Colorado alcohol sale hours
Colorado sets one window statewide: 7 a.m. to 2 a.m., every day, with no local variation.
Beer in Colorado
Grocery and convenience
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Package store
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Bar or restaurant
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Wine in Colorado
Grocery and convenience
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| Every day |
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Package store
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Bar or restaurant
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Liquor in Colorado
Grocery and convenience
Each licensed premises sets its own hours
Colorado sets statewide hours for packaged spirits, 8 a.m. to midnight. The question at a grocery is whether it may sell them at all: only a retail liquor store or a liquor-licensed drugstore may, so two nearby shops can differ. Check with the store.
Package store
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| Every day |
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Bar or restaurant
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Common questions
- What time can you buy alcohol in Colorado?
- 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. The same window covers beer, wine, and liquor, and Colorado preempts local alcohol hours, so it applies statewide.
- Can you buy alcohol on Sunday in Colorado?
- Yes. Colorado allows alcohol from 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Sources
- C.R.S. § 44-3-901(6)(b)(I)
- C.R.S. § 44-3-901(6)(b)
- C.R.S. § 44-3-901(6)(b)(II)
- C.R.S. § 44-3-901(6)(c)(II)
- C.R.S. § 44-3-901(6)(c)
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-409 (Retail liquor store license) and § 44-3-410 (Liquor-licensed drugstore license), which confine sealed spirits to those two licence classes
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-3-901(1)(b) (Unlawful acts; sealed containers 8 a.m. to midnight)
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