DC trys to ban sparks, hipsters panic.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Another reason for you to come on over and move to Virginia. But only if you're a democrat.
 
 

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   

Originally posted by Arthwys:
   

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
  There's some new enery alcoholic drink at 7-11 that has 11% alcohol. I can't remember the name for the life of me though.

As a lifelong Marylander it still sounds funny to me to say something like..."alcoholic drink at 7-11".  Is it all MD or just certain counties that you can only buy alcohol at liquor stores? [/b]

i think it's all of maryland. i remember when i moved here i didn't really understand why there was a liquor store every 300 feet ..
 
 it's really annoying to not be able to get beer at the grocery story though. [/b]

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
  Again - Blame the piece-of-shit religious fuckers who try to control the availability of alcohol - and the tool politicians who follow along.

actually, the control of alcoholic beverages in maryland is due to the cozy relationship between politicians and alcohol distributors.  the various counties in maryland make a ton of money off of the exclusive contracts made between them and alcohol distributors that limit where, when and how you can purchase alcohol, not to mention limiting the variety of labels and producers.  while these rules may have originally served the purpose of religious authorities, so-called blue laws, those purposes have long since been thrown out the window in favor of donations to campaigns and easy money into government coffers.
 
 virginia, except for their control over the sale of hard alcohol, has been one of the front-runners in getting rid of this relationship with distributors, primarily to allow the direct sale of virginia wine to customers outside of virginia without having to go through a distributor.

[RustyOrgan]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
  Again - Blame the piece-of-shit religious fuckers who try to control the availability of alcohol - and the tool politicians who follow along.

actually, the control of alcoholic beverages in maryland is due to the cozy relationship between politicians and alcohol distributors.  the various counties in maryland make a ton of money off of the exclusive contracts made between them and alcohol distributors that limit where, when and how you can purchase alcohol, not to mention limiting the variety of labels and producers.  while these rules may have originally served the purpose of religious authorities, so-called blue laws, those purposes have long since been thrown out the window in favor of donations to campaigns and easy money into government coffers.
 
 virginia, except for their control over the sale of hard alcohol, has been one of the front-runners in getting rid of this relationship with distributors, primarily to allow the direct sale of virginia wine to customers outside of virginia without having to go through a distributor. [/b]

Wow - You're really fucking informed!  Watch 'The Wire' much?

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
  Watch 'The Wire' much?

never seen it.

[RustyOrgan]

I think you'd enjoy it

[lbcardoni]

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
   

Originally posted by Arthwys:
   

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:
  There's some new enery alcoholic drink at 7-11 that has 11% alcohol. I can't remember the name for the life of me though.

As a lifelong Marylander it still sounds funny to me to say something like..."alcoholic drink at 7-11".  Is it all MD or just certain counties that you can only buy alcohol at liquor stores? [/b]

i think it's all of maryland. i remember when i moved here i didn't really understand why there was a liquor store every 300 feet ..
 
 it's really annoying to not be able to get beer at the grocery story though. [/b]

You can get beer at one of the Royal Farm stores in Hampden in the city and a couple of 7-11s in Baltimore County.

[manimtired]

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
  Again - Blame the piece-of-shit religious fuckers who try to control the availability of alcohol - and the tool politicians who follow along.

those damn christians!!! you sound like a broken record.

[Bombay Chutney]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
   

Originally posted by azaghal1981:
  I thought grocery stores sold beer/wine in Montgomery County?

definitely not in friendship heights/chevy chase, silver spring and bethesda. [/b]

There are a handful of exceptions.  Snyders in Silver Spring carries beer and wine.  There's also a tiny grocery store in the Four Corners shopping plaza that sells it.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

I think we need a modern-day William Tecumseh Sherman to march through all the red states.

[azaghal1981]

I'm 99% sure this is the case at the Shoppers in Germantown as well.
 
 

Originally posted by Arthwys:
  I believe I can get beer and wine at the Shopper's in College Park, but that's the only one like that I've seen.  Haven't figured out why they sell it and I've never seen it at any other grocery stores.

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by They call me Doctor Doom.:
  I think we need a modern-day William Tecumseh Sherman to march through all the red states.

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