Tag:shop=alcohol

+/- shop=alcohol Description Government owned or licensed shop selling alcohol. Used on these elements Useful combination Key:name Used combinations in World Australia/Oceania Europe (list) Asia (list) Central America (list) South America (list) Africa (list) Status Undefined

A government owned or licensed store selling alcohol.

Contents 1 How to Map 2 shop=beverage distinction 3 Localized variants 4 Other similar tags 5 Related terms 6 Related tags

How to Map

As with any shop types, add a node tagged shop=alcohol in the center of the shop. Larger shops may be mapped as an area tagged as shop=alcohol.

shop=beverage distinction

Shops specializing in alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages without a particular alcohol license should perhaps be tagged as shop=beverages. This is another tag for very similar type of shop. The documented distinction has been 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 tags are largely overlapping. shop=beverages is an older tag and past confusion has meant this suggested distinction was not always followed. shop=alcohol is now more used. 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
• Sweden : Systembolaget, the spirit monopoly
• Quebec : SAQ, Société des Alcools, the spirits quasi-monopoly
• USA : "Liquor Store", or "State Liquor Store"
• UK : "Off-Licence"
• Norway : "Vinmonopolet" the spirit monopoly.
• South Africa : Bottle Shop / Bottle Store common.

Other similar tags

• shop=beverages - See above explanation
• amenity=pub - An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks that can be drunk on the premises (comfy quiet)
• amenity=bar - An establishment that sells alcoholic drinks that can be drunk on the premises (generally noisy, late night, standing)
• amenity=fuel - For fuelling stations or shops selling tanks of fuel (in some countries this can be alcohol fuel, but that's still the amenity=fuel tag)

Related terms

• spirits
• party accessories
• ice
• wine
• sinagni
• winery
• distillery
• hembränt
• moonshine

Related tags

drink=* - For marking availability of special beverages.

Related terms: alcohol shop.