Bethel granted 2 liquor licenses

Alcohol sales are coming to Bethel — legally — for the first time in 40 years.
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The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board granted Bethel two liquor licenses today—one for AC Quickstop and another for Bethel Spirits, a Bethel Native Corporation subsidiary.
BNC Kipusvik facility, the proposed Bethel Spirits site. Photo by Myka Kernak / KYUK.
The AC license passed in a 4-1 vote.
The Board debated whether an Alaska statute restricting liquor stores on p