The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board is considering increasing fees on each bottle of liquor sold in the state to pay for its new warehousing being built in Montgomery.

Their new 250,000-square-foot building will be ready next year. It is expected to cost $98 million.

According to the posted agenda of their next meeting, the board will, “Consider increase of the Central Warehouse Bailment Fee.”

The current Bailment Fee is $0.72 per case. According to sources, the amount being considered could be as high as $1.50 per case.

While this fee is initially paid by businesses that sell alcohol in the state, it’s expect that those companies will pass this on to Alabama customers.

Alabama lawmakers passed and Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation in 2025 to allow ABC to own its own

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