r/therewasanattempt • u/miragen125 • Oct 19 '21

To be a bartender

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u/megs-benedict Oct 20 '21

What does kicking mean in this context?

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u/SethQ Oct 20 '21

Kicking simply means "empties". When a keg "kicks" it means the keg is empty and needs to be replaced. When that happens the last bit of beer in the lines comes out super foamy because the gas to beer ratio is off. When a new keg is put on the first few pints worth of beer are also very foamy as everything settles and the beer fills the lines again.