Responsible Beverage Services (RBS)

What Is Responsible Beverage Services (RBS)?

Responsible Beverage Services (RBS) is a comprehensive alcohol awareness training program created by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverages Control. The purpose of this program is to educate those who serve alcoholic beverages on the dangers of serving alcohol to minors and over-serving patrons in order to reduce alcohol-related harm within local communities. It's a mandatory training for anyone who serves and sells alcohol in California, including bartenders, servers, store clerks, bar owners, waitstaff and managers. 


The RBS course covers numerous topics such as the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol; current local laws regarding serving alcoholic beverages; methods of distinguishing fake IDs from real ones; how to deal with intoxicated patrons; and the importance of reporting any liquor law violations.

Dealing With Difficult People

Fortunately, the RBS training course along with the help of your instructor will help everyone understand how to tell if a patron is intoxicated. Additionally, Responsible Beverage Serivces teaches the proper way to deal with an intoxicated customer. Importantly, how to de-escalate the situation rather than escalate the situation. Many people are great people. However, give some people a couple of drinks and the show is on! Certainly, all graduates must learn how to deal with intoxicated and obnoxious customers in their alcohol awareness training. Bartending is a fun job but there are times when you must cut off service to a customer. To clarify, Long Beach Bartending School would merely like you to be safe. Escalating a situation is very easy to do and it is very counterproductive. Therefore, it is imperative our graduates have the knowledge to do the right job.

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Responsible Beverage Services Training is now required in California

As of July 2022, Responsible Beverage Training (RBS) will be required in California to replace Servsafe, TIPS, LEADs and all other Alcohol Awareness training. During the RBS course, you'll acquire knowledge on the regulations and statutes pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.


Want to know how to calculate people's body types, what they're drinking and their intoxication levels? Curious about the identification cards accepted in your state and ways you can spot a fake ID? You’ll get all that information here as well as essential tips on cutting people off responsibly and filing incident reports.

At Long Beach Bartending School, our mission is to provide quality education and training in the responsible serving of alcoholic beverages. We understand the importance of being knowledgeable and compliant with local laws when it comes to working with alcohol.

Why Choose Us?

FIND OUT WHY WE’RE THE LEADING LOS ANGELES BARTENDING SCHOOL

One on One Bartending Training

We give all our students personalized one on one bartender training to ensure every student gets quality time with our experienced instructors.

Train in a Professional Bar Setting

All our classes are taught in our state of the art, fully stocked bar that offers the same equipment that you’d see in an actual bar or restaurant.

Flexible Class Schedules

We offer the most flexible class schedule of any Bartending School in Southern California to ensure we can accommodate our students busy schedules.

Graduate in as little as 10 days

We offer programs that allow determined and motivated students to graduate in as little as 10 days depending on their attendance. Contact us to learn more today.

Bartending Jobs Guaranteed

We are one of the only bartending schools in Southern California to guarantee our students get a job offer the day they graduate.

Years of Industry Experience

Our team of passionate instructors provides has years of experience and has successfully trained thousands of students to launch their bartending careers.

Our Location

Long Beach Bartending School is located conveniently in Lakewood, California offering dedicated hands on training to students throughout Southern California.

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