The Utah DABS oversees the sale and distribution of liquor and alcoholic products across the state. When there’s news from monthly DABS meetings, or updates to Utah’s legislation affecting liquor law – you can read all about it here.
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Here’s all the latest news with the DABS involved:
Bar licenses Only two applicants appeared on this month’s docket for a highly coveted bar license; this is notable considering the 12 currently available in… Read More »More than a dozen new liquor licenses were issued in the March DABS meeting
The wraps came off of Salt Lake City’s newest liquor store (1615 S. Foothill Drive) this morning. The doors opened at 11.00 a.m. marking the… Read More »New Foothill liquor store opens today
It’s that time of the year folks – daily news inches and moment-by-moment debate and intrigue (more on that below). Yep, it’s time to pore… Read More »What changes are on the cards in Utah’s 2025 liquor law update
February’s DABS meeting unfurled this Thursday, in much the same manner as months before. Swift and to the point. Here’s who received what. Full-service restaurant… Read More »Eighteen bars and restaurants approved for liquor licenses
January’s DABS meeting took off where 2024 ended – which is to say a short event, completed in a pleasantly brisk fashion. Here are all… Read More »The first DABS meeting of the year sees fourteen new licenses issued
Last week saw the final DABS commission get-together of the year. Here’s a quick recap of who received what. Note: the dates listed indicate the… Read More »Final DABS meeting of the year issues licenses to eighteen businesses
With T-Day just around the corner, this month’s DABS get-together arrived a little earlier on the calendar this week. As one might expect, the docket… Read More »Sixteen restaurants secured a new liquor license in Utah this month
The October DABS meeting was another swift affair, mirroring prior months. Proceedings ticked along at a brisk pace, with the following thirty names all receiving… Read More »Three bars and twenty-nine restaurants licensed at Oct DABS meeting
Bar licenses Eight Settler’s Lounge was the solitary winner of a bar license at the September gathering. Expected to open in December in downtown SLC’s… Read More »A quiet September DABS meeting sees one bar and nine restaurants approved
Per the title, that’s the important takeaway from August’s DABS get-together. Going into the gathering, six bar licenses were available in Utah. This after HB… Read More »Utah bar licenses dwindle to a mere quartet at the August DABS meeting
Another short liquor meeting this month, mostly notable for the first with newly minted chair Stephen Handy at the wheel. Handy took over this month… Read More »July’s Utah DABS meeting approves 23 bar and restaurant licenses
Bar licenses The last of this year’s liquor law legislation changes came rolling into effect at this month’s DABS meeting. With population quota calculations now… Read More »June’s Utah DABS meeting sees eight new bars receive the green light
That was the news confirmed at this month’s DABS meeting that wrapped around lunchtime on Thursday. Located at Edison Street and 3rd South in downtown… Read More »June 3rd will see the unveiling of SLC’s grandest liquor store concept yet
Today’s the day folks, May 1st sees a raft of new legislative updates hitting the alcohol books in Utah. Hot off the heels of H.B.… Read More »New Utah liquor law updates coming into force – what they all mean
Bar licenses While a solitary bar license was anticipated to become available at today’s DABS meeting – a subsequent re-evaluation of Utah’s current population numbers… Read More »No new bars licensed at April’s Utah DABS meeting
Bar licenses After February’s meeting and the eye-opening 180 on the storied ready-to-operate policy, all eyes turned to this month’s get-together. Six applicants appeared on… Read More »What happened at the March DABS meeting
Well, well, well. I didn’t see that coming – and neither did you. Unless, of course, you scrutinized every line item of H.B. 548, aka,… Read More »DABS awards all remaining Utah bar licenses at February meeting
Remember when I told you to temper your expectations last month? Remember when I told you to not get too excited? You did listen, right?… Read More »Utah’s bar license reforms now coming into final focus
The first DABS meeting of the year was another brisk one, thanks as ever to a much-streamlined process than years past. Of the few notable… Read More »Sixteen new restaurant and bar liquor licenses awarded at DABS meeting
I’ll give you a moment to recompose yourself from falling off your chair there – but yes – here’s a small ray of sunshine for… Read More »Bar licenses in Utah look set to increase this year