ABC store
State liquor shop
An ABC store is a liquor store operated by a state government's Alcoholic Beverage Control board.
The term is used in states where alcohol sales are state-controlled rather than privately run: The ABC store closes at nine on weeknights.
Common in Virginia, North Carolina, and other states with government monopolies on spirits retail.
- liquorDistilled alcoholic drink
- wineFermented grape beverage
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
vodka · beer · package · state-run · North Carolina · Virginia · counter · bottles · top shelf · clerk · ID · checkout · brown bag · paper bag · alcohol · shelf · register · cash only
product category
ABC storedry county
Jurisdiction prohibiting alcohol sales
grocery store · supermarket · convenience store · health food store · mosque