That requirement was nixed before the Winter Olympics. Utah restaurants that sold liquor were once required to have a 7-foot barrier around the bar to prevent children from seeing the mixing and pouring of drinks.
Most of those so-called Zion Curtains were torn down in The fact is, the Legislature regularly tweaks the alcohol section of the state code β known as 32B. Utah is one of 17 U. While all of these entities control sales of spirits, only six, including Utah, control wine. This government monopoly β while not always popular with consumers β is legal under the 21st Amendment to the U. Constitution, which ended Prohibition and gave states control of alcohol sales and distribution. The agency operates plus retail stores, mostly in larger urban areas.
Liquor stores are the only places consumers can buy vodka, whiskey, rum and other distilled spirits. The one exception? Licensed distilleries in Utah are allowed to sell their products to consumers directly. They can even do so on Sundays, when state-operated liquor stores are closed. Historically, state stores have not refrigerated the beer but that started to change earlier this year, when the state opened its first liquor store with cold beer.
Liquor stores are open Monday through Saturday, typically from 11 a. Liquor stores are always closed on Sunday and all state and federal holidays, so plan accordingly, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the lines are often long.
Utahns pay a lot for the alcohol they buy in state-run stores. While the DABC stores generate millions, more than half a billion last year, the agency does not keep all of the profits. After covering expenses β and employee wages and benefits β all net proceeds go to the state.
