DC Alcohol Server case studies
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The DC Alcohol Server Education credential is the training that the District of Columbia expects people who sell, serve, or manage alcohol to complete so they can recognize and prevent problems before they happen. It is aimed at bartenders, servers, barbacks, door staff, and managers at licensed on-premises establishments, as well as anyone whose job includes checking IDs, pouring drinks, or supervising a floor. The DC Alcohol Server case studies are 5 cases and about 3,717 words.
1Four at the Door, One Line, 11:47 p.m.
You are the door person at a 180-seat tavern in Shaw on a Saturday. It is 11:47 p.m., the license allows service until 2:00 a.m., the line is forty deep, and the ABC Manager is on the floor.
821 words, about 4 min2The Regular at Table 12
You are the ABC Manager of a 60-seat bistro in Cleveland Park. Table 12 is a 52-year-old man who has been a regular for six years and is a personal friend of the owner.
758 words, about 4 min3Last Call at 1:52
You are the ABC Manager of a nightclub whose on-premises license permits sales until 2:00 a.m. On a Friday night: 1:40 a.m.
699 words, about 3 min4The Decoy on a Thursday
on a Thursday at a 120-seat sports bar. Three people come in: a 19-year-old working as a minor decoy for ABCA with a realistic-looking fake ID, plus two 22-year-old decoys.
715 words, about 4 min5The Handoff
You are the ABC Manager of a 90-seat restaurant with a patio that faces the public sidewalk. On Saturday at 10:15 p.m., a 24-year-old man, T, buys two bottles of beer at the bar, walks out to the patio, and passes one bottle through the railing to a 17-year-old standing on the sidewalk.
724 words, about 4 min