Grier Lequire is a familiar face at Cumberland Avenue's Half Barrel.
Grier Lequire has been a familiar face around Half Barrel, 1829 Cumberland Ave., since the place opened in 2005.
"I was one of the first ones down here," he says. "At the time I was working at Sunspot," Grier adds, but having known Joe Smith, Half Barrel's owner, for several years, he worked a shift here and there. "I've worked off and on since day one," he says.
Grier likes Half Barrel in part because it appeals to a more mature demographic than other bars nearby. He says although most of their crowd consists of students, earlier in the day on weekdays there's a group of young professionals and regulars who treat the bar more like a neighborhood bar than a college hangout. "We're strict about our 21-and-up policy," Grier says, which means that the crowd isn't quite as rowdy as other venues. He adds that in the entire time he's worked there he's only seen one or two scuffles.
Grier Lequire's version of a chocolate martini is a popular cocktail at the Half Barrel.
Watch Grier make his own rendition of a Chocolate Martini in a video by Greg Wood on www.knoxville.com. A popular cocktail among Half Barrel's crowd, people come to the bar specifically to order his concoction.
© 2011, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
Want to use this article? Click here for options!
- |
Comments » 0
Be the first to post a comment!
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.