A report from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) shows sales of all types of alcohol increased by four percent in the fiscal year that ended in July. A-B-D spokesman Robert Bailey says liquor sales were just shy of 289 million dollars.
The dollar amount of beer sold was down, but gallon amount of beer sold was up slightly to 75-point-three million gallons. The gallons sold for wines made in Iowa went up 18-point-six percent, while the gallons sold of other wines dropped more than three percent. Bailey says it appears Iowans are gaining more interest in the home-grown varieties.
The A-B-D turned over nearly 106 million dollars (105.6) to the state general fund.
