Trip preparations...check.
Logistics planning...check.
Knowledge of completely flawed Pennsylvania beer laws... wait, wtf?
Yesterday was a smooth sailing for us. We made it to good ol' Harrisburg, PA, which surprisingly, was quite a happening place! (Except for the smell of our lodging room... woof! We set out for dinner right after!) After enjoying $1 draft pints of Yuengling and half price summer foods, it was time to check out the state capitol building and head back to hotel room. Stopping for beer on the way, of course!
But! It's just not that simple as we came to find. We made it to the first gas station by our hotel - no luck! We tried the BP station next door... nothing there either! Third time's a charm, right? So we headed across the interstate to the only other possible, larger gas station. AND NO BEER THERE EITHER!
So I explained my situation to the lady behind the counter:
"Excuse me, I'm not from around here. But I've noticed you don't have beer for sale, nor do the other places around here. Do you happen to know of anywhere I can find some?".
"Well... turn around and go back across the interstate. There's a Pizza Hut or the Doc Holiday (another restaurant), they'll sell it to you at the bar.".
It turns out, as I came to find out via the ever-courteous barkeep at Doc Holiday, that the entire state is flawed such that the only place you can buy beer is either a beer store or from a bar. We chose the latter, paying $9 for a 6-pack. (Individuals were sold at full bar prices of $2.75 each). I gave him a $1 tip fo his sad recounting of truly flawed legal system.
Do you know of any flawed state beer laws?
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