Utahns will soon be able to buy beer from the grocery store without leaving their car.
Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed SB328, the annual update of Utah liquor laws, which would permit people buying groceries online to add beer to their order and have it delivered to them in the parking lot. Under the current law, a customer would have to go into the store to get their alcoholic beverages.
The new law, which will take effect May 7, also allows a so-called “straw test” in bars or restaurants — a common practice that typically involves mixologists dipping a small straw into a cocktail, pulling it out and tasting the tiny amount of drink in the straw to ensure quality…