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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: KEN VARHOLA CONTACT: MARK MEYER Logan/Rafferty Effort to Make Beer Buying More Consumer Friendly Wins Committee NodHARRISBURG, June 6, 2007 – In a move aimed at making the state's liquor law more consumer-friendly, a state Senate committee today approved a bill that would finally allow consumers to purchase 6 or more packs in beer distributors. The bill (Senate Bill 674) would also enable customers to purchase up to three carryout six-packs from bars and restaurants. Current law mandates that customers buy at least a 24-beverage case from beer distributors; while limiting a carryout purchase in taverns to two six-packs. State Senators Sean Logan (D-Allegheny/Westmoreland) and John Rafferty Jr. (R-Montgomery), who serve as the committee's chairmen, applauded the committee for voting to make "a long overdue change to antiquated provisions in the state's beer sales law. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration. "This common sense change to the liquor law would offer consumers more choice and flexibility, particularly in the case of a person wanting to buy twelve of a regular beer and twelve of a light beer. Additionally, it would also allow the customer to try beverages produced by smaller Pennsylvania microbreweries. People are often afraid to try new beers because you have to buy a 24 pack and it is too expensive," Logan said. Rafferty, who co-sponsored Logan's bill, added that this bill would make beer purchases more consumer oriented. "The bill allows for an affordable product with greater choice for the consumer," Rafferty said. "This is a change that the public has requested for decades."
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