Carey Bringle, Owner of Peg Leg Porker in Nashville, TN

About Peg Leg Porker and Owner, Carey Bringle:

Nashville native, Pit-master Carey Bringle, has been competing in barbecue contests for more than 25 years, and he has the blue ribbons to prove it. With a deep southern background built around family values and valuing a good meal, Bringle founded Peg Leg Porker in 2013. Peg Leg Porker is named after Bringle himself and his greatest win, a cancer battle that he triumphed over at the age of 17. With his win, he lost his leg, which led him to create a new name, and only added more fire to his passion for success.

Upon opening its doors in the heart of Nashville, Peg Leg Porker was quickly named one of the hottest BBQ Joints in the country by media outlet after media outlet - including Food Network, The Travel Channel, BBC, Southern Living Magazine, Texas Monthly, GQ, Garden & Gun Magazine and many more. Peg Leg Porker is known for its juicy, smoked to perfection pork ribs, drenched with a spicy dry rub *after* being cooked, as well as Its homemade yet playful sides like Kool-Aid Pickles and Pork Rind Nachos. All things Peg leg feel and taste like home.

Peg Leg Bourbon:

In 2016, Bringle founded Peg Leg Bourbon, the world’s only Bourbon brand owned by a pit-master himself. The rich smoky notes are unmatched as created by a man who knows smoke better than most. Peg Leg Bourbon can be found across the country in New York, Tennessee and Oklahoma and tasted on-site at the Peg Leg headquarters in The Gulch in Nashville. With more than six years of various industry nominations of “The Best BBQ” in both media and by peers, the name Carey Bringle and the Peg Leg Porker brand has grown from a must- stop barbecue place in Tennessee to a way of life!

https://www.peglegporker.com/