callmejay

Having recently moved from (democratic) MD to (ultra-democratic) DC to (republican) VA, I've found that the one great thing about VA is that you can buy beer and wine EVERYWHERE. I'm talking grocery stores, 7-11s, gas stations. It's a beautiful thing. Still can't find liquor on Sunday outside of a bar/restaurant though.

scigirl

In Montana, you can buy real beer, and wine, at the grocery store on sundays. However, you can't buy it between the hours of 2 am and 6 am.

When I moved to Colorado and finally got all my stuff unpacked, I figured I'd reward myself with a little Brie and french bread and a nice bottle of Merlot. So I went to the grocery store, and I must have looked lost (I was looking for the wine section) when a store employee asked, "Can I help you?" Come to find out - they don't sell wine at grocery stores here. But luckily, there's a liquor store right next to every grocery store. So - there are more wines to choose from. It's not so bad. Just strange.

scigirl

Gawdawful

Hey, I live in the Tulsa area now; I feel your pain. Prior to April 2000, I lived in Utah. It is far, far easier to get a decent drink here in Oklahoma than in Utah. The liquor stores here at least have regular hours even if they are closed on Sunday. The state-owned liquor stores in Utah all had different hours that also seemed to change frequently just to confuse the liquor consumers. However, I don't know if there are any good microbreweries here at all, whereas Utah had several, including my favorite Redrock Brewing Co., and the very good Wasatch Brewery as well as others.


Warren in Oklahoma

wordsmyth

Thats exactly how it is here in Iowa too.