Zappes

Zappes and Köbes in the Cölner Hofbräu Früh , 2013

Zappjung around 1905

The Zappes is the tap waiter in the Rhineland who pours the Kölsch or Alt from the barrel at the Köbes or in smaller pubs directly to guests.

The Köbes traditionally pays for beer with beer tokens that are placed on a wooden crate. The brewery pays the zappes an hourly wage, as they usually have no share in the tip. At the beginning of the 20th century the activity was often carried out by underage Zapp boys. The name is derived from Zappes for tap.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Documented since the 14th century. See also Volume 3, page 303 bottom left and top right, key words Zapper , Zappes and Zappjung in Adam Wrede : New Cologne Language Collection . 3 volumes with 1168 pages. Greven Verlag Cologne. 12th edition, 1999. ISBN 3-7743-0243-X