Gas Stations, Convenience Stores Adding Beer on Tap
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shellystuart/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — There may soon be another item for sale at the local gas station and convenience store, as more locations are tapping into the nation’s growing interest in craft beer.
Draft beer taps, where customers can have 64-ounce growlers filled, are being installed in a growing number of gas stations nationwide, according to a report in USA Today.
So far, 35 states allow retailers to sell the refillable jugs, according to USA Today, and more states are considering laws to allow the practice.
“It’s definitely becoming more popular,” said Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association, a national industry group told USA Today. “The American public wants to be able to control their experience. They want to be able to take their beer home and pour as much or little as they want.”
Some industry groups, such as beverage distributors, have voiced opposition to the expansion, the newspaper reports.
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