Tag:shop=alcohol
 shop = alcohol
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A shop selling alcoholic drinks 
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A liquor store, a shop selling alcoholic drinks to takeaway.
In some countries they are regulated and licensed by the government. In some countries, the shops are government owned. These go by different names in different English speaking countries.
How to map
Set a node or draw as an area along the shop outline. Add the tag shop=alcohol. Add name using name=* or use noname=yes to mark that shop has no name.
Tags used in combination
name=*- the name of the shop.addr:*=*- to specify an address.operator=*- the name of the company, person or other entity operating the shop.brand=*- the sold brand(s) or the brand the shop belongs to.website=*- the official website of the shop.phone=*- the contact phone number of the shop.email=*- the contact email of the shop.opening_hours=*- hours of opening.payment:*=*- to specify the precise method of payment.wheelchair=yes/no/limited- whether the shop is wheelchair accessible, or not.drink:*=*- describes if (and optionally how) a certain drink is available at an amenity or shop.drink:*=yes- if a certain drink is available at a place (without specifying the manner of its availability), e.g.drink:wine=yes,drink:beer=yes.drink:*=retail- for shops and other places retailing a certain drink.drink:*=sales- for resellers of a certain drink.drink:*=served- for restaurants, bars, clubs, shops, etc who are serving a certain drink.drink:*=bottled- if a certain drink is put in a bottle at a place.drink:*=no- if a certain drink is normally available in these kinds of places but it isn't.
drink=*- used to specify specific drinks served or sold (less popular way of tagging drinks thandrink:*=*).licensed=yes/no- Might be used to indicate whether a shop is government licensed or not (see following note onshop=beveragesdistinction). Many countries have laws requiring an alcohol shop to be licensed in some way, and so in the absence of this tag it would be safe to say the shop is following local requirements.brewery=*- indicates the names of the brands of beer that are sold or served at the location.distillery=*- indicates the name of the distillery whose distilled beverages are sold or served at the location.winery=*- indicates the name of the winery whose wines are sold or served.
Similar shop types
shop=beverages is an old tag for very similar type of shop. It pre-dated this shop=alcohol tag. Later the documented distinction was to use shop=alcohol for shops which are government licensed or government owned, and shop=beverages for drinks shops which are not government licensed or government owned. However the use of the two tags has always been very overlapping due the earlier lack of clarity in the docs.
shop=alcohol now more clearly encompasses all alcohol shops. licensed=yes could be a clearer way to make the (somewhat minor) distinction about government licensing. See discussion at Talk:Tag:shop=beverages.
Localized variants
Alcohol shops go by different names in different parts of the world:
- Australia: Commonly known as a "bottle shop"
- Finland: Alko, the spirit monopoly
- Iceland: Vinbudin
- Ireland and UK: "Off-licence" or "Offie" (licensed for alcohol consumption off the premises)
- Netherlands: "slijterij", a liquor store.
- Norway: "Vinmonopolet" the spirit monopoly.
- Poland: monopolowy, alkohole
- Quebec: SAQ, Société des Alcools, the spirits quasi-monopoly
- South Africa: "Bottle shop" or "bottle store" is common.
- Sweden: Systembolaget, the spirit monopoly
- USA: "Liquor store", "state liquor store", "package store"
Other similar tags
shop=beverages- shop focused on selling beverages and drinks, possibly including alcoholic and non-alcoholic ones.shop=wine- shop selling bottled wine, often also serving wine.shop=deli- a delicatessen store.amenity=bar- an establishment that sells alcoholic drinks that can be drunk on the premises (generally noisy, late night, standing),amenity=pub- an establishment that sells alcoholic drinks that can be drunk on the premises (comfy quiet).amenity=biergarten- an open-air seating area where beer is served.craft=distillery- an establishment for distilling, especially for distilling alcoholic liquors.craft=winery- a place where wine is produced.craft=brewery- a dedicated building for the making of beer.amenity=fuel- for fuelling stations or shops selling tanks of fuel (in some countries this can be alcohol fuel, but that's still theamenity=fueltag).