# Do you use the term "beer dock"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [October 21, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036 "2026-10-21T16:31:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036/42 "2026-10-22T16:53:23Z")
South eastern Wisconsin. (Born 1960) Beer Depot is all I ever heard in exchange for liquor store. I was in my 30’s before I ever heard someone use the term “package shop” in the south for a liquor store. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036/43 "2026-10-22T17:12:26Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > Grocery stores can only sell full strength liquor in a bonded state store in the premises. To clarify, Ohio is one of the ABC states, so “bonded” here is probably a crucial word, but non-ABC states have weird laws too. Like in Florida, you could not buy liquor in the grocery store, but every one I went to had a liquor store next door, just had an exterior door. And New Jersey has (had?) some limitations to chains selling liquor in every store. But these states don’t have state control of the stores, including pricing limitations beyond tax. And laws like hour limitations or dry counties or even Sunday blue laws (that last one is mostly going away) can be state laws but not state control. Almost zero laws where I’m from though I’ve travelled. Even the one that’s “supposed” to exist according to both AI searches and law sites that there’s some limit on grain alcohol ABV/proof doesn’t seem to exist considering you can buy near-asymptote Everclear (95.0% I think, close to 95.6%) at national chains like Total Wine. ---
**Author:** ![We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036/44 "2026-10-22T17:32:46Z")
lifelong denizen of Ohio here. Of course Ohio has standalone liquor stores. Not sure what Chronos was thinking. I frequent them quite often. here is a list: [https://www.ohlq.com/locations](https://www.ohlq.com/locations) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036/45 "2026-10-22T23:28:04Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > You are near Lakewood as I recall. Lakewood has Simone’s Beverage, Ross Beverage, Cap & Corks, and The beverage Square at least. Grocery stores can only sell full strength liquor in a bonded state store in the premises. Aren’t those mostly for fancy stuff? I mean, we also have at least two places for fancy teas. I think of a “beverage store” as the place you go to to get a keg for a party. Though I don’t buy any sort of alcohol, so I’m not as familiar with what those places sell. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036/46 "2026-10-22T23:52:02Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I think of a “beverage store” as the place you go to to get a keg for a party. I think that’s a “yes, and.” Yes, many beverage stores will sell beer kegs, and bottles of wine, but you can _also_ usually buy hard liquor – inexpensive brands as well as pricier brands – at such places. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-the-term-beer-dock/1034036.md?page=2)