Highland Package Store

The Highland Package Store (HiPS) is a specialty beer and wine outlet located in the Highland Point Plaza building at 1210B 20th Street South. It is owned by David and Jimmy Gorji, natives of Azerbaijan, who also operated the Highland Store at 2608 Highland Avenue from 1998 to 2016.

The Gorjis opened Highland Package Store at the Highland Plaza shopping center at 2228 Highland Avenue in 2009 following the passage of liberalized beer sale laws lobbied for by Free the Hops. They expanded into an adjacent space formerly housing a Dollar Store in 2010.

The Highland Package Store features specialty draft beers sold in half-gallon growlers. With the store's expansion to 4,600 square feet, the number of taps was increased from 24 to 52, giving it the what was then state's widest selection of draft beers to go. The store also sells keg and bottled beer, wine, champagne, spirits, mixers and cigars.

In 2020 the store moved to its current location to make way for redevelopment of the Highland Plaza property.

References

• Diel, Stan (November 13, 2010) "Birmingham's Highland Package Store to be Alabama's No. 1 pick for draft beer to go." The Birmingham News
• Rebman, Stephanie (May 27, 2020) "Package store relocating in Five Points South." Birmingham Business Journal

External links

• Highland Package Store website