I've been running a bar on campus and supplying alcoholic beverage service at
campus parties for about twenty years now and this question comes up quite
often.
The amount of alcohol on hand doesn't matter, the manner in which it is served
does. In terms of programing, on our campus as soon as a student group thinks
they understand the "formual" the anticipated audience for their event goes up.
"One keg per 100 people, okay we're expecting 400".
There is 15.5 gallons of beer in a single keg, or about 150 12 ounce glasses. It
doesn't matter if there are 75 people 21 or over at a party and we assume two
drinks an hour because the distribution isn't going to be even, someone could
drink nothing and someone else could have five beers. In our campus pub, we have
enough alcohol on hand for several nights, but we rely upon our bartenders to
serve it responsibly.The only safe way to serve kegs on campus or anywhere is to
make sure that the kegs aren't self serve and that servers are trained to
recognize when someone is intoxicated.
Ken Oldehoff
Vassar College
.Quoting Emily Page <emilyp@RICE.EDU>:
> Colleagues,
>
> I am curious if any of you use or are aware of a "formula" for
> calculating how many kegs are appropriate for a specific number of
> people at a party. In other words, if we know that approximately 100
> people (21 and over) are going to be attending a four hour party,
> what would be the maximum number of kegs that party should be
> allotted? I am thinking that the formula should be based on how many
> ounces are consumed per hour, per person? Does anyone know exactly
> how many ounces are in a keg?
>
> It is partly my responsibility to ensure that registered, public
> parties on our campus do not supply more alcohol than should be
> consumed by their party-goers in the time allotted. Any advice would
> be appreciated!
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> Emily Dexter Page, MS
> Director, Wellness Center
> Rice University
> P.O. Box 1892
> Houston, Texas 77251-1892
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