On Tuesday, for example, the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control granted five new bar licenses, four new restaurant liquor licenses and three licenses to manufacture beer.
A theater company at The Gateway mall in downtown Salt Lake City; a bowling and amusement center in Sandy; and the equestrian park in South Jordan also got approval to serve beer.
As if that wasn’t enough, the liquor commission also heard that alcohol sales at Utah restaurants, bars and its state-controlled liquor stores may have reached nearly $454 million during fiscal 2017-18, which ended June 30.
While the official totals won’t be available until September, liquor seems to be surging in the Beehive State, said John T.