When refusing service, offering a customer coffee:
Explanation
Coffee does nothing to lower BAC — only time eliminates alcohol. But offering coffee, water, food, or non-alcoholic alternatives keeps the patron seated, gives time for arranging safe transportation, and demonstrates the establishment acted reasonably (helpful in any later liability case). California does not require coffee service before refusal, and there is no general rule that caffeine causes aggression.
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