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Old 03-09-2010, 10:13 PM   #1
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I made a really nice tasting wheat beer about 6 weeks ago and I was pretty happy with it. After sampling many of the beers and in a moment of human/canine bonding I poured a little bit into a bowl and gave it to my dog. He sniffed it and then walked away. Mind you, this is the same dog that will eat a whole soccer field of goose poop if I let him. So if a crap eating dog won't drink my beer, should I toss it?
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Nope. Your dog's just an IPA fan. Get working on the Pliny clone!
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probably just smelled too strong for him
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So, your beer doesn't taste like goose poop and you want to toss it?
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OK, who is smarter: you or the dog?

I have heard that hops can screw up a dog pretty badly (in decent quantities). Maybe the dog's natural defenses were saying "don't do it!".

Or....could be he's a lager dog.
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Just like most of us that took our first swig or sniff of beer, I think he just needs a little time to come around. Maybe get his taste buds a little loose with some Jack 'n Coke before introducing the beer. Afterall, that's how we all finally accepted beer, right?

*If there happens to be any PETA members on these forums, I'm totally kidding about getting the dog drunk. Well, maybe 1/2 joking. Maybe 1/4 joking.
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Dogs learn from drinking alcohol, people don't. IOTW, dogs get a hangover once, then never touch the stuff again. Your dog probably got into some beer in the past and has learned it is poison.
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Dogs learn from drinking alcohol, people don't. IOTW, dogs get a hangover once, then never touch the stuff again. Your dog probably got into some beer in the past and has learned it is poison.
You're kidding, right?
My dog will happily eat his own puke (containing the thing that just made him puke.) If that doesn't constitute "not learning" then I don't know what does.
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What kind of dog is it?
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My dog turns his noise up at my beer, but will happily slurp down a 12 year old scotch.
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