By Manali Karmarkar; photos by Melissa Horwath
For the past five years in San Francisco, the service industry has hosted a shindig to unite all bar workers, including barbacks, DJs, servers, bouncers, dancers, etc., for a mid-winter ball. This year’s event took place at the Rickshaw Stop and was hosted by Broke Ass Stuart and Anchor Brewing Company. Here are some pictures from the event, featuring some of the people who make San Francisco’s nightlife so fantastic.
Hanging at the bar, waiting for the festivities to kick off
Broke-Ass Stuart bonding with a bartender from Foreign Cinema
The crowd waiting for free Anchor Steam on tap
Bartenders from Gestalt and the Exploratorium enjoying the scene
The night is young, and the drinks are flowing
A bartender from Aunt Charlie’s, one of the oldest drag joints in town, and a friend
A Rickshaw Stop bartender holding down the fort during the event
The judges panel downing a round of Irish Car Bombs
After the Irish Car Bombs
Broke-Ass Stuart and his girlfriend dancing the night away
Some of San Francisco’s hippest and hottest bar workers
DJ Brown Amy spinning some throwback beats
The gracious, mustachioed emcee of the event and his friends
Some of the lovely styles of Anchor Steam served at the event
Closing out the tab after a busy night
