Weird Beverage

While eating an empanada at a restaurant recently, I tried this beverage that I'd seen people drinking. It's called 'Pony' and despite its label that reads 'Malta,' it's in fact made in Colombia. 'Malta' refers to its second ingredient, which is malt. I'm not sure what malt is, but unlike Magnum or King Cobra, Pony has no alcohol. And unlike some other soft drinks, it has no caffeine– just lots of sugar, carbonation, and brown coloring. I think it tastes eerily like a fortune cookie. And it made me sleepy.

I noticed this guy at another table struggling arduously to open his beverage:

Eventually he succeeded.