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yappy hour

IT’S YAPPY HOUR!

at Destin Brewery

written by: Christie Solomon | photography by: Sydney Bassett

helsea and Kelly Taylor of Destin Brewery love dogs, running, Mind Body Brew stretch class
Cand craft beer! Founded in 2014 in the heart of “Old Destin,” Destin Brewery has become
the craft beer home and gathering place for two- and four-legged friends, families, locals and
visitors. The brew house started with a three-part brew system, including three four-barrel
fermenters, a chiller, a hand-built walk-in cooler and wall-mounted tasting taps. The taproom
opened in June 2016 and the Taylors love sharing their pilot batches with visitors.
The Taylors’ Brew Dog, Daisy, is a Save Underdogs Rescue shepherd mix who turns four in
June. The Taylors adopted Daisy when she was a three-month-old puppy “with cankles and a rat
tail.” Fortunately, she has blossomed into a beautiful, well-mannered and intelligent pup who has
been charming brewery visitors ever since.
Save Underdogs Rescue is a 501(c)3 dedicated to saving homeless, abandoned or neglected
dogs in the community and finding them caring and responsible family homes. Since 2004, the
non-profit has re-homed over 5,000 rescue dogs.
Brew Dog Daisy inspired the Wiggly Wednesday yappy
hour at Destin Brewery’s tap room, which expanded to the
courtyard during the pandemic with the addition of tents.
Human locals and visitors can bring their well-behaved
pups for homemade spent grain treats for donations that
benefit Save Underdogs and get $1 off all pints.
Lorraine Dales, a beer connoisseur originally from
Manchester, England and co-owner of Destin Jam and
Spice Works, is the creator of the delicious – and nutritious
– dog treats. Destin Brewery supplies local cattle farmers
with approximately 3,500 pounds of spent grain, which
are a by-product of the fermentation process, each week.
Dales realized that the spent grain, which is high in protein,
would also be an excellent source of nutrition for dogs and
humans. (She makes human treats, too!)
Beginning in mid-April of this year, Dales began baking
approximately 150 individual treats on a bi-monthly basis.
The brewery keeps a running tab on the donations they
collect from canine purveyors of the spent grain treats each
month. Dales sources eco-friendly and tummy-friendly
dog treat ingredients, which include the spent grain, peanut
butter, free-range eggs and unbleached flour.

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