SoCal Bong
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Let me preface this by saying that I grew up in Hawaii and have now lived in California for the last 10 years where you can buy beer, wine and liquor at any grocery, convenience or liquor store from about 6am to midnight seven days a week so I'm not clear on the blue laws in Mass.
I remember being shocked back when I attended my first Patriots home game in 1999 (against the Colts) and stopping at a store to pick up some beer Sunday morning only to find out that was prohibited. I had to wait until I got in the stadium and pay $6 for a draft so it was a lesson learned the hard way.
I also recall that even Monday through Saturday, convenience stores (at least those in Boston) do not sell alcohol but there is a single 7-Eleven near the harbor area that was granted an exception a few years back. Is that still the only convenience store in Boston that sells beer and wine? or have laws been loosened up since then?
Can you buy alcohol at grocery stores? or only at liquor stores? are the liquor stores government run like in Washington State?
Are the rules all the same for the towns between Boston and Foxboro or are there places you can buy beer on Sunday morning if you forgot to get it a day in advance?
We plan on getting what we need on Saturday night when we arrive but I've had others ask me what they can do if they arrive on Sunday.
Is there any logic in the fact that bars and restaurants can serve liquor any day of the week but you can't purchase it for home consumption on Sundays?
Is it also true that Happy Hour is illegal in Mass? I seem to recall a bartender in Cambridge telling me that.
Any info you can provide for us non-New Englanders is appreciated.
I remember being shocked back when I attended my first Patriots home game in 1999 (against the Colts) and stopping at a store to pick up some beer Sunday morning only to find out that was prohibited. I had to wait until I got in the stadium and pay $6 for a draft so it was a lesson learned the hard way.
I also recall that even Monday through Saturday, convenience stores (at least those in Boston) do not sell alcohol but there is a single 7-Eleven near the harbor area that was granted an exception a few years back. Is that still the only convenience store in Boston that sells beer and wine? or have laws been loosened up since then?
Can you buy alcohol at grocery stores? or only at liquor stores? are the liquor stores government run like in Washington State?
Are the rules all the same for the towns between Boston and Foxboro or are there places you can buy beer on Sunday morning if you forgot to get it a day in advance?
We plan on getting what we need on Saturday night when we arrive but I've had others ask me what they can do if they arrive on Sunday.
Is there any logic in the fact that bars and restaurants can serve liquor any day of the week but you can't purchase it for home consumption on Sundays?
Is it also true that Happy Hour is illegal in Mass? I seem to recall a bartender in Cambridge telling me that.
Any info you can provide for us non-New Englanders is appreciated.