I haven't thought much about other states liquor laws, until this trip. Many states don't sell alcohol on Sundays and some states have several dry counties. It's kind of challenging to figure it out.
We discovered that Tennessee sells hard liquor and wine in liquor stores, some types of beer in the food stores but not all food stores. It just depends. Randy went to three different stores to find beer and wine.
So far, Kentucky has more dry counties than anywhere we've been. It's a big deal here and they've recently changed a couple of laws so it's been on the news a lot.
Kentucky categorizes alcohol sales by the following:
- Dry - no sales at all
- Moist - some sales in restaurants, golf courses, wineries
- Wet - full sales
It's so confusing that they put out lists and maps so consumers can figure out where to go. Most of the entire state is Dry. We made sure our hotel was in a "wet" county.
We also found a liquor store that has the best selection of beer that we've ever seen. They also fill growlers which is quite unusual. Best of all, they open at 7:00 am, which is great because you can pick up a six-pack on the way to work. You never know when you'll need it! We visited two different liquor stores and took a few photos. We were like kids in a candy store...so much fun!
I really like the portable wine glasses - perfect for travel.
Also These cute little "buzz balls" are pina colada's.
Along with the wine, these are rreat for packing in your lunch to get you through the tough days at work. :)
Both these stores have only been open for about a year because the county was dry until just last year. Right now there's 3 liquor stores in Murray, Kentucky and the folks there are pretty happy. They think Kentucky laws are nuts too.
See, Utah isn't the only state with quirky liquor laws!
Cheers!
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