tapster
One behind bars
A tapster is a person who draws and serves drinks from a tap, especially beer or ale in a tavern.
The term is old-fashioned, largely replaced by bartender or barkeep: The tapster filled another round of pints.
It survives mainly in historical fiction and period settings.
Tavern drink server
- alewifeSmall herringlike fish
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- innkeeperLodging establishment operator
- pourerOne who dispenses liquid
dispenser · brewmaster · barman · barmaid · barback · draughtsman · server · drawer
Public drinking establishment
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- innLodging for wayfarers
- taphouseBar serving draught beer
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
saloon · beerhouse · hostelry · brewpub · freehouse · local · watering hole · boozer
Liquid flow controller
- caskWooden storage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- kegSmall beverage barrel
- tankardHandled drinking vessel, often lidded
flagon · pitcher · firkin · hogshead · puncheon · bung · faucet · growler
barkeep
Tavern drink server
pourer · dispenser · brewmaster · barman · barmaid · barback · draughtsman · server · drawer · tapman
tavern
Public drinking establishment
pub · saloon · beerhouse · hostelry · brewpub · freehouse · local · watering hole · boozer · dramshop
spigot
Liquid flow controller
tankard · flagon · pitcher · firkin · hogshead · puncheon · bung · faucet · growler · jug
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
porter · lager · beer · draught · small beer · perry · barleywine · bitters · mild · real ale
pouring
Flowing in volume
- dispensingGiving out portions
- drawingMarks forming a picture
- measuringDetermining size or amount
serving · spigot · bunghole · stillage · ullage · fining · conditioning
- tavernstavern keeper, taverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns
- bar staffbartender, barkeep, barkeeper, barmaid, barman
- Drinking historyale, mead, tavern, alehouse, tankard
- drink tradeliquor store, wine shop, bottle shop, bar manager, bartender
- hotel staffbellhop, concierge, housekeeper, front desk clerk, receptionist
tapstertemperance advocate
One promoting abstinence from alcohol
prohibitionist · teetotaler · abstainer · dry