Rules of thumb about alcohol tolerance
It is almost a certainty that if you are serving alcohol or plan to, you have taken, or will take a short course on responsible service of alcohol. Every state has regulations for wait staff servers to take such a course.
In that course, you learned many things about the effects of alcohol, so we will not repeat everything here.
However, some key points to remember are:
when drinking the same amount of alcohol:
• Women are more affected than men
• A small, low body weight person is more affected than a big person
• A person who has drinks on an empty stomach or is dieting is more affected than a person who has eaten a big meal
And because the body builds up a tolerance to alcohol:
• A person who drinks rarely will appear more affected than a person who drinks regularly