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Ontario has allowed this for a while for wine, but the restaurant needs to be able to "recork" the wine, and I'm not sure how strenuous the test for "recorking" is if it's not a twist-off.Could one take home a bottle from bars, like they do in Europe?
That's great. Retail availability is still spotty in my experience.One of the absolute legends of craft beer went to Texas (from Belgium, where he had revived brewing in Hoegaarden) to open his brewery. Austin is a mecca for any beer enthusiast.
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When I visited Texas, I found it very difficult to find decent craft beers there. Even in a mega liquor store. Your typical Loblaws has over 100.
Exactly! My husband comes from there and I spent half of my time in Pittsburgh for several years until he could immigrate here. There was a beer/tobacco store nearby and indeed you had to buy a 24. But they had a lot of craft beer, including from Québec, which was surprising for a non-descript store located in a strip mall in suburban Pittsburgh. Also the dreary, fluorescent-lit wine/liquor store they had in the same strip mall had a pretty dismal wine selection.I think Pennsylvania is one of the worst states to buy beer. I think they relaxed laws a bit in recent years, but It's actually rather difficult to buy beer in some towns in PA. In PA the liquor stores are state run and don't carry beer. You need to go to a beer distributor, they don't carry six packs, only cases! So if you want a six pack or less you need to go to a bar or restaurant that has the the license to sell beer to go. Which can be pretty damn expensive! I wanted three different six pack at a bar in Harrisburg. I think they can only sell two six packs per visit. So bartender said. Take these two six packs walk to the public sidewalk and come back and we can sell another six pack, which is legal. But selling three packs at once is illegal! LOL
My friend lives in the Philly area. He goes to NJ or NY state to buy craft beer.
