ANACONDA — It’s customary to obtain some type of salutation once you enter a place of business, however at a brewery in Anaconda you’re not going to get a hi there from the primary greeter—and also you would possibly even get ignored. But the those that come right here love him anyway, and that’s as a result of he’s a cat.
“He’s our Walmart greeter, that’s what I name him, however we additionally name him Mr. Manager,” says Luke Carlson, the proprietor of Smelter City Brewery.
“Taps” is also referred to as head mouser, nevertheless it doesn’t actually matter what he’s known as. His position is to be an envoy for the brewery.
“He’s fairly laid again. He will get together with little children. He’s interested by dogs, like, he likes to go up and say hello to them. It’s fairly uncommon that he’s afraid of anyone or something, which is sweet for this institution,” says Carlson.
Around late March about three years in the past, Taps the cat adopted Smelter City Brewery as his new home.
“He confirmed up beneath these faucets again right here on our terrace. So they made him a mattress as a result of it was spring and summer time was approaching so he was simply an outside cat for some time. Winter got here and we began letting him in,” says Molly Huber, a bartender on the native brewery.
Last week, brewery patrons received to have fun Taps and share tales. One lady says she helped Taps get neutered and get important vaccines after he adopted the brewery as home.
She wears a sweatshirt bearing his identify as she orders a beer.
“I really like all cats, sure, and particularly Taps,” says Phyllis Hargrave.
But what about Luke Carlson, is he a cat person?
“I’m not. But I like him and that’s what I get from lots of people. They say, ‘I’m not a cat person, however I actually like Taps,'” says Carlson.
