Note to VIPs in Bethlehem
Bring your own water.
That is, if you plan on stopping in at the VIP Tap Room in downtown Bethlehem. Here’s the text of a legal opinion from the Pa. Liquor Control Board, following an inquiry from a representative of the bar:
ISSUE: This is in response to your e-mail dated February 5, 2009, in which you inquire as to whether or not you may charge for the service of water provided to patrons of your establishment.
OPINION: There is nothing in the Liquor Code or the Board’s Regulations prohibiting a licensed establishment from charging a fee to serve water. Therefore, it would not violate liquor laws to charge a fee for water at your licensed establishment.
It would, however, violate every tenet of common decency.