Best Brewery Merch For Your Pooch
Pacific Northwest breweries have quietly built out a whole category of dog accessories. Some of it is earnest, some of it is odd, all of it is real.
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01. Dru Bru — Dog Bowl
Gray textured nylon bowl with orange "Mountain Made, WA" wordmark — collapsible, packable, and clearly built for trail use.
Dru Bru operates out of Snoqualmie Pass, which puts them closer to trailheads than most breweries in Washington. The collapsible bowl reflects that — gray textured nylon, orange block lettering, a hang tag from Ramsey Outdoor. It folds flat and clips to a pack without much fuss. The "Mountain Made, WA" tagline reads as a location fact more than a slogan here, which is a small thing that makes it land differently than a generic branded bowl would.
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02. Dru Bru — Dog Bandana
Yellow bandana with an all-over green Dru Bru repeat print — loud enough that you won't lose your dog in the tall grass.
The all-over yellow and green repeat print is louder than most brewery dog accessories, which tend to default to black or navy. Dru Bru's color palette leans into the Pacific Northwest brewery aesthetic without being subtle about it. The bandana ties at the neck and works in any size range. At eight dollars it's one of the cheaper items in this category, and the fabric weight looks reasonable for outdoor use rather than just a photo prop.
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03. Matchless — Dog Collar
Black nylon collar with repeating "Drink Matchless Beer" patches in orange and white — straightforward hardware, readable branding.
Matchless Brewing sits in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, and the collar carries the same no-frills aesthetic as the taproom. Black nylon webbing, plastic buckle, silver D-ring — nothing unusual in the construction. What separates it is the sublimated label patches repeating along the strap, each one reading "Drink Matchless Beer" in the brewery's serif-and-oval logo. It comes in multiple sizes, which is more practical range than most brewery collars offer. The result is functional hardware that reads as a brewery regular's dog accessory rather than a gift shop novelty.
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04. Wander — Right Here Right Now Dog Toy
Plush can toy shaped after the Right Here Right Now Hazy IPA, made by PrideBites with the full label graphic intact.
Wander Brewing is based in Bellingham, and the Right Here Right Now Hazy IPA is one of their recurring releases. The PrideBites plush toy reproduces the can's multicolor geometric label — pink, teal, orange, yellow — on a squeaky fabric cylinder. The craftsmanship on these licensed plush can toys is better than expected; the label wrap is tight and the fleece edges are finished. It's a niche item that will only mean something to people who recognize the can, which is exactly the point.
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05. Fort George — CYCLE DOG - DOG TOYS
Plush bottle toy with a Fort George matryoshka-doll label panel and brown faux-fur body — Cycle Dog collab, made from recycled materials.
Fort George Brewery out of Astoria, Oregon partnered with Cycle Dog — a Portland-based company that makes dog toys from recycled plastic bottles — for this plush bottle toy. The label panel features Fort George's matryoshka-doll illustration in the brewery's characteristic woodcut style, wrapped around a brown faux-fur body. The Cycle Dog construction is more durable than standard plush and carries an actual sustainability credential rather than just an implication. It's a weird object, as most brewery dog toys are, but the label art is strong enough that it reads as something considered rather than an afterthought.
Dog accessories are now a standard part of the brewery retail shelf in the Pacific Northwest. The quality varies, but the category is here to stay — a side effect of taprooms that have always been more dog-friendly than most.