Beer for Your Horses, Why Not Your Dog?

This year, Toby Keith and Willie Nelson sang what became a hit song called “Beer For My Horses.” One of the lines in the song is, “whiskey for my men, beer for my horses.” But what about my dogs? In America, dog owners pamper their pets, including their dogs. We now have dog carriers that look like purses, full lines of clothing for a dog, and organic dog food. Why not have beer for a dog?

In Sydney, Australia, Elise Schumacher, a pet supplies store owner, noticed that her dogs, Louis and Vuitton, love the taste of beer. So, she designed Dog Beer of “DB,” which is a non-alcoholic beer. It supposedly tastes like beef but smells like beer. DB’s slogan is “Shout your best friend a beer.”

For a period of short period of time, there was an alternative in the United States: Happy Tail Ale. It was brewed in Napa Valley, but has stopped production for unknown reasons. Maybe if Dog Beer picks up in popularity, then Happy Tail Ale will return?