The alcohol laws of North Carolina prohibit the sale of alcohol from 2 a.m. until noon on Sundays.

North Carolina regulations require that each malt beverage (beer) and wine (fortified and unfortified) product be approved by the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission prior to being sold in this state. Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ... Malt beverage is in American term for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverages, in which the primary ingredient is barley, which has been allowed to sprout (malt) slightly before it is processed. ... Beer, generally, is an alcoholic beverage produced through the fermentation of sugars suspended in an aqueous medium, and which is not distilled after fermentation. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ... A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine). ...

Laws by alcoholic beverage type

Malt beverages

Malt beverages are defined as any brewed or fermented beverage containing at least 0.05%, and not more than 15.0%, alcohol by volume. Examples of these beverages include beer, lager, malt liquor, ale and porter. Any malt beverage containing more than 6.0% alcohol by volume shall bear a label clearly indicating the alcohol content of the malt beverage. The Brewer, designed and engraved, in the Sixteenth. ... Fermentation typically refers to the conversion of of sugar to alcohol using yeast. ... Alcohol by volume (ABV) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. ... A half drunk pint of lager Lager is also a word with similar etymology meaning a camp, which is often used as a short form of Konzentrationslager (concentration camp). ... Malt liquor is an American term referring to a type of beer that has a high alcohol content and is therefore considered too alcoholic to be called beer. In the UK, similar beers are called super lager. ... Ale is an ancient word for a fermented alcoholic beverage obtained chiefly from malted barley. ... Porter is a style of ale which has a malty aroma and hop bitterness. ...

Unfortified wines

An unfortified wine is any wine of 16% or less alcohol by volume that is made by fermentation from grapes, fruits, berries, rice, or honey; or by the addition of pure cane, beet, or dextrose sugar; or by the addition of pure brandy from the same type of grape, fruit, berry, rice, or honey that is contained in the base wine and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States.

Fortified wines

A fortified wine is any wine of more than 16% and no more than 24% alcohol by volume that is made by fermentation from grapes, fruits, berries, rice, or honey; or by the addition of pure cane, beet, or dextrose sugar; or by the addition of pure brandy from the same type of grape, fruit, berry, rice, or honey that is contained in the base wine and produced in accordance with the regulations of the United States. Glucose (Glc), a monosaccharide, is one of the most important carbohydrates. ...

Liquors

Spiritous liqours are any distilled spirits or ethyl alcohol, including spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin and all other distilled spirits and mixtures of cordials, liqueur, and premixed cocktails, in closed containers for beverage use regardless of their dilution. Strathisla whisky distillery in Keith, Scotland Distillation is a method of separation of substances based on differences in their vapour pressures. ... A cordial is any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial. ... A cocktail. ...

References

• North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

See also

• Alcohol laws of the United States by state