horny goat

One of the more unusual crowns I bought this year at Crownvention was from Horny Goat Brewery. A microbrewery hailing from Milwaukee, WI, these guys give a whole new meaning to...well, farm animals, I guess. And double entendres.

Ah, Milwaukee, home of Shotz beer of the legendary Laverne & Shirley show:

I love Laverne's shirts.  I wish I had one... and speaking of Shotz -- did they ever make a bottle cap of that? Gotta love the fictional beers of TV land -- Pawtucket Pat, Shotz and of course, Duff. (do you have a favorite fictional beer?)

Obviously, Milwaukee has an amazing history and tradition of brewing beer. (Milwaukee's Best? Schlitz? Miller? Pabst?)  You can't throw a bottle cap in Milwaukee without hitting a brewery.  I should mention, for the record, that there was an opportunity for me to go to Milwaukee a few years ago and I was denied. Flat. Out. Denied. in my request to accompany those headed to the great Midwestern city of beer, bratwurst, and cheese. It is truly a shame, and something that I hope to fix in the coming years.  If I am ever let loose in Milwaukee, it will be beer and cheese for me -- all day and all night -- and I guarantee  you'll have to roll me back to the airport.

But back to the task at hand:  Horny Goat, you have a pretty fun bottle cap!  It has a goat with horns! It has the name of your brewery! It has more than one meaning! You are coming SO CLOSE to a HOF entry.  But I think I need a little more color and/or background to let you in.  Keep trying, and please do send me any new bottle cap designs you might be entertaining. I would be happy to give some notes.