Liquor License

[bubbas_brain]

For the wedding, the venue requires us to "have someone there with a liquor license" in attendance -- my understanding is this can be a bartender, or a waitperson licensed to serve alcohol.

Anyone have or know someone who has such a license?

Comments

[redtrick]

Mine is long expired. :( I suggest hitting up friends who are cozy with the restaurants/bars in Bloomington. Dan Baucco had a license; dunno if it's current now.

[bubbas_brain]

How hard are these to get? -- they suggested we might actually have a family member apply for a license in time for the event -- it might be as much or less than paying someone.

[redtrick]

Depends on the type. Contact the BAC (Bev/Alcohol Commission) and ask what you need to acquire a server's license (that's the easiest to get). When I had mine it was like $25 or something and you paid and that was that. Lately I've heard things have changed - possibly classes? But I could be wrong. No matter; if the ninny servers at Jillian's can manage it, someone you know can do it with their eyes closed. ;)

[tanah]

i'm pretty sure there are classes you ahve to take now, but i could be wrong. i know that john vitello ('tender at second story) occasionally rents himself out. so if it turns out to be cheaper to pay someone than to have a family member/guest get the license, let me know and i'll put you in touch with him. altho he's a skanky jerk, so do you want him at your wedding? (i mean, he's not, like, covered in pus or anything...he cleans up well, he's just a jerk to the ladies...but, that prob. doesn't matter much at your wedding...)

[redtrick]

::snicker:: John Vitello was who I was trying to think of; I knew someone else would come up with his name. But oh he's not that bad! OK maybe I've just never been in a position where he could be skanky to me. Thank the gods. But tanah's right; he's definitely not covered in pus, and he is a nice guy. Might be a good possibility if the BAC wants you to jump through too many hoops. As I recall it can take awhile for license processing and that was before computers were common - so you can be sure it takes even longer now. ;)