How does this compare with recent trends of non alcoholic drinks coming out with alcoholic versions of their flagships? I’ve seen Mountain Dew and Arizona Tea drinks with alcohol in them at the ABC, which is really strange to me.
Yes, those are state-run stores, not private chains. South Carolina is so Puritan about them that they dont even have signs; only a red dot. Really psychotic conservatism.
That’s only true in some states. In Florida ABC liquors is a private company just like any other private liquor store. Many of our grocery stores sell liquor. The convenience store near my house sells liquor.
I think ABC liquors just decided to bank on the name recognition of state run ABCs in puritan states.
How does this compare with recent trends of non alcoholic drinks coming out with alcoholic versions of their flagships? I’ve seen Mountain Dew and Arizona Tea drinks with alcohol in them at the ABC, which is really strange to me.
Is that the NC Alcoholic Beverage Control, or the west coast minimarts that sell liquor?
It’s a liquor store chain that I’ve seen in Florida and Virginia I think
Yes, those are state-run stores, not private chains. South Carolina is so Puritan about them that they dont even have signs; only a red dot. Really psychotic conservatism.
That’s only true in some states. In Florida ABC liquors is a private company just like any other private liquor store. Many of our grocery stores sell liquor. The convenience store near my house sells liquor.
I think ABC liquors just decided to bank on the name recognition of state run ABCs in puritan states.