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Serving It Right: Drink sizes, prices and promotions

Maximum serving sizes, two-drink limit, bottle service, minimum drink prices, happy hours, free drinks, all-inclusive packages and banned sales practices.

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What is the minimum price for spirits or liqueurs, before tax?

Study reference: B.C. liquor law and LCRB guidance (Oct 2026), Ch. 9 Drink sizes, prices and promotions — Liquor Primary Handbook, Serving liquor, Drink prices and Dispensing liquor

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  1. What is the minimum price for spirits or liqueurs, before tax?

    1. $1 per ounce
    2. $5 per ounce
    3. $2 per drink
    4. $3 per ounce

  2. May a bar hold a happy hour with lower drink prices?

    1. Yes, if prices stay above the minimums
    2. Only on weekends after 9 p.m.
    3. No, prices must be the same all day
    4. Yes, with no limit on how low prices go

  3. What is the largest single serving of wine a patron may be served by the glass?

    1. 6 oz (170 mL)
    2. 16 oz (454 mL)
    3. 10 oz (284 mL)
    4. A full 750 mL bottle

  4. A restaurant offers a champagne brunch package. What rule applies to the liquor in it?

    1. A specified, limited amount, itemized on the bill
    2. Liquor must be free and not shown on the bill
    3. Unlimited refills for the price of the package
    4. Any amount, as long as food is included too

  5. Under the bottle service rules, when may a whole bottle of spirits not be sold?

    1. In the last hour of liquor service
    2. Before 9 p.m. on weekdays
    3. To a table of more than six people
    4. On a public holiday

  6. What is the minimum price for a 5 oz glass of wine, before tax?

    1. $3
    2. $5
    3. $1.50
    4. $7.50

  7. Which promotion is not allowed in a B.C. licensed establishment?

    1. A loyalty points card
    2. A team-night discount
    3. A lower price at lunch
    4. Two-for-one drinks

  8. A lone patron orders a 60 oz pitcher of beer just for himself. May you serve it?

    1. Yes, if he is a regular customer
    2. No, pitchers are for two or more patrons
    3. Yes, if he promises to drink slowly
    4. Yes, if he also orders food

  9. How many standard-sized bottles of beer may one patron be served at one time?

    1. Four
    2. Two
    3. One
    4. Three

  10. May a bar give a regular customer a free drink?

    1. Yes, as many as the customer wants on his or her birthday
    2. Yes, free drinks every night for anyone booking a VIP table
    3. Occasionally one, but not several or as an ongoing practice
    4. Never; every single drink must always be paid for in full

  11. What is the most distilled liquor (spirits) a server may give one patron at one time?

    1. 6 oz (170 mL)
    2. 3 oz (85 mL)
    3. 5 oz (142 mL)
    4. 1 oz (28 mL)

  12. A patron at the bar orders three beers, saying they are for his table. What limit applies?

    1. Three drinks, as long as he pays for all of them right now
    2. Four drinks, since the table he is sitting at seats four
    3. Any amount, as long as he says it is for his whole table
    4. No more than two standard drinks to one patron at once

  13. When must an automated liquor dispensing system be shut off?

    1. Only when a manager leaves the building
    2. At midnight on every night of the week
    3. One hour after liquor service ends
    4. 30 minutes before liquor service ends

  14. Which practice is not allowed?

    1. Offering water with every drink
    2. Pre-mixing cocktails from original bottles
    3. Circulating trays of shooters nobody ordered
    4. Serving food during liquor service

  15. What is the largest single serving of draught beer a patron may be served?

    1. 24 oz (682 mL)
    2. 20 oz (568 mL)
    3. 32 oz (909 mL)
    4. 60 oz (1.7 L)

Drink sizes, prices and promotions: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Drink sizes

  • Encourage moderate consumption; do not serve more than the maximum single serving.
  • Spirits: no more than 3 fl oz (85 mL) per person at a time; shared pitchers must keep to 3 oz per person.
  • Draught beer or cider: single servings up to 24 oz (682 mL); pitchers up to 60 oz (1.7 L) only if shared by two or more people.
  • Bottled beer: up to two standard bottles or one large bottle (up to 24 oz) per patron at a time.
  • Wine: up to 10 oz (284 mL) per serving; a standard 750 mL bottle only for at least two patrons with food.
  • Two different drinks may be served at once if the total is no more than two standard drinks (e.g. a 12 oz sleeve of beer and a 5 oz glass of wine); not more even if the patron says the order is for the table.

Bottle service

  • Pour no more than the maximum serving per patron at a time; keep control of the bottle so patrons do not serve themselves.
  • No whole bottle of spirits may be sold in the last hour of liquor service.

Drink prices

  • Prices may vary during the day (happy hours) but never below minimum prices.
  • Minimum prices (before tax): spirits and liqueurs $3 per oz; wine $0.60 per oz (e.g. $3 for 5 oz); packaged beer, cider and coolers $0.25 per oz (e.g. $3 for 12 oz); draught under 50 oz $0.25 per oz; draught servings of 50 oz or more $0.20 per oz.
  • An occasional free drink is allowed, but not multiple free drinks, ongoing free drinks, or free drinks tied to VIP reservations.
  • All-inclusive packages must state a limited amount of liquor, itemized on the bill.
  • Not allowed: unlimited liquor for one price, two-for-one drinks, any sales strategy likely to encourage overconsumption.
  • Loyalty programs must not reduce liquor below the minimum price.

Dispensing

  • Do not circulate trays of drinks that were not ordered, allow self-service, or pour drinks into customers' mouths.
  • Do not refill original containers bought from the Liquor Distribution Branch.
  • Automated dispensers must be visible to staff, shut off 30 minutes before the end of liquor service, take no direct payment from patrons, and limit each patron to the maximum serving.

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