You attended a beer festival where you discovered a great
Pennsylvania-brewed beer you hadn't tried before.  Returning
home, you attempt to locate and buy that beer, but you can't. A
wholesaler in that territory who decides where it will be sold
determines the distribution of that great beer.  Wholesalers are
part of the government-mandated, three-tier system. Essentially,
brewers can sell their products only to wholesale distributors,
who sell to retailers. Retailers then sell to consumers. Brewers
must rely on wholesalers to sell beer.  While the debate over
privatizing Pennsylvania's state store system continues,
separate franchise laws related to the state's brewing industry
remain in place. They threaten the growth and success of small
Pennsylvania brewers and small brewers from other states.
Pennsylvania brewers believe a fair and common-sense solution
exists, similar to what is being proposed in other states. When
a small brewer's product accounts for less than 20 percent of a
wholesaler's volume, th