Beer Raids in Philly, PLCB is crazy

If you don't know, there have been raids on beer bars and distributors in Philly recently. I think people interested in the future of beer and PA alcohol laws in PA should do some research and look in to the situation but this article has some of the points of view of others in the beer community:


"It all came to a head after an anonymous complaint that a Philadelphia bar was selling beer that had not been properly licensed with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, an agency created after Prohibition in 1933 to regulate the sale of alcohol.
That tip led to raids last week at three upscale bars, where police confiscated three quarter-kegs and 317 bottles of beer that were not believed to have been properly registered with the state. Raids at Memphis Taproom in Philadelphia's Kensington section, Local 44 in west Philadelphia and Resurrection Ale House downtown caught the couple who run them by surprise.
"I feel like there are a lot of typographical errors that caused this," said Leigh Maida, who received calls from staff around midday March 4. "The laws were really developed before there were so many kinds of beers."
"The liquor code, they say, is no match for beers with names like Dogfish Head Raison d'etre and a dark ale called 't smisje BBBorgoundier. The rigid code also isn't able to account for when they abbreviate Allagash White Beer to "Allagash Wit" on their menus."


The whole story AP story: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iZ8rClw3yusg2pZUIFqhRR6pyl-gD9ED1ORO0