Drink Up You Old Coot
Wherever we fish and there’s aquatic vegetation – from Okeechobee to the California Delta – there tend to be coots. They’re awkward, annoying birds, and as Elite Series pro Bill Lowen found out, they can also be a hazard to your health, in which case you might be driven to drink. If and when that happens, there are a bunch of coot-themed beers ready to go.
They start with Coot Cerveza, an entire brand built around the breed:
Here are a few others if you’re inclined to wet your beak after a day on the water, or for any other reason:
Cackling Coot
Old Coot
Coot Porter
Cranky Old Coot
Olde Coot Stout
In Edisto Beach, South Carolina, there’s a Coot’s Bar and Grill.
If you go there, perhaps wear one of these items from Red River Leather’s Old Coot Outfiitters:
