This week, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board licensed nine more convenience stores that sell gas to carry takeout six-packs, despite a pending state Supreme Court case that could theoretically invalidate those licenses. In the meantime, it was another step toward loosening the control over takeout beer sales that, for decades, has been largely the province of bars and larger-quantity beer distributors.

The evolving options for buying beer in Pennsylvania - primarily at convenience stores and supermarkets - aren`t the result of more liberal beer laws; it`s quite the opposite.

The Pennsylvania Legislature remains gridlocked on the issue, with lawmakers whipsawed by the clashing interests of bars, restaurants, distributors, wholesalers, in-state craft brewers, multinational brewers, supermarkets, convenience stores and others. Often, the fate of proposals to change beer laws has been tied to the thorny issue of state control over wine and liquor sales in Pennsylvania.

As you drink a cold one over the Memorial Day weekend, here is a look at some of the fresh changes in how and where beer is sold and what could be on the horizon.

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