Where and When to Buy Beer in the DMV: Maryland Regulatory Analysis

Thanks to @MoCoBeer1 and Julie Verratti of Denizens Brewing Company for their advice on this piece. We have made corrections to this piece based on some errors that were pointed out to us. Original copy is struckthrough with corrections in bold following. This is a complicated topic, and we apologize for any errors.

Last summer, I found myself at a Safeway in Maryland, just outside of DC. As my lady and I were gathering necessities for our barbecue, it occurred to us that we should also take this opportunity to get beer for the party – after all, we can get beer at the Safeway near our apartment in AdMo, so why make two stops? As I searched every corner of the store, I became increasingly confused about the location of the beer section. It was only after asking an employee, that I learned that grocery stores can’t sell beer in Maryland.

Later, I was telling my co-worker the story, and, living in Arlington, she told me about some of the legal differences between Maryland and Virginia. S