My mom used to only drink Bud Light. However, after a brief education from the family she’s branched out into other beers with a lot more flavor. The side effect of this? She recently got a new puppy and decided to name her Guinness, because she’s black and brown, much like that famous Irish brew. She had originally wanted to name the dog Stella, but the coloring was just all off.
Here’s a picture of my boyfriend Mike holding Guinness – in this picture she’s only 4 months old, and has a lot of growing left to do. She’s going to be BIG.
This isn’t uncommon, as there are a lot of brews that feature dogs as mascots, labels or names. Like Smuttynose’s Old Brown Dog, BluePaw Blueberry, Flying Dog, etc. So why shouldn’t the reverse be true?So on my way home from Long Island I decided to think up other good beer-based names to name a dog. Suggestions are welcome!
-Guinness
-Stella
-Chimnay
-Rogue
-Hops
-Beamish
-Lambic
-Sam (for Sam Adams)
-Pennichuck
-Harpoon
-Weiss
-Bock
-Hoptimus Prime
Naming your dog after your favorite beer is in my opinion cute and creative, especially if the name is of your favorite craft beer or brewer. I’ve met a few people in my lifetime who’ve named their dog after their favorite brew and I think it’s neat. Dogs come in various colors of brown, so its fitting that they’d go well with beer names.
For now, we’re welcoming Guiness into the family and trying to keep her out of trouble, a huge task indeed!
August 26, 2008 at 3:06 am
Our brewdog’s name is Sierra…
August 26, 2008 at 6:54 pm
My wife and I used to have a dog named Abita.
August 28, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Fishhead.
September 7, 2008 at 6:04 am
I’d say Surly would be good. Top dog names tend to end in the “e” sound it seems, speaking as someone who has dogs named Ani and Vivi.
April 15, 2009 at 6:37 pm
My beer-dog is named Killian. She’s a Weimaraner. Her registered name is actually Killian’s American Gray (a play on Killian’s Irish Red). I am currently researching names for my new puppy. Thanks for the list!
May 19, 2009 at 5:12 am
Since I was a child, my dogs have been named after some sort of alcoholic beverage. Our two beagle muts were named Martini and Rossi (the folks were drinking martinis when we "adopted" these two wayward souls)
When I was in college, my roomate was given a puppy from his parents following the demise of his lab. This flat coated retriever mix was, by far the best dog I have ever had. Well, during a drunken binge around the Weber campfire we decided to name the dog "Oly" after Olympia beer here in Washington. Hence, the naming convention stuck.
My next pooch, a pure Flat coat, was subsequently named "Roggen" after Thomas Kemper's Roggen Rye. The name fit as he was a staunch supporter of Dog Rights and hated the Man coming down on him – that is unless a tennis, base, wiffle, or any kind of ball, or treat or neck scratch, or whatever came his way. Just a great elegant dog.
Now, this gets me to Killian (breed is a mix of Irish Setter and Newfoundland), my current dog. A happy soul, will drink a beer with you, and is just as happy sitting around and BSing with his kisses and nuzzles.
Goes to show you a dog resembles their name. So take care and pick the right beer!
We are currently looking at getting another pooch and I am proud to say that I will take my two boys (10 & 6) along with my wife and I to peruse the beer isle for the next perfect name.
July 25, 2009 at 1:41 am
I had Hops & Barley – greatest pair of dogs EVER!!!
August 21, 2009 at 11:45 pm
In our family we have or have had:
- Porter
- Stella
- Guiness
- Foster
- Bristol (Brewery)
- Schilling (Odoul Brewery, 90 Schilling)
Looking for a new one now, so thanks for the ideas.