvania Liquor Code is:
When I buy wine at a Pennsylvania State Store:
When booze sales are privatized in PA, State Store clerks can be:
The wine and spirits selection at the State Stores is actually better than at the average "liquor store" in other states. This makes me feel like:
What factor is most likely to block any meaningful reform of Pennsylvania's Liquor Code?
If the legislature suddenly did away with the case law tomorrow, and any distributor, bar, or tavern could sell any amount of beer they wanted to, the most likely unintended consequence would be:
The blog's been off the air since October because:
Polls show that over 80% of Pennsylvanians are opposed to the case law -- even MADD doesn't support it -- yet a six-pack sales bill still languishes in the Legislature after over a year. Why do your elected representatives continue to thwart your wishes?
What do you think of the new look?
What do you think of the proposed new name for the State Stores: Table Leaf?
2 comments:
Them's fightin' words.
Keep fightin' the Good Fight, bro!
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