More on Kölsch

Forgot to mention this in my earlier post on Kölsch, but I was told the waiters in the Kölsch beer halls (called Köbes) are actually freelancers, and that they effectively run a tab with the beer hall itself. At Päffgen, the Köbes carried around double-tiered Kölschkränze, a specially designed beer tray, to serve all of the many customers.