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Turns out, beer delivery is a thing

Now you can bring the bar to your doorstep.
Jan 9, 2015

From clean underwear to razorblades, there's not much you can't have delivered these days. So, why not alcohol? Pennsylvania bars and restaurants are among the latest hoping to cash in on the booze delivery business.

According to the The Express-Times of Easton, several restaurants across the state have been working for permission to deliver beer with their takeout food. Now, a recent Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board ruling has essentially given them the go-ahead. Establishments just have to get a transporter-for-hire license, which requires training and an application process.

"People have been asking for years," Pennsylvania bar owner Mike Gilbert told The Express-Times. "They ask, jokingly and not jokingly, 'Can I get a six-pack or a 12-pack delivered with my pizza?'"
As it turns out, beer and liquor delivery is actually already a thing. Apps like Drizly, Thirstie and DrinkFly offer alcohol delivery services in Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities.
And some of the apps even promise to be at your door in as little as 30 minutes. Who knew? 
But, beer and liquor delivery services are not without rules. There are varying restrictions on how you pay, the amount delivered and the type of alcohol. Plus, according to The Express-Times, some of the same rules that apply to bar and restaurant owners still apply to delivery men.
That means, no selling to obviously drunk people or those under 21.

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