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Utah Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores (2026)

Conditional: In Utah, groceries and convenience stores may sell only beer between 0.5% and 5.0% alcohol by volume (ABV).

ConditionalVerified Jul 28, 2026

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In Utah, groceries and convenience stores may sell only beer between 0.5% and 5.0% alcohol by volume (ABV). Packaged liquor, wine, flavored malt beverages and heavy beer above 5.0% ABV require a state DABS liquor store or one of more than 130 package agencies.

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Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores in states bordering Utah

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

ArizonaPermitted
In Arizona, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: liquor.az.gov · Full Arizona rule →
ColoradoPermitted
In Colorado, groceries and convenience stores sell full-strength beer (since 2019) and wine (since March 2023), but the standard grocery license does not permit spirits. A grocery store that also runs a pharmacy can hold a liquor-licensed drugstore license, and those stores do sell spirits. No new grocery liquor licenses are being issued (SB25-033).
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: content.leg.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
IdahoPermitted
In Idaho, groceries and convenience stores sell beer and wine — table wine up to 16% alcohol by volume and dessert wine from 16% to 24% — and wine sales are a county local option. Spirits come only from state liquor stores and Idaho State Liquor Division (ISLD) contract retailers, some of which operate inside groceries. Spirit-based ready-to-drink cans at or below 14% alcohol by volume sell as wine; above that they are liquor.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: liquor.idaho.gov · Full Idaho rule →
NevadaPermitted
In Nevada, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits — because Nevada's retail liquor store definition carries no product-class or store-type limit, though hours are set locally. State law sets no closing hour, but NRS 369.190 and 369.320 leave licensing and hours to counties and cities, so 24-hour availability is the norm in Clark and Washoe rather than a statewide guarantee. Expect local variation elsewhere.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: leg.state.nv.us · Full Nevada rule →
New MexicoPermitted
In New Mexico, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: rld.nm.gov · Full New Mexico rule →
WyomingPermitted
In Wyoming, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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