🍺 The Bar Playbook

Liquor license guides for all 50 states and DC

Pick your state to see who issues bar liquor licenses, the steps involved, and what to plan for. 17 states are "control states," where the state itself controls some alcohol sales.

Alabama
Control stateAlaska
License stateArizona
License stateArkansas
License stateCalifornia
License stateColorado
License stateConnecticut
License stateDelaware
License stateWashington, DC
License stateFlorida
License stateGeorgia
License stateHawaii
License stateIdaho
Control stateIllinois
License stateIndiana
License stateIowa
Control stateKansas
License stateKentucky
License stateLouisiana
License stateMaine
Control stateMaryland
License stateMassachusetts
License stateMichigan
Control stateMinnesota
License stateMississippi
Control stateMissouri
License stateMontana
Control stateNebraska
License stateNevada
License stateNew Hampshire
Control stateNew Jersey
License stateNew Mexico
License stateNew York
License stateNorth Carolina
Control stateNorth Dakota
License stateOhio
Control stateOklahoma
License stateOregon
Control statePennsylvania
Control stateRhode Island
License stateSouth Carolina
License stateSouth Dakota
License stateTennessee
License stateTexas
License stateUtah
Control stateVermont
Control stateVirginia
Control stateWashington
License stateWest Virginia
Control stateWisconsin
License stateWyoming
Control state

Agency list based on the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's directory of state alcohol authorities.