bartending.. Options

[xs94st]

i want to bartend but you have to be 21 to serve the drinks rite? can i be a barback? i'm planning on going to a school in my area but i havent gone in to talk to them yet. i like mixing drinks and its pretty much what i do when i throw parties. any1 have any experience in this area n maybe have a couple of suggestions?

thanks all!

-xavier

[Sh0gunkid8721]

if u dont want to take bartending classes, then barbacking is the easiest way to get in

This post has been edited by Sh0gunkid8721: Jan 5, 2008 - 10:19 PM

[dabazied]

start working on flare...... guaranteed job if ya know some flare..... start with some plastic half filled bottles with water or just use the glass ones and duct tape the hell outta them and start tossin lol....... that'll help out in getting the edge over other competition for the better, higher paying jobs...... but yeah, start as a barback..... I've got stuff from when I went to school for it.... I can probably make copies of my book n cheat cards n send em to ya..... just pm me

[Harold_Fastwaker]

Most states you have to be 18 to serve and sometimes 21 to pour.

[808celica]

mix-ologist????

[xs94st]

thx guys. ima ask my old supervisor about it cuz she bartended for a long while..i'm gonna see if there are any places where i could apply as a barback in my area

[Punisher]

I know that in PA it's 18 to be a bartender. I know people that are under 21 and they work the bar.

[dabazied]

Most, and almost all states it is ok for you to be a "bartender" if the establishment or booth you are working is only serving beer you can be 18, if there is liquor then most of the time you have to be 21. Good idea, if you want to do this and like it(makes great money, just choose your venues well) think about getting your T.I.P.S. cert, in the next little bit it is actually going to be a requirement. Honestly, just take the tips cert course and don't take the class. Get some quality speed pourers(get the rubber ones, not the metal cool ones cause the metal ones leave too much variance and plain suck if you get busy cause you have to kinda monitor them) get a double sided measuring cup(the little bartending ones that count ounces) and practice with an empty liquor bottle that you fill up with water. Start learning what your counts should be and learn your drinks to a tee(along with the popular and semi popular variations). In bartending school it's just colored water and what I've described and then how they like you to learn their way of how your well should be organized. Get your speed up on making "drinks". Then try for a goal of 12-15(a variety of the different kinds) correctly made drinks in 5 min or less. Then build up and memorize the drinks and their measurments. Like I said, if you want some of the info for free, just lemmie know. And good luck on the barback stuff.