The owner of Bel Air?s popular Ropewalk Tavern pleaded his case before the Harford County Liquor Control Board Wednesday, responding to charges that the bar?s policies contributed to a pair of brawls in December.
The Liquor Control Board ruled that the bar “overserved” intoxicated patrons on Dec. 22 and 28, when fights broke out inside and outside the Main Street establishment, requiring town police and Maryland state troopers to disperse the brawlers. The board will decide on a penalty within two weeks, said Chairman Donald Hess. That could range from a letter of reprimand to revocation of the bar?s liquor license.
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