tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post7369596348559142156..comments2024-03-13T11:10:25.333-04:00Comments on Why The PLCB Should Be Abolished: Amazing: PLCB apologistLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-29511954260967437082011-02-09T17:09:16.391-05:002011-02-09T17:09:16.391-05:00I think PWF's arguments generally run along th...I think PWF's arguments generally run along the lines of "the PLCB isn't the absolute worst possible imaginable system, so we should just live with it"—which is, in my opinion, the problem anti-monopoly people face generally. Which is sort of the problem: most people say, "why make a big deal out of it? at least they LET YOU buy beer/wine/spirits..."<br /><br />Which of course misses the whole point. It's not that the system isn't the worst possible, and that it happens to be "good enough" for 90% of people, it's that the state store system, along with the beer distributor monopoly, are still a whole lot worse than they need, or in a free society ought, to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-32079372520737926012011-02-09T07:44:01.605-05:002011-02-09T07:44:01.605-05:00I'll leave arguing over the relative value and...I'll leave arguing over the relative value and worth of the CS to winevolk, PWF; I drink Rex Goliath, so I clearly don't know nothin'.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-69990998950436102922011-02-09T06:42:04.937-05:002011-02-09T06:42:04.937-05:00By the way, Rex Goliath is mega-plonk and not at a...By the way, Rex Goliath is mega-plonk and not at all characteristic of Chairman's Selection wines. We recently bought a Three Rivers Meritage--only 650 cases were made, 91 points Wine Spectator<br />http://www.phillywinefinder.com/2011/02/three-rivers-meritage.htmlphillywinefinderhttp://www.phillywinefinder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-11584611589443805142011-02-05T10:47:19.549-05:002011-02-05T10:47:19.549-05:00Well, PWF, what I actually said was "I do buy...Well, PWF, what I actually said was "I do buy some CS wines myself, and have not generally been disappointed." Not quite the same thing...and I do compare with stores in other states -- NJ, NY, DE -- and I'm not generally surprised, either. Sometimes, but not generally. I almost always get better service in other states, and the whisky selection is always better, except when I stop in a drugstore in Maryland to pick up a bottle of Pikesville Rye -- much less selection in a drugstore, to be sure...but then, I can't get Pikesville AT ALL in PA, so which is the lesser selection?<br /><br />PA Beer Rules? Pennsylvania's beer laws have warped the market just like the State Stores, but since it's not a monopoly, you've got the happy chaos of any free market system. You might find good beer anywhere; I found it out in the sticks, well north of Scranton this summer. The laws have given us a good draft beer 'culture,' and our draft scene is great. Bottles? For takehome? That's where things get ugly. You either have to buy a whole case -- which is what I usually do -- or get sixers or singles at a bottleshop, which is almost always more expensive than in surrounding states (despite PA having some of the very lowest beer taxes in the world), because the state's laws do give bars a de facto monopoly on sixer sales...or did, until the grocery stores started buying deli licenses and selling beer. That's shaking things up in a good way for the consumer. But "rules," no, not as such. Sample first, because with draft, sampling's easy and relatively cheap. Then either get a case -- which is probably too much -- or get a sixpack -- which i$ probably too much al$o. You can also get growlers some places: takehome jugs of draft. That's fun. But again...the state's inconsistent and inconsistently enforced laws on growler labeling make most bars shy away from selling them, even though it's legal.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-15304866671106054622011-02-05T08:23:17.880-05:002011-02-05T08:23:17.880-05:00Lew,
Thanks for trying to be fair to my views, whi...Lew,<br />Thanks for trying to be fair to my views, which I know you disagree with. I noticed that you said you liked the Chairman's Selection wines that you've had in the past. I encourage you to try more and compare the prices and quality to other states with an open mind. You may be surprised! <br /><br />Although I feel confident finding good wine deals in PA, I am less sure how to find good beer. Do you have any "PA Beer Rules" that would help a person buy beer in PA?phillywinefinderhttp://www.phillywinefinder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-75788941633089768862011-02-04T08:19:54.590-05:002011-02-04T08:19:54.590-05:00Dude... don't even bother sending that guy'...Dude... don't even bother sending that guy's site any web traffic.1winedudehttp://www.1winedude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-53742783328444783562011-02-03T22:09:51.608-05:002011-02-03T22:09:51.608-05:00Now that is what I'm talking about. I've g...Now that is what I'm talking about. I've gone head to head with PWF and all he does is say how good the current system is for people in Philly. Can't find it in PA - go across the river to Jersey. Get the best of both worlds even if you break the law. He's just a one trick pony.Albert Brooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591881213265091346.post-1302951691148019892011-02-03T14:57:59.744-05:002011-02-03T14:57:59.744-05:00Although Oregon does have a State monopoly on spir...Although Oregon does have a State monopoly on spirits, I've never heard of troopers hiding at the border to catch California shoppers with their trunks full of hooch. Maybe the PA liquor cops are part of those 3,000 jobs.jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.com