Brewery Rules

How ironic.

 

Is it just me or do young parents just not hire a fuckin babysitter anymore?? I can count on my hand the number of times I’ve been to a taproom and didn’t see at least one kid there.

 

Also your dog will not pay my Social Security.

 

Your first two could be prohibited by the servers law. I know in my state I cannot serve more than 1 drink at a time to a customer. A growler would be 5 by our laws. The outside alcohol in our state is prohibited by law due to the above and over serving. How can you control and keep track of service if they are drinking under the table.

 

Interesting wrinkle. Pitchers certainly are legal to serve in Minnesota, at least in bars. I believe 60 ounces is the standard pitcher size in these parts, perhaps 48, not far from the 64 oz. standard growler size. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a pitcher at a taproom, but I haven't seen any language in the Minnesota statutes that deal with taprooms prohibiting them. I know many restaurants in Minnesota will allow outside wine bottles, often but not always with a corkage fee, but presumably those establishments already have general beer and wine or full liquor licenses that differ from brewery/taproom licenses (although I'm still not certain such a license would be required, especially if no corkage fee is charged). But, yes, the details around this stuff certainly vary by state and municipality.

In Delaware, are you not allowed to serve wine by the bottle? A typical 750 ml bottle of wine contains about as much alcohol as a growler of 5% ABV beer.

 

I understand some rebelling against kids, but I’m ok there. I think places here have a time limit, like by 6 pm. If you go to a brew pub on a Sat afternoon you will have both kids and dogs there.

 

Not every parent sees their children as an inconvenience to be left in the care of someone else. Perhaps the kids have been in school, playschool, day care all day and the parents want to do things with their kids, which might include a brewery stop.

Now if the kids are misbehaving, making a nuisance, etc., it is not your place to correct the parent, but to bring it to the attention of the staff, and tell them you had a bad experience at their business due to other customers not controlling their kids.

 

Wow! I didn't realize that everyone who does not take their kids to bars views them as an inconvenience!

 

Why? If an establishment says you can bring kids then what is the issue? As long as the parents follow the rules, their kids are acting ok, etc. they are doing nothing wrong. If kids are an issue just go to places that don't allow them or go later in day when kids are not allowed etc. Not sure why parents have to pay to have their kids watched just to get a burger and beer. Also, keep in mind the brewery is probably making a lot of money off parents, if you begin to offend a large portion of your revenue stream by banning their kids then it could cause issues financially. I would bet a large amount of their customers have children so that would be a silly business move.
Cheers

 

That looks like a decent set of rules. I could easily live with them. I like dogs and kids but I expect for them to be supervised.

 

this is how you do rules. this makes me think this place is great. the op rules make me think the establishment is burdened by their customers

 

Maybe it’s out of frustration or exasperation. If I had to deal with customers who frequently showed zero consideration or courtesy to others, I’d probably reach my “NO” point.

I was at a brewery with rules that included among others, “Do not let your children throw rocks.” If that rule was necessary, what is the real problem, the attitude of the brewery or the customers’ self-centered entitlement? Where should a rule like that ever be needed, under any any circumstance? Despite that, and using friendly language so as not to upset the thin-skinned and easily indignant, kids were picking up rocks to throw.

 

Rules and laws typically exist where people have repeatedly failed to follow common sense.

 

The only thing I don't get is the "all deliveries must be accepted outside." A local taproom that allows outside food and actively encourages food trucks allows inside deliveries and it's a real boon in nasty weather.

 

Then we must have a lot of people who've repeatedly failed to follow common sense in Minnesota. I'd say rules and laws typically exist where people think they should get to enforce their preferences on other people (i.e., they tend to stem from an authoritarian mindset).

 

Historically that is true, but today, it takes only one vocal person to throw common sense under the bus and create draconian and unnecessary rules.

 

No has a no dogs in bars rule that they are seriously cracking down on. Unless registered service dogs of course. There was dogs everywhere especially in Asheville and Charlotte, and I’ve got no problem with dogs and kids in bars. There’s age and time limits in bars too for kids which make sense, kids don’t need to be out after 6 anyways.

 

My wife and I wondered about this. We assume it’s a result of delivery people coming into the taproom and having to hunt down customers who aren’t paying attention. Likely, they go to the bartender who now has to find the customer. If food customers go outside to greet the delivery, it might go smoother with less inconvenience for everyone. Then they can bring their food inside. Just my presumption.

 

Pretty good description of the political-class and assorted hangers-on here in MN.

Hence, the MN slogan: "The state where absolutely nothing is allowed."