Cocktails To-Go (and Delivery) Now Legal in California
With the state’s new rules, now the cocktails & booze can come to you
By Johnny Funcheap - posted 3/21/2020
No Comment
Thanks to Eater and the Chronicle for tipping us that to-go cocktails are now legal in the state of California… but with some important caveats.
The ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) relaxed its rules around alcohol delivery to make it much easier for restaurants to offer beer, wine and pre-mixed cocktails for pick-up and delivery.
Who’s Slinging To-Go Booze & Beer?
This list is sure to grow rapidly, but here’s some of the early birds – as of 3/21/20 at 3:06pm
- Seven Stills is serving cocktails by the individual drink or by 750ml to share (for now it’s just pickup at 100 Hooper in SF – but delivery will be coming soon).
- Kon-Tiki is delivering burgers, tiki drinks and beer to Oakland.
- Fieldwork has limited delivery of crowlers and cans to Berkeley, Corte Madera, Monterey, Sacramento, San Mateo and San Ramon (Napa is Curbside Pickup Only).
- Black Hammer beer is now only a click away, and you’ll be enjoying it in less than 35 minutes (in most of San Francisco), from noon to 8pm, 7 days a week. We’re now offering delivery of fresh 32 oz. Crowlers and 16 oz. cans of gluten-reduced Nectar of Life via Caviar, or you can pick it up in person at Willkommen, 2198 Market Street, at Sanchez..
- Elixir (3200 16th St. SF) Starting Tonight – Delivery is scheduled to launch the afternoon of 3/21. Full list will come, but initially order by emailing Elixirsfdelivery@gmail.com.
What’s New with To-Go Cocktails
- All bars and restaurants that are legally allowed to sell alcohol are now allowed to sell pre-packaged alcohol to go.
- Type 47 restaurant may sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for off-sale consumption.
- Type 41 beer and wine licensed restaurant may sell beer and wine, but not distilled spirits, for consumption off the premises.
- Cocktails may now be sold to go as long as they’re with take-out or delivery food orders. – it’s not clear if this rule applies only to restaurants, or if applies to bars, breweries and distilleries as well. The situation is still developing.
- Any to go cocktail must have secure lid or cap (with no sipping holes for straws)
- Any alcohol must be transported in the trunk (or an area not normally occupied)
- Breweries and Distilleries can over pick-up and delivery
- California limits orders to 2.25 liters per consumer per day.
- Alcohol can be picked up at drive-thru windows
- No deliveries or pick up between 2am to 6pm
