Bowser Beer for Dogs - Beef, Chicken & Pork Variety Pack (6-Pack)
Your dog has watched you crack open a cold one after a long day and has, in its own way, judged you for not sharing. Bowser Beer fixes that moral failing with a six-pack of non-alcoholic, non-carbonated, hop-free 'beer' brewed from malt barley and broth, because nothing says 'I respect you as an equal' like handing your Labrador a glass bottle shaped exactly like yours. It comes in Beef, Chicken, and Pork, which is somehow both more and less appetizing than it sounds. Pour it over kibble, pour it into a bowl, pour one out for the homies - your dog has officially graduated from 'good boy' to 'the guy who starts drama at the company picnic.' Just don't let him drive the car afterward. He has no license and also no thumbs.
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