Alcohol laws of North Carolina
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The alcohol laws of North Carolina prohibit the sale of alcohol from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 2 a.m. until noon on Sundays.
North Carolina regulations require that each malt beverage (beer) and wine (fortified and unfortified) product be approved by the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission prior to being sold in this state. Liquors are only sold in stores run by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission. These ABC stores are open between the hours of 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
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[edit] Laws by alcoholic beverage type
[edit] Malt Beverages
Malt beverages are defined as any brewed or fermented beverage containing at least 0.5%, and not more than 15.0%, alcohol by volume. Examples of these beverages include beer and malt liquor. Any malt beverage containing more than 6.0% alcohol by volume shall bear a label clearly indicating the alcohol content of the malt beverage.
[edit] Unfortified wines
An unfortified wine is any wine of 16% or less alcohol by volume that is made by fermentation from grapes, fruits, berries, rice, or honey; or by the addition of pure cane, beet, or dextrose sugar; or by the addition of pure brandy from the same type of grape, fruit, berry, rice, or honey that is contained in the base wine and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States.
[edit] Fortified wines
A fortified wine is any wine of more than 16% and no more than 24% alcohol by volume that is made by fermentation from grapes, fruits, berries, rice, or honey; or by the addition of pure cane, beet, or dextrose sugar; or by the addition of pure brandy from the same type of grape, fruit, berry, rice, or honey that is contained in the base wine and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States.
[edit] Liquors
Spiritous liquors are any distilled spirits or ethyl alcohol, including spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin and all other distilled spirits and mixtures of cordials, liqueur, and premixed cocktails, in closed containers for beverage use regardless of their dilution.
