Liquor License FeedAlabama liquor license types, in plain words
What each ABC Board license or permit allows, in the statute's own words, with a note on who usually holds it. Every filing on the Alabama page is labeled this way.
020 · 050 and 070 · Special Retail · 010 · 040 · 011 · 060 · 040 and 060 · 050 · 070 · 160
Restaurant, full bar (Restaurant Retail Liquor, 020)
020 RESTAURANT RETAIL LIQUOR
A restaurant pouring beer, wine and spirits with meals.
Store, beer and wine to go (050 and 070)
050 RETAIL BEER (OFF PREMISES ONLY); 070 RETAIL TABLE WINE (OFF PREMISES ONLY)
A convenience store, gas station or grocery.
Event venue or hotel, full bar (Special Retail, 160)
160 SPECIAL RETAIL - MORE THAN 30 DAYS
An event center, hotel ballroom or similar venue serving drinks at its events.
Bar or lounge, full bar (Lounge Retail Liquor Class I, 010)
010 LOUNGE RETAIL LIQUOR - CLASS I
A bar or lounge, where drinks are the business.
Bar or restaurant, beer (Retail Beer On or Off Premises, 040)
040 RETAIL BEER - (ON OR OFF PREMISES)
A restaurant or bar pouring beer; a store would file 050 instead.
Package store, liquor to go only (Lounge Retail Liquor Class II, 011)
011 LOUNGE RETAIL LIQUOR - CLASS II - ( PACKAGE)
Despite the name, a package store selling liquor to go.
Bar or restaurant, wine (Retail Table Wine On or Off Premises, 060)
060 RETAIL TABLE WINE (ON OR OFF PREMISES)
A restaurant or bar pouring wine, usually with 040 for beer.
Bar or restaurant, beer and wine (040 and 060)
040 RETAIL BEER - (ON OR OFF PREMISES); 060 RETAIL TABLE WINE (ON OR OFF PREMISES)
A restaurant or bar pouring beer and wine but no spirits.
Store, beer to go (Retail Beer Off Premises Only, 050)
050 RETAIL BEER (OFF PREMISES ONLY)
A convenience store, gas station or grocery.
Store, wine to go (Retail Table Wine Off Premises Only, 070)
070 RETAIL TABLE WINE (OFF PREMISES ONLY)
A store selling wine, usually with 050 for beer.
Event venue, drinks for more than 30 days (Special Retail, 160)
160 SPECIAL RETAIL - MORE THAN 30 DAYS
An event center, hotel ballroom or similar venue serving drinks at its events.
Source: https://alabcboard.gov/licensing-compliance/license-types-fees, checked 2026-11-04.
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