Yeah it didn't make sense to me either and I'm thinking whoever called and told the bureau probably made up some things that didn't actually happen...charging for alcohol, etc...The one-time license is a good idea, I'll have to look into that in Florida :)
Cheers, Willie Sent from my iPad On Oct 20, 2010, at 7:13 AM, Scott Tillitt / BEAHIVE <[email protected]> wrote: > This doesn't make sense to me. We've had some pretty big parties, sponsored > by a winemaker, a beer company and a local wine show, and heavily promoted as > such. At the last one, along with the sponsored beer, we had a group of local > home-brewers serving their concoctions. (I actually got arrested and taken > into the copy shop during the last one, but not for serving alcohol!) > > I had asked my insurance about it and they were totally cool as long as we > weren't selling. And even in that case, it's fine as long as we would get the > appropriate permits (a one-time liquor license, which is pretty easy to get > in NY State). > > scott. > >> Willie Morris <[email protected]> Oct 19 01:57PM -0400 ^ >> >> Hey all, >> >> At our coworking space, the White Table Foundation, we do a weekly wind down >> on Friday...beer, chatting, drinking games - we have a lot of English so we >> usually play US vs. England. Anyways, we just were informed by someone that >> the Bureau of Alcohol and Firearms was going to swing by because someone >> tipped them off that we hosted a beer pong tournament. Obviously, we weren't >> selling alcohol, just a group of coworkers hanging out and drinking... >> >> Has anyone else had any problems with something like this? >> >> Cheers, >> -Willie >> -whitetablefoundation.com >> >> TelBitConsulting <[email protected]> Oct 19 11:32AM -0700 ^ >> >> Yup....when I first started and had lined up insurance, I posted on the web >> site "beer tasting" along with a hundred other fun ideas "ice cream >> socials", "book signings", High Def Movie nights", etc.. >> >> I was dumped immediately by the insurance (they did not even talk to >> me...creeps)....and I had to scramble to find a new provider. >> >> Since then....NO alcohol allowed at AltamontCowork.....or thought of or >> mentioned. There is a bar right next door...we go there. >> >> Mike > > - -- - > SCOTT TILLITT > PR yogi / community catalyst > [ [email protected] / 917.449.6356 / Twitter: @bluehwyflaneur ] > > BEAHIVE > workspace + worklife > sign up for BEAHIVE Bzzz > [ www.beahivebeacon.com / Twitter: @BEAHIVE ] > > ANTIDOTE COLLECTIVE > socially conscious communications for a better world > [ www.antidotecollective.org ] > > - -- - t h i n k / f e e l - -- - > ...an idea or product that deserves the label 'creative' arises from the > synergy of many sources and not only from the mind of a single person.” > (Mihaly Csikszentmihaly) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
