Very funny to me that “libertarian” New Hampshire does the same.
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2026
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I miss when the state ran our liquor stores. Was much cheaper.
And what if it is?
To the surprise of no-one
how do liquor stores work in Alabama? would a customer tell the difference between a liquor store in bama vs another state?
To the best of my knowledge, not significantly.
The state I live in has a monopoly on the wholesale of liquor. The only difference you can tell is that liquor has the same price in every store. It can't go on sale or be discounted or used in promotions.
When I was kid in Ohio, I would sometimes go into the state-operated liquor store with my dad when we were running errands. There was one bottle of each product on display behind glass, with a number, and you'd write down the numbers of all your selections, and give them to a guy at a counter, also behind glass, like a bank teller. He'd go get your bottles, and you'd pay and leave.
I was just a kid, and even I could see that this was an inefficient and stupid way to run a retail operation. At some point they changed the law, and regular retail liquor stores became legal, and state run stores disappeared. You could buy beer and wine at grocery stores, gas stations, etc., but hard liquor was only at liquor stores.
I was an adult when the switch happened, and I was friendly with my favorite store to buy beer. They got one of the first licenses to sell hard liquor, and when he told me, I said "Oooh, you're gonna get RICH!" and he just gave me the biggest smile I think I've ever seen.
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Axshually Alabama has private liquor stores. Source: go there occasionally.
But the point still stands.
Yes, but the distribution is mostly controlled by the State, meaning all imported alcohol into the State has to go through the government first.
I lived in Mississippi which has a very similar setup.
Unlike Wisconsin where drinking alcohol is so intertwined in their culture that their tavern lobby has tried to make it harder to get recreational weed legal there.
Right below "denial"?