Pickle Fest with Water Street workers
Employees of Water Street share their thoughts on ‘Pickle Fest,’ a day of binge-drinking and chaos, according to multiple bartenders
Photo by Sam Johnson
Jack Kriegl, Pickle bartender (left), said Pickle Fest was “Pickle-tastic.” Dan Hendrickson, Pickle bartender (right), said Pickle Fest was “profitable and exhausting.”

Sam Johnson is a fourth-year creative writing and journalism student. When he's not writing or working, he's binge-watching shows, spending money at Dooley's and trying to fix his sleep schedule.