The Dancing Pony pickup line of the week is…
I’ve seen it time and time again. Giving a beverage a strange name will get people talking.
One of our regulars came in this weekend with a couple of his ranch hands.
Nick had requested that we start carrying a specific type of beer that’s not very well known around here, not yet anyway. Since he’s a regular I told him we’d try it and see if it caught on. If it did, I told him we’d stock it regularly.
I’ve always been able to move small amounts of pretty much any kind of alcohol but this one was going to be a challenge.
The beer itself is a brown ale that’s made in the US. If you like brown ale it’s a really good beer, it just has a strange name. Moose Drool. I told the distributor that the beer tasted great but they needed to work on their marketing. Lol.
Back to my story…
Nick and his ranch hands came in and ordered Moose Drool. They were sitting at the bar enjoying them and talking about their day when a young woman who was sitting down the bar with a friend got the bartender’s attention and said, “I’ve never seen that brand of beer before. I was wondering what it was.”
Seeing an opportunity to play matchmaker, the bartender said, “The cowboy there in the middle is the one who got us to special order it. His name is Nick. I’m sure he’d be happy to tell you more about it. ”
After thanking the bartender, she walked over to Nick. “Hi, my name is Kim. I don’t mean to disturb you but I was wondering if you could tell me what kind of beer that is? I’ve never seen it around here before.”
Looking pleasantly surprised, Nick said, “A pretty lady is never a disturbance. This is Moose Drool. It’s an American Brown Ale.”
She smiled and said, “Well, I think if you’re wanting something to drink, you’re milking the wrong end of the moose, cowboy.”
They all laughed and one of the ranch hands spewed Moose Drool out of his nose.
Nick invited her to sit with them and try one and she accepted. She actually thought it was pretty good, too, and they talked for quite some time. Nick also makes his own beer and she seemed truly interested in the process, as well as in him.
They danced several times that evening and Nick invited her out to his ranch to see his beer-making operation. Who would’ve thought that Moose Drool would bring two people together?
©Heather Rainier 2018
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This is one of my husbands favorite beers!
Thank you Heather!
Good afternoon Heather!
I’m not a beer drinker at all. But I have to say that was a good story. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.