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Colorado Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores (2026)

Permitted: In Colorado, groceries and convenience stores sell full-strength beer (since 2019) and wine (since March 2023), but the standard grocery license does not permit spirits.

PermittedVerified Jul 28, 2026

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In Colorado, groceries and convenience stores sell full-strength beer (since 2019) and wine (since March 2023), but the standard grocery license does not permit spirits. A grocery store that also runs a pharmacy can hold a liquor-licensed drugstore license, and those stores do sell spirits. No new grocery liquor licenses are being issued (SB25-033).

Official source: content.leg.colorado.gov →

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Beer & Wine in Grocery Stores in states bordering Colorado

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

ArizonaPermitted
In Arizona, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: liquor.az.gov · Full Arizona rule →
KansasConditional
In Kansas, groceries and convenience stores hold off-premise Cereal Malt Beverage licenses, which cover only cereal malt beverage and beer of up to 6% alcohol by volume — wine and spirits are not sold in grocery stores, only in liquor stores.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: ksrevenue.gov · Full Kansas rule →
NebraskaPermitted
In Nebraska, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits — with Sunday spirits sales starting at noon.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
New MexicoPermitted
In New Mexico, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: rld.nm.gov · Full New Mexico rule →
OklahomaPermitted
In Oklahoma, groceries and convenience stores may sell beer and wine for off-premises consumption only, and a retail beer and wine licensee may not sell anything over 15% alcohol by volume. Spirits are sold only at licensed retail spirits (liquor) stores.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
UtahConditional
In Utah, groceries and convenience stores may sell only beer between 0.5% and 5.0% alcohol by volume (ABV). Packaged liquor, wine, flavored malt beverages and heavy beer above 5.0% ABV require a state DABS liquor store or one of more than 130 package agencies.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: abs.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
WyomingPermitted
In Wyoming, groceries and convenience stores sell all three — beer, wine and spirits.
Verified Jun 5, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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