Saratoga Springs gets Utah County’s 6th liquor store. Here’s what it looks like.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Customers line up for the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Employees prepare for the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lilly Rodriguez arranges a bottle in the premium products room before the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A bottle of Don Juan Real on display in the premium products showroom at the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sculpture entitled "Dynamic Landscape" by Rob and Shelly Beishline outside the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kym Giles works on a display in the premium products show room at the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bottles on display in the premium products room before the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cade Meier talks to the media before the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lilly Rodriguez arranges a bottle in the premium products room before the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tom Gibbs arranges a bottle in the display case in the Premium section on opening day of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rob Burgon shoots at the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Employees prepare for the opening of the new state liquor and wine store in Saratoga Springs, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020.
Utah’s newest liquor and wine store opened Monday in Saratoga Springs.
The 11,250-square-foot building, at 1285 N. Exchange Drive, is the 49th store operated by the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Patrons lined up outside what is the sixth state-run liquor outlet for conservative Utah County just prior to its official 11 a.m. opening. There also are state liquor stores in Provo, Orem, Springville, Pleasant Grove and Payson.
The interior features wider aisles and single-line queuing at checkout, which helps to avoid the long lines that often wind through the product aisles of older stores, DABC officials said. It also has a “premium products room” that displays rare bottles in individually lit windows.
The exterior features wood trim and a sculpture — called “Dynamic Landscape” — by artists Rob and Shelly Beishline.
One thing missing from the new store — and all state-run liquor stores — is a way to refrigerate the beer that is sold. It was one of the top customer complaints in a recent DABC store survey.
Correction: This story now includes the correct number of liquor stores in Utah.
