Liquor License FeedVirginia liquor license types, in plain words
What each ABC license or permit allows, in the statute's own words, with a note on who usually holds it. Every filing on the Virginia page is labeled this way.
Restaurant or Caterer · Specialty Establishment · Marketplace · Hotel · Winery · Annual Mixed Beverage · Brewery · Distillery
Restaurant or caterer, by the drink (Restaurant or Caterer)
Mixed beverage restaurant licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to sell and serve mixed beverages ...
A restaurant, bar or caterer applying to serve drinks.
Store, wine and beer to go (Specialty Establishment)
Retail off-premises wine and beer licenses, which may be granted to a convenience grocery store ...
Mostly convenience stores, country stores and wine or cheese shops.
Free wine or beer for customers at a salon or boutique (Marketplace)
... marketplace license to persons operating a business enterprise of which the primary function is not the sale ...
Nail salons, barbers and boutiques that give customers a free glass while they wait.
Hotel bar and restaurant (Hotel)
Hotels, restaurants, and clubs, which shall authorize the licensee to sell wine and beer ...
A hotel's bar, restaurant or room service.
Winery (Winery)
Winery licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to (i) manufacture wine and to sell and deliver or ship ...
A winery, usually with a tasting room.
Venue bar, theater or sports facility, all year (Annual Mixed Beverage)
Annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses, which shall (i) authorize the licensee to sell ...
A theater, arena or event space pouring through the season, not a neighborhood restaurant.
Brewery (Brewery)
Brewery licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to manufacture beer and to sell and deliver or ship ...
A brewery, usually with a taproom.
Distillery (Distillery)
Distiller's licenses, which shall authorize the licensee to manufacture alcoholic beverages other than wine ...
A distillery, usually with a tasting room.
Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title4.1/chapter2/section4.1-206.3/, https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title4.1/chapter2/section4.1-206.1/, checked 2026-11-04.
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