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Vermont Where to Buy Alcohol (2026)

Conditional: Vermont is a control state for spirits: distilled spirits are sold through state-contracted 802Spirits agency stores (Department of Liquor & Lottery, Division of Liquor Control), while beer and wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores.

ConditionalVerified Jul 23, 2026
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Official source: liquorcontrol.vermont.gov →

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Where to Buy Alcohol in states bordering Vermont

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

  • MassachusettsConditional

    Massachusetts is not a control state: beer, wine and spirits are sold by licensed private package stores. Some grocery and convenience chains sell alcohol, but a single owner is capped on the number of off-premises licenses statewide, so supermarket availability is limited.

    Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: mass.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →

  • New HampshireConditional

    New Hampshire is a control state for spirits and wine: distilled spirits (and much wine) are sold through the state-run NH Liquor & Wine Outlets, including large stores on interstate highways, while beer and some wine are sold at grocery and convenience stores.

    Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: gc.nh.gov · Full New Hampshire rule →

  • New YorkConditional

    New York is a license state, not a control state: spirits and wine are sold only at licensed package (liquor) stores, and grocery, drug and convenience stores may sell beer, cider and "wine products" under 6% alcohol by volume but cannot sell table wine or spirits. The State Liquor Authority is the regulator.

    Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: nysenate.gov · Full New York rule →

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