High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In the United States and Canada liquor store is a name for a type of convenience store that specializes in the sale of alcoholic beverages in the countries where its consumption is strongly regulated. In alcoholic beverage control states, liquor stores often sell only distilled spirits or sometimes sell distilled spirits and wine but not beer. ABC-run stores may be called ABC stores or State Stores. In Connecticut and Georgia, liquor stores are also known as "package stores" because purchased liquor must be in a sealed container and/or removed from the premises in a bag or other package. In the UK and Ireland the corresponding term is Off-licence, or offie for short, which refers to the fact that the alcohol may be purchased on the premises but must be consumed off of the premises.