To barback you should be able to lift at least 50 lbs. You will be carrying
cases of beer and liquor, buckets of ice, and changing kegs. If the place is
busy, you will be running your ass off and the barback is sometimes expected
to bounce as well, so cocktailing is probably the best advice you have gotten.
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Franklin