As someone that has just gotten through a 15 year process for shutting down a DRAM shop carrier, I can tell you this. Fights in bars, accidents after over serving, even seemingly unrelated incidents can hurt you bad as the owner. QUOTE]
what is a DRAM shop carrier?????
Bars don't always know who has been over-served, some places are large and crowded, you get served by more than one BT, people buy drinks for one another, people often drink elsewhere first and everyone's tolerance and behavior when impared is different.
We had two guys on our boat recently. They got to the marina at 10:00, started drinking at 11:00 AM By the time they left at 9:00 PM they must have had over 24 bottles of beer each. They consumed some they brought, bought beers at 4 different establishments and drank some of our's. If I had not seen how much each had drank I would have sworn that they had nothing or almost nothing. I am sure if they walked into a 5th bar and asked for another drink no one would have refused them. I feel for the bars because there are times when I am sure they have no clue how much their customers have had to drink. I have no idea of the case in point here, but if you are not showing outright drunk systems, how can a bartender be expected to know who is over the limit and who is not. I am sure most of you know people that appear to have a wooden leg when it comes to alcohol.