As an extreme example of how this is required, there is a local guy who owns two breweries in this area, while also owning his own bar and grill. You would think that he could just deliver his own kegs to his own restaurant, but, no, it has to be sold to a distributor, who then sells it to his very own restaurant. Strange, but true.
Wow, that is weird, I don’t think that is how it is here in PA, but I may be wrong.
I also swear a few years ago PA voted on a referendum to go to private liquor sales, and I thought it passed, but we are still stuck with state stores. Not sure if I am right.