Cicerone Certified Beer Server Practice Test

When you pick up a glass off the bar, what is the very first step in the cleaning process?

1. empty glass into open drain

2. rinse in cold water, heel in, heel out

3. rinse with cold water

4. wash with sudsless soap and brush

The correct answer is: empty glass into open drain

Picking up a glass from the bar is often done to clear the table, but during a cleaning process, the first thing one must do is empty the contents of the glass into an open drain. Option B may seem like a good option, but rinsing the glass with cold water before emptying it does not guarantee the removal of any remaining debris. Option C also does not remove any debris and solely rinses the glass with cold water. Washing the glass with sudsless soap and a brush (option D) is incorrect as it is not the first step, and may not be necessary depending on the level of cleanliness of the glass. Additionally, using sudsless soap may not effectively remove any buildup or residue on the glass. Therefore, option A is the correct answer as it involves the first and most important step in the cleaning process, which is to empty the glass into an open drain.