DENVER ( KDVR ) — If you can’t finish your drink, there’s no need to chug it before the bill comes. A temporary Colorado law allowed customers to take certain amounts of alcohol to-go. Now, that law may stay for good.
The bill dates back to the start of the pandemic. In 2020, Colorado approved Senate Bill 20-213 , which allowed licensed establishments to sell a limited amount of alcohol in to-go cups so customers could drink off-premise.
It was enacted to help businesses during the pandemic, as much of their profits came from liquor, according to Attorney Jude Ramirez.
Even though this bill was enacted when people couldn’t dine in due to COVID-19, you can still take alcohol to-go.
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“It’s good money. It really kept them afloat and it’s still good for them because the to-go orders now have liquor sales, which is a bonus. That’s their favorite thing, any liquor sales are every restaurant’s bread and butter,” said Ramirez.