Beer to be sold at Charlottetown grocery store

Shoppers at a Charlottetown Superstore will soon be able to buy beer with their groceries.

Murphy Hospitality Group is setting up a Gahanbeer storeinside the Superstore on University Avenue, and will be brewing and selling beer on site.

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The Murphy group applied for a micro-brewerylicence and president Kevin Murphy said it could be selling beer by Wednesday next week.

"It's exciting before Christmas and it should be busy here the next couple weeks," he said.

"We're very pleased at the way it came together we're looking to provide an experience to the consumer and provide a little bit of a one-stop shop when they're out grocery shopping."

TheP.E.I. Liquor Control Commission said there wasn't much available to comment on as the application for the brewery isn't fully complete.

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