Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Laws
and Procedures Questions And Answers
Nontaxpaid Alcoholic Beverage - - correct answer ✅Taxes not paid on
alcohol.
Alcoholic Beverages - - correct answer ✅Any beverage 0.5% or greater
ABV. Includes malts, wines, spirits and mixed drinks.
Malt Beverage - - correct answer ✅Brewed/fermented beverages with
0.5% to 15% ABV. If over 6%, must have label showing alcohol content.
Unfortified Wine - - correct answer ✅16% or less ABV wine. Made by
fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or addition of
sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
Fortified Wine - - correct answer ✅Wine between 16% and 24% ABV.
Made by fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or
addition of sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
Good Acronym for the different types of drinks. - - correct answer
✅"AMUFS"
Alcoholic beverages: 0.5%+
Malts: 0.5%-15%, 6%+ requires label
Unfortified wine: Up to 16%
, Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Laws
and Procedures Questions And Answers
Fortified Wine: 16%-24%
Spirituous liquour i.e. "Spirits": spirits/ghosts are very mysterious;
therefore, there is no given percentage of alcohol.
Mixed Beverage - - correct answer ✅(1) A drink composed in whole or
in part of spirituous liquor and served in a quantity less than the
quantity contained in a closed package. (2) A premixed cocktail served
from a closed package containing only one serving.
[Think of how mixed drinks are actually made. It's a mixture of different
alcohols/flavors from larger containers of alcohol, such as vodka or rum.
Or, they also sell frozen mixed drinks in Walmart that is premixed in a
factory.]
Premises - - correct answer ✅All areas, whether inside or outside the
licensed premises, where the permittee has control of the property
through a lease, deed, or other legal process.
Sale - - correct answer ✅Any transfer, trade, exchange, or barter, in any
manner or by any means, for consideration. Consideration is something
of value received by a person who sells, from a person to whom a sale is
made.
and Procedures Questions And Answers
Nontaxpaid Alcoholic Beverage - - correct answer ✅Taxes not paid on
alcohol.
Alcoholic Beverages - - correct answer ✅Any beverage 0.5% or greater
ABV. Includes malts, wines, spirits and mixed drinks.
Malt Beverage - - correct answer ✅Brewed/fermented beverages with
0.5% to 15% ABV. If over 6%, must have label showing alcohol content.
Unfortified Wine - - correct answer ✅16% or less ABV wine. Made by
fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or addition of
sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
Fortified Wine - - correct answer ✅Wine between 16% and 24% ABV.
Made by fermentation of pure grapes, fruits, berries, rice or honey; or
addition of sugar; or addition of pure brandy from same original source.
Good Acronym for the different types of drinks. - - correct answer
✅"AMUFS"
Alcoholic beverages: 0.5%+
Malts: 0.5%-15%, 6%+ requires label
Unfortified wine: Up to 16%
, Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Laws
and Procedures Questions And Answers
Fortified Wine: 16%-24%
Spirituous liquour i.e. "Spirits": spirits/ghosts are very mysterious;
therefore, there is no given percentage of alcohol.
Mixed Beverage - - correct answer ✅(1) A drink composed in whole or
in part of spirituous liquor and served in a quantity less than the
quantity contained in a closed package. (2) A premixed cocktail served
from a closed package containing only one serving.
[Think of how mixed drinks are actually made. It's a mixture of different
alcohols/flavors from larger containers of alcohol, such as vodka or rum.
Or, they also sell frozen mixed drinks in Walmart that is premixed in a
factory.]
Premises - - correct answer ✅All areas, whether inside or outside the
licensed premises, where the permittee has control of the property
through a lease, deed, or other legal process.
Sale - - correct answer ✅Any transfer, trade, exchange, or barter, in any
manner or by any means, for consideration. Consideration is something
of value received by a person who sells, from a person to whom a sale is
made.
