Rachel Adams
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Hello.
What do you call a shop that sells alcohol?
What do you call a shop that sells alcohol?
Alcoholic drinks are sold in a wide range of shops in the UK.
That was a careless mistake, Rachel.:-(What do you call them?
That depends on the state and the kind of alcohol they sell. Many states segregate the sale of spirits and less concentrated beverages. Stores that sell spirits are liquor or state stores here in Ohio, and some wine shops contain a state liquor agency in a separate section. Liquor is sold only in package stores in some states. You can buy beer and wine in many gas stations and convenience stores here; I think a few states still have a state monopoly on all alcoholic beverage sales.In the USA, they're called liquor stores.
As a place where you can buy spirits -- vodka, whisky, and the like -- yes. But not necessarily as a place where you can buy beer and wine. In Ohio, many beer and wine stores include liquor agencies, but most don't. I'm pretty sure people here don't think of beer and wine if you say you're going to the liquor store.I'd say "liquor store" would be understood throughout the US.
Looks like it's just an hour from my house and just a short detour on a drive to Columbus. I'll be sure to pay it a visit someday.My favorite place I've seen beer sold was a place in southern Ohio called "Fast Fred's Seed and Feed". It was an actual barn, converted to a drive-through operation where they had coolers with beer, beverages, and other human food on the driver's side. On the passenger side were bales of hay, alfalfa, salt/mineral blocks, and bags of animal feed. I think they maybe even carried some other farming/ranching supplies such as crop seeds and fencing supplies.
Unfortunately I was in a rental car returning to the airport so I couldn't really purchase much, but I did stop for pictures and drive through to purchase a non-alcoholic beverage. :lol:
I really, really hope I can find those pictures again someday.
I'm always surprised when I go to other countries and realise how restricted alcohol sales are compared to the UK. As long as a shop here has an alcohol licence (and they're not hard to get as long as you're prepared to pay), it can sell any alcohol of any strength.
Do other stores sell hard liquor, or just the ABC?
Do other stores sell hard liquor, or just the ABC?
The state of Ohio retains a monopoly on liquor (beverages containing more than 20% alcohol by volume) sales, but the state issues franchises. Franchise operators can have the liquor store in a separate area of another store. They have to comply with a long list of rules.The ABC stores have a monopoly on liquor sales.
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Looks like it's just an hour from my house and just a short detour on a drive to Columbus. I'll be sure to pay it a visit someday.