ProServe Alberta: Serving and handling liquor

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1. What maximum fine can an individual face for adulterating liquor under the Act?

   1. $500,000 and/or 5 years in jail
   2. $50,000 and/or 12 months in jail
   3. $1,000 and/or 30 days in jail
   4. $10,000 and/or 6 months in jail

2. From which source may a bar NOT obtain the liquor it sells?

   1. A Class D licensed liquor store
   2. An AGLC-approved warehouse
   3. A duty free shop at the airport
   4. A licensed Alberta manufacturer

3. A lounge offers bottle service of spirits. Which rule applies?

   1. The bottle may be left open for guests
   2. Guests pour their own drinks at the table
   3. Staff pour from the bottle with a measuring device; no self-service
   4. Staff may free-pour from the bottle if the guests at the table prefer it

4. Where in a licensed premises may liquor NOT be served or consumed?

   1. A storage room, kitchen or back hallway
   2. The dining room during meal hours
   3. A banquet room covered by the licence
   4. An approved and defined patio

5. When may a bartender pour liquor from one container into another?

   1. When combining two half-empty brands of rum
   2. When mixing house wine with a cheaper wine
   3. When topping up a bottle with the identical brand and type
   4. When refilling a premium bottle with a cheaper one

6. What food must a Class A Minors Allowed restaurant offer?

   1. Food suitable for a full meal during all hours
   2. A meal only on weekends
   3. Light snacks only after 9 p.m.
   4. No food, if liquor is the main product

7. Which rule applies to infusing liquor at a licensed bar?

   1. Cannabis may not be used, and batch records are kept two years
   2. Any ingredient may be used, including cannabis, if it is bought legally
   3. Infusion records need not be kept
   4. Infusions may be sold to other bars

8. A regular offers to sell a bar his homemade wine. What does AGLC policy say?

   1. It is allowed if sold at minimum prices
   2. Homemade liquor is not allowed in licensed premises
   3. It is allowed if it is labelled clearly
   4. It is allowed for staff to drink after hours

9. A patron on a licensed patio wants to walk to the sidewalk with an open beer. What applies?

   1. They may during daytime hours only
   2. They may, as long as they stay within sight of a server on the patio at all times
   3. They may if the beer is in a plastic cup
   4. Patrons may not leave the patio with liquor unless it is commercially sealed

10. A diner wants to take home the rest of the wine bought with dinner. What applies?

    1. It may leave only if the diner pays a fee
    2. Liquor bought on the premises can never leave, even as a resealed bottle
    3. The diner may carry the open bottle out
    4. Staff may reseal the partly consumed bottle so it can leave

11. A restaurant has AGLC approval for patrons to bring their own wine. Which condition applies?

    1. Patrons open and pour it themselves at the table, like at home
    2. No corkage fees may be charged at all
    3. Any homemade wine may be brought in
    4. The patron hands it to staff, who open and serve it

12. How must a Minors Allowed patio be separated from an adjoining Minors Prohibited patio?

    1. A row of tables with a server in between
    2. A painted line on the ground between them
    3. A barrier at least three feet high, with Staff Only and No Minors signs
    4. A rope at waist height between them, with no signs needed if staff watch it

13. A party group asks the bartender to pour a shot directly into a guest's mouth. What applies?

    1. Staff are prohibited from doing it
    2. It is allowed if the guest is seated
    3. It is allowed with a measuring device
    4. It is allowed for birthday groups

14. Which rule applies to liquor on an Alberta golf course?

    1. Beverage carts may sell liquor only
    2. Golfers may bring their own cooler of beer if they tip the cart staff
    3. Patrons may not bring their own; cart staff must be 18 or older
    4. Any golfer may drive the beverage cart

15. A Class A restaurant sells a margarita to go. How must it be packaged?

    1. In a bottle designed to look like a retail tequila bottle, for a premium feel
    2. In any container the customer brings in
    3. In an open cup with a lid and straw
    4. Sealed, tamper-evident and labelled with the liquor brand and volume

16. A bar makes a batch of sangria. What must the batch container's label show?

    1. The bartender's name and the price of each glass on the menu
    2. When it was made, the amount of liquor and the ingredients
    3. Only the name of the drink on the menu
    4. The supplier's address and the GST number

17. May a bartender add water to vodka to make the bottle last longer?

    1. Yes, for mixed drinks but not shots
    2. Yes, if the drink price is lowered to reflect the weaker pour
    3. No, not without the customer's knowledge and consent
    4. Yes, during the last hour of service