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Alabama Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores (2026)

Permitted: In Alabama, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and table wine of up to 16.5% alcohol by volume, but not spirits.

PermittedVerified Jul 28, 2026

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In Alabama, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and table wine of up to 16.5% alcohol by volume, but not spirits. Alabama issues no off-premises liquor license to a general retailer, and a package-store licensee may not sell general grocery items, so liquor comes from state ABC stores and licensed package stores. Some counties and municipalities are dry.

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Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores in states bordering Alabama

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

FloridaPermitted
In Florida, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine under a 2APS license, but spirits require a separate quota package store — which by statute must be a separate room with no direct opening into the grocery. Dry-county license variants cap alcohol at 6.243% alcohol by volume.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: www2.myfloridalicense.com · Full Florida rule →
GeorgiaPermitted
In Georgia, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine, but distilled spirits require a separate retail package license — and local rules matter too. A city or county license must be issued before the state one, which is why Sunday sales and availability vary by locality.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: dor.georgia.gov · Full Georgia rule →
MississippiConditional
In Mississippi, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and light wine of up to 5% alcohol by weight, but standard wine and spirits are package-store only. A 2025 grocery-wine bill died in committee.
Verified Jun 7, 2026 · Source: dor.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
TennesseePermitted
In Tennessee, groceries and convenience stores sell beer, and they can sell wine only with a retail food store wine license — spirits are package-store only, and dry counties persist. That wine license requires at least 1,200 square feet, at least 20% of taxable sales from food, and a jurisdiction that approved wine sales by local-option election. Wine hours run from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday, and Sunday sales have been allowed only since 1 Jan 2019.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →

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