Sometimes, you’ve got to go with a drink for its name. This was one of those times.
As soon as I saw the Skipper and a Little Buddy on Picnic’s menu, my order was decided. A Budweiser tallboy is accompanied by a well shot – siding with most of the new barbecue joint’s clientele, mine came with whiskey. This was co-owner Wyatt Dickson’s move.
“Wyatt was intent on having Budweiser tallboys, because he’s a Budweiser man,” says chef Ben Adams. “Then he stumbled upon this when he was visiting a friend – except it was a 12-ounce can,” and insisted on using tallboys and calling it Skipper and a Little Buddy. “It fits in exactly – we sell mostly beer here, and whiskey is next.”
The workaround to the ABC rule of one drink per customer at a time, you’re meant to take the shot and then wash it down with Bud. You’re left with plenty of beer for your ’cue.
More of a cocktail enthusiast? Try Picnic’s Strawberry Ice Pick. Vodka, lemon juice, strawberry puree and sweet tea are shaken, strained into a retro sugar pourer and garnished with mint fresh from Blue Sky Farms. “We want something that’s simple and accessible – you don’t want to have a barbecue sandwich with a hoity-toity cocktail,” Ben says. “The sweet tea fits right in with the strawberry and lemon, and it goes down really easy. It’s a nice patio-sipping drink; you don’t have to overthink it.”
