Giant opens beer garden in West Manchester

Another York County supermarket opened its doors to liquor sales.

Giant Food Stores debuted beer sales at its West Manchester Township location Jan 12, the company said in a release.

The West Manchester store, located on Carlisle Road, became the third Giant location in York County to offer beer sales. Other stores in Springettsbury and Windsor townships began selling beer in late 2016.

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The latest opening is part of a larger trend of supermarkets pushing into the liquor business after the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board allowed convenience stores to sell beer and wine with the approval of Act 39.

Local convenience chains like Giant, Weis and Rutter’s have all begun beer and wine sales in the county. Giant also won bids on two York County liquor licenses, both sold at auction in December for over $500,000 combined.

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Although the liquor licenses obtained in December are located in Penn Township and Glen Rock respectively, they could be transferred to other locations within the county after both PLCB and municipal approval. Which stores the licenses will be moved to has not yet been confirmed, company spokeswoman Samantha Krepps told the York Daily Record last month.

If you go…

What: Giant beer garden

Where: 1255 Carlisle Road, West Manchester Township

Hours: 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sundays

Anthony J. Machcinski is the food and drink reporter for the York Daily Record. Follow him on Facebook, @ChinskiTweets on Twitter or email him at amachcinski@ydr.com.