The craft of serving beer and listening
Thabani ‘Rodger’ Motshwa is a barman at the Stanley Beer Yard at 44 Stanley tells Margaret Harris, however, that his dream is to eventually study mechanical engineering
Thabani ‘Rodger’ Motshwa is a barman at the Stanley Beer Yard at 44 Stanley in Milpark, Johannesburg. He tells Margaret Harris, however, that his dream is to eventually study mechanical engineering What does your job involve? Serving drinks to the customers. My day involves interacting with every customer who comes to our shop. The way Stanley Beer Yard works is that our shop is centralised so you order all food and drink at the bar - it's more of a self-service bar. My typical day includes:
Putting smiles on customers' faces; Keeping up to date with the trends, knowing all about the different brands, especially all the craft beer we sell; Teaching customers about craft beer - and recommending what goes with what food; Connecting with customers; Many people don't have knowledge of craft beer so they tell me what they normally drink and I find a craft beer that I think will suit them; If you know your stuff as a barman, you can persuade the customer to experiment; and I also do...
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