Maloney R E Beer Distributor

Super friendly service and the perfect spot to grab a couple cases of Yuengling on your way to the West!

The more you know: In Pennsylvania, apparently one can only purchase beer from a beer distributor, and then only by the case. I have never heard of this (ever), but because the boy and co. love Yuengling, which is unavailable in Ohio (!?), I decided to try to find a beer distributor somewhere off i-​80, since I had to drive through all 309 miles of PA to get to/​from Maine for Christmas. Keep in mind, until this drive I had never been to PA, nor had I ever been to a beer distributor.
I called Yuengling, to see if maybe perchance somewhere beer was sold in the grocery store in the Commonwealth… but alas! No. However, the Yuengling people were very helpful, and gave me the names of a couple beer distributors I’d be passing by. I chose Maloney because Danville was closer to NJ, and I wanted to get lost in PA in daylight, at least. So, I gave Maloney’s a call, and they told me how to get there from i-​80.
Now, I may not be qualified to comment on service, since this is my one and only bottle shop experience, but this is what happened: I arrived at Maloney’s, and a gentleman asked me what I needed. I said I was looking for Yuengling, but that I could get it myself. Touché, bottle shop — apparently this is not allowed in PA. The worker went to get it for me, and I stood there, slightly taken aback… even moreso when he asked me where he could put it. I said, «Um, just put it down?» I guess it’s like grocery carry out… they usually put it in your car. Is this weird to anyone else? I paid for my beer and took it outside with me, and drove the rest of the 270-​something miles through PA with 24 bottles of Yuengling jangling in my backseat (oops).
My Ohio friends/​love were psyched, and I do love me some Yuengling, but I don’t understand why beer is so regulated in the Commonwealth. Though if it must be… then this experience, while slightly perplexing, was a-​ok.