I’m in Northeastern New York. I could walk down the street carrying a case of beer if I wanted.
But is it legal ~ might check the law on that. Could be it’s simply unenforced.
Still, outside of Stroh's in the old days where they sold only regionally, why would any beer at all be toted around on a flight by air by any passenger.
These cab drivers have to be taking offense at wine bottles inside bags and boxes ~ the contents of which they can only guess.
........and I see that as many times as I see a guy wearing a leather jacket and a tight pair of pants while swinging a can of paint walking down the sidewalk in step to the tune of Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees.