Utah shoppers love a bargain, whether they are buying milk for the kids or wine, beer and liquor for themselves.
New sales numbers for Utah’s state-run liquor system show that consumers leaned toward low-cost beer, cheap vodka and affordable box and sparkling wines.
Tastes, however, are maturing in the Beehive and consumers are buying more up-scale products, like craft beer and premium spirits, officials with the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control noted when releasing the annual sales numbers recently.
During the past year, the DABC collected more than $427 million in alcohol sales, an increase of $21.