Liquor License FeedWyoming liquor license types, in plain words
What each Liquor Division license or permit allows, in the statute's own words, with a note on who usually holds it. Every filing on the Wyoming page is labeled this way.
Retail Liquor, bar · Restaurant Liquor · Retail Liquor, combination · Retail Liquor, package store · Bar and Grill Liquor · Resort Retail Liquor · Limited Retail Liquor · Winery Permit
Bar, beer, wine and spirits (Retail Liquor License, bar)
A retail liquor license is the authority under which a licensee is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages for use or consumption but not for resale
A bar or saloon. Towns issue a set number by population, so many change hands.
Restaurant, beer, wine and spirits (Restaurant Liquor License)
Restaurants as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(xiv) may be licensed by the appropriate licensing authority in counties, cities and towns under a restaurant liquor license.
A restaurant pouring drinks with meals; outside the population cap.
Bar with a package store (Retail Liquor License, combination)
A retail liquor license is the authority under which a licensee is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages for use or consumption but not for resale
A bar that also sells bottles to go, often a lodge or a small-town saloon.
Liquor store, sealed bottles to go (Retail Liquor License, package store)
A retail liquor license is the authority under which a licensee is permitted to sell alcoholic liquor or malt beverages for use or consumption but not for resale
A liquor store or a grocery or gas station with a liquor aisle.
Bar and grill, beer, wine and spirits (Bar and Grill Liquor License)
Restaurants as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(xiv) may be licensed by the appropriate licensing authority in counties, cities and towns under a bar and grill liquor license.
A restaurant with a full bar.
Resort or lodge, beer, wine and spirits (Resort Retail Liquor License)
The appropriate licensing authority in a county, city or town may issue resort retail liquor licenses to applicants who are owners or lessees of a resort complex
A resort, lodge or convention hotel with a restaurant and bar.
Private club bar (Limited Retail Liquor License)
Bona fide clubs as defined by W.S. 12-1-101(a)(iii) may be licensed by the appropriate licensing authority under a limited retail liquor license
A members' club bar, such as a lodge hall, veterans' post or golf club.
Winery with a tasting room (Winery Permit)
a local licensing authority may issue a winery permit authorizing a permit holder to manufacture wine and dispense the manufactured wine for on-premises and limited off-premises personal consumption.
A Wyoming winery pouring and selling its own wine.
Source: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title12.pdf, https://liquor365.wyo.gov, checked 2026-11-04.
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