Outdoor Seating, Alcohol Pitcher and Deals Reminder for Braintree Businesses
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Businesses in Braintree licensed to sell alcohol and serve food will soon receive a letter from town officials reminding them of local and state regulations surrounding the sale of beer pitchers, discounted alcohol and outdoor seating. Joe Powers, chair of the Board of License Commissioners, said on Tuesday afternoon that the notice will go out following several instances of improper activity by local establishments. He would not specifiy which businesses were involved, but said at least two were serving pitchers of alcohol despite Braintree regulations forbidding it, and that others had placed seats and tables outdoors without going through the proper procedures. Also, in at least one location, buckets of beer featuring price deals have …
Joe Dauria
10:24 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
If it's a one gallon pitcher, that equals 10.67 bottles, not factoring foam and spillage. Part of the issue is if two people order a pitcher and one person has one glass while the other drinks the rest of it, then most likely that person is going to be legally drunk. How do you make sure people are splitting it.? By forcing them to order one bottle at a time, not only do you know how many they … more ›