Drunken Fish Takes The Crown

It was no holds barred at ALIVE’s 5th Annual Iron Bartender event at Lucas Park Grille. The city’s top six bartenders (as voted by readers), Kyle Wiggins from Big Daddy’s, Tim Yazawa from The Drunken Fish, Chelsea Williams from Flannery’s Pub, Matthew Kveton from Just John, Carrie Harris from The Crack Fox and Joe Manwarren from The Stable, battled in the hopes of taking home top honors. Finalists mixed, poured and presented various cocktails using Stoli Vodka and Blue Moon Honey Moon Summer Ale for judges, then went on to compete to see who could bring in the largest bar tab. After two and a half hours, Tim Yazawa of The Drunken Fish was crowned “St. Louis’ 2011 Iron Bartender.”