Bar-back

A bar-back or barback (commonly known as a runner in Europe or a glassy in Australia) is a bartender's assistant. Bar-backs work in nightclubs, bars, pubs, restaurants, and catering halls, and usually receive a portion of the bartender's tips. Bar-backs are often under the tutelage of bartenders and work their way up to a bartending job.[1]

Bar-backs are there to simplify a bartender's job and are involved in the bar preparation through stocking the bar with liquor, ice, glassware, beer, garnishes, and so on; during the evening, they collect and wash dirty dishes and glassware, clean tables, change kegs, and help to pack up the bar after closing time.[1]

While the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, the minimum age to work as a bartender or bar-back varies from 18 to 21.[2]

See also

References
  1. Tunstall, Chris. "What is a Barback? The Ultimate Guide to the Bartender's Sidekick". A Bar Above. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. What is the Legal Bartending Age? Nexgen, 2006-12-05.

Further reading
  • Ville, Cooper (2013). Straight Up: A Guide to a Better Bar Experience (First ed.). LuLu Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1-300-88262-6.
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