Mikki K. Harris/kharris@ajc.com
Marshall Davis, co-owner of Steinbecks’s, drinks the first glass of beer at Leon's Full Service that he paid $2,650 to benefit a fund set up for employees of Trackside Tavern and 5th Earl Market employees.
By JOHN KESSLER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Monday, February 09, 2009
Marshall Davis took his time before choosing a pint of Terrapin India Brown Ale — the maiden pint sold at Leon’s Full Service on its first day of operation in downtown Decatur. But for $2,650, he had the right to be picky.
Standing on a chair, he took a lusty swig and announced to the crowd, “It’s wonderful to have a community like this.” The beer preceded him off the chair and was passed from mouth to mouth like a communion chalice.
Davis’ business partners, Marc and Shelby Brennan, bid on eBay for the privilege of buying the first pint for a good cause: All proceeds go to the twin funds set up for the employees of Trackside Tavern and 5th Earl Market, two adjacent Decatur businesses that were destroyed by a fire in January. The three business partners own Steinbeck’s restaurant in Decatur’s Oakhurst neighborhood; the Brennans also own the nearby Universal Joint and made the donation from both restaurants.
In addition to the pint of beer, the winners also get a specialty cocktail named for them on the drinks menu at Leon’s, a new gastropub from the Brick Store Pub owners.
Marc Brennan joined the bidding for the beer after seeing an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last Friday. “It seemed a good thing to do; Decatur’s a small community.” Bidding was fierce up until the end between the Brennans and Dr. Will Draper of Village Vets of Decatur.
“He used to be my vet, until he made me pay $2,650 for a beer!” Marc Brennan joked. Draper, somewhat less ceremoniously, got the second pint.
Many local businesses have rallied to help the employees of the two establishments since the fire. A recent soup cook-off at the Corner Pub raised over $6,000.
The Brennans are also partners in the Standard Food and Spirits — the Grant Park tavern where bartender John Henderson was shot and killed by armed intruders in early January.
“After everything that happened, this feels really good,” said Marc Brennan.
Mikki K. Harris/mkharris@ajc.com
The Terrapin Beer Co’s India Brown Ale is the beer Marshall Davis selected.
Proceeds go to workers who lost jobs after fire
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