PLCB Approves Sale of Six-Packs at Nine Gas Stations

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The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has approved nine applications from gas stations for the sale of six-packs of beer.

Following the plea sent out by Governor Tom Wolf to “free the six-pack” at Pennsylvania gas stations, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board yesterday approved nine applications from gas stations allowing them to sell of six-packs of beer, writes Dan McQuade for Philadelphia Magazine.

“’Freeing the six-pack’ will make the commonwealth more inviting for customers and businesses,” said Wolf in a press release. “I applaud the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for approving these applications and respectfully ask that they approve similar subsequent applications that otherwise meet PLCB standards in order to improve customer service and convenience for Pennsylvania.”


None of the new licenses are in the Philadelphia area, as they are clustered in Northeast and Western Pennsylvania. A spokesperson from PLCB commented that the board has also licensed over 300 grocery stores to sell beer, some of which have gas pumps.

Sheetz, Altoona’s Wawa rival, found a court approved workaround to the restrictions in 2014 by opening a beer store with a separate entrance and register in Shippensburg. The Court ruled that as long as there was a separate point of sale for the beer, it was acceptable.

Prior to the PLCB vote held on Wednesday, Sheetz sent out a statement applauding “Governor Wolf for this unprecedented and courageous move.”

It is expected that the Commonwealth Supreme Court will take up this case this fall.

Read more about the process at Philadelphia Magazine here.

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