On the last day of February, Governor Eric Holcomb did something that seemed almost unfathomable for lifelong Hoosiers—he signed a bill that legalized Sunday alcohol sales in Indiana. The archaic law has long been a thorn in the side of residents wanting to pick up a bottle of wine during a Sunday grocery run or those in need of an extra six-pack during a Colts game, not to mention a headache to explain to out-of-state relatives and friends who were baffled by concept. While several states still ban Sunday packaged liquor sales, up until Wednesday, Indiana was the only state to ban packaged liquor, beer, and wine sales on Sundays. But starting this Sunday at noon, the tradition that has existed since Indiana’s statehood ends. And even if the new law isn’t perfect (sales only run noon through 8 p.m. on Sundays, and you still can’t buy cold beer at the grocery store), it sparks a new era in our state. Today’s kids will just never understand the concept of: Making sure you had ALL the booze you needed before the Indianapolis 500 And
likewise, running out of beer during your Super Bowl party Driving across the nearest border when the booze run just couldn’t wait Nonchalantly taking a bottle of merlot to the register at Kroger on a Sunday
afternoon, only to be denied by the cashier and forced to shamefully explain that, no really, you’ve lived here your whole life, you know the law, you just … forgot. Or you needed it for “cooking.” Showing your cousin from Chicago a roped-off aisle at Target Getting to know your local breweries, wineries, and distilleries really well The (very) mild annoyance of turning 21 on a Sunday The unexpected joy of another state’s law Laughing at one of Indiana’s longest-running jokes Tags alcohol, alcohol laws, Alcohol sales, beer, Drinking, Eric Holcomb, Indianapolis 500, liquor, liquor laws, Prohibition, Sunday alcohol sales, Sunday Sales, Super Bowl, wine |