Tracy wrote:

> In Massachusetts, only until recently could you buy any alcohol on
> Sundays. I think too many people driving to NH changed that law. Hard
> liquor is still way cheaper in NH, so we drive up every now and again.
>
> Beer, wine and hard stuff is generally not for sale in grocery stores.
> A few chains have a limited number of licenses to sell.
>
> Many years ago I visited Pittsburg and learned you could buy a six
> pack from a bar/tavern. I thought that was odd.
>
> Tracy
> (Currently in New Orleans where you can buy a Big Ass Beer on Bourbon
> Street and drink in public.)

Here in southern Ontario beer and liquor stores used to be closed on
Sundays and bars were only allowed to sell alcohol if you also bought
food. When things started to loosen up in the 70s and there were more
bars opening on Sundays they had the token cheese and cracker plate.

The town I live in was dry until the late 70s and a liquor store opened
up,they sold beer there, but you had to take the empties back to the
John Deere dealership. A few years later they opened up a beer store.

In most places, beer is sold in the Beer Store and liquor and wine are
sold at the liquor store, which also sells beer. Wineries sell only
their own wines, and some of them have kiosks in malls and grocery
stores. Grocery stores do not sell beer wine and liquor. A few years ago
they started to allow a very limited number of convenience stores to
sell alcohol, but those are limited to rural areas.