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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As the white smoke emerges from the Capitol, we’re now starting to get a more fully formed view of what’s coming our way in this… Read More »What can we expect from this year’s omnibus alcohol bill?
Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor) Limited-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine) Bar licenses 27 licenses were available for bars in Utah entering the March DABS… Read More »All the new restaurant and bar licenses issued in the February DABS meeting
Another relatively brisk session for the first DABS meeting of the year. The following businesses all received their liquor licenses at the end of January.… Read More »First DABS meeting of the year mints latest bar and restaurant licenses
In case you’ve been remiss in following liquor law tweaks this year, or perhaps forgot in a haze of egg nogs this holiday season, here’s… Read More »A reminder that this new alcohol ID law comes into force January 1st 2026
Bar licenses At this month’s DABS meeting, commissioners heard from two business owners affected by the devastating Main Street fire of August. Frank Paulraj of… Read More »November’s DABS meeting mints 20+ new restaurant and bar licenses
Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor) Bar licenses Limited-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine) Beer-only restaurant license Stuart MellingHi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you! I’m… Read More »The latest seventeen restaurants and bars licensed by the DABS in Utah
Full-service restaurant license (beer, wine, liquor) Eight full-service licenses were doled out this month. Given the relatively healthy balance of overall licenses now available (due… Read More »The bars and restaurants licensed at September’s Utah DABS meeting
A practically record-setting DABS meeting went by in barely more than thirty minutes. That is mostly in part to the streamlined setup of meetings these… Read More »All the bar and restaurant licenses awarded at August DABS meeting
Bar licenses Three bars were granted a license at the meeting, including: After last months boost of licenses (due to the ongoing population quota tweks),… Read More »July’s DABS meeting approves eighteen new bar and restaurant licenses
An especially quiet DABS meeting today, with a very light agenda. Here, then, a quick recap of the bars and restaurants issued with new liquor… Read More »Eleven new bars and restaurants were licensed in the June DABS meeting
Full-service restaurant licenses (beer, wine, liquor) Fifty-three full service licenses were available coming into the May 2025 DABS meeting. The following businesses walked away successfully… Read More »Twenty-six bars and restaurants licensed at the May DABS meeting
Bars Eleven full year bar licenses were available going into the April meeting, with three applicants on the agenda: Both High West and Mono Tape… Read More »Restaurants and bars that secured licenses at April DABS meeting
After a relatively busy 2024 update to Utah’s liquor laws, this year’s edition ultimately yielded few major updates. Indeed, a possible relaxation of proximity laws… Read More »Upcoming liquor law changes in Utah – with one major change for all bars and restaurants
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