There are practical limits to the amount of alcohol that can be put in ice cream because it makes freezing more difficult LICENSING chiefs are worried about revellers getting drunk on “tipsy” ice cream and held an official meeting to decide the future of a “barlour” planned for a Brighton side street. Sussex Police objected to an application for a premises licence for the business – Mr Tipsy Ice Cream – “on the grounds of the prevention of crime and disorder and public nuisance”. A Green councillor wondered whether people would get drunk if they came for a couple of scoops on a night out.