That's absolutely a provincial issue.
Obviously, I'm fascinated by the efficiencies of The Beer Store model. Although they may be accused of certain things, they really do list any brand for any brewer at any price that brewer wants, in any one of their stores. They do accommodate the beer category extremely well.
Their entire system is chilled, and microbrewers who are producing unpasteurized beers need that chilled system throughout. They wouldn't necessarily get that in a convenience store model. The Beer Store does great things for the beer category.