I’m not sure why a beverage store was called a beer dock but they were and still are today. When I search for the term I get only places in Ohio. Is it a regional thing?
Never heard the term, and I grew up in Ohio (wasn’t buying beer at the time, though).
I also grew up and went to college in ohio. Never heard the term before just now. Though I left forever in 2001.
Never. And I was Keg Master in College.
Might have been genericized. From some cursory searching, looks like they were originally ascribed to drive-thru retail sales, so drivers would come in to ‘dock’ to get their beverage of choice, but still, mostly seeing the term in oHIo, especially 1980s.
New one on me.
Never heard it. Closest I ever lived to Ohio was Missouri mid 90s to mid 20-teens.
Now if there was a place on a lake where boats could pull up, tie off, and buy beer etc., that would totally be called a “beer dock”. Just like the “gas dock” or “fuel dock” that would probably be nearby.
But I’ve lived on lakes and boated on lakes and … in several states and I’ve never seen a freestanding thing like that. The one found in nearly every marina in the land is just the “marina liquor store”, “marina beer store”, or just “marina store”.
I haven’t heard Beer Dock.
It reminds me of the Michigan Party Store.
“beverage store” already sounds regional to me.
Where I live (not Sesame Street) they are called package stores. Never heard beer dock before.
I grew up in Ohio in the 80s, with parents who grew up in Ohio in the 50s, and never heard beer dock. Beverage store, yes.
Deer bock? Also no.
I believe “Beer Docks” is a super-regional term solely in the Columbus, OH area.
Is it in an area known for boating? I could see it being a play on boat dock.
Other anagrams for “beer dock” include “be corked” and “beck doer”.
Don’t think I’ve ever heard it. I’ve also never lived in Ohio. I’ve driven through it, but I wasn’t looking for beer at the time.
Never heard the term until this thread. And couldn’t even guess what it meant until many posts in.
ISWYDT! 
They were also called “dry docks”.
What’s round at the ends, and high in the middle?
Suburban Chicago here and have never before today heard of a beer dock. I have driven through Ohio a few times, and even spent a weekend partying at Nelson Ledges, so I’m qualified to speak on things Ohio.
(Ohio has the best I-80 rest stops.)
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