Dock Street Brewery And PAWS Collaborate On “Found Friends”, A New Beer To Save Philadelphia’s Homeless Pets

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Image courtesy of Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society and Dock Street Brewery.

Dock Street Found Friends Hazy IPA coming May 4!

Beer drinkers and animal lovers rejoice! You can soon enjoy a flavorful hazy IPA that benefits the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society. Dock Street Found Friends, their newest brew, is 6.5% ABV with 65 IBU and hopped with Idaho 7 and Motueka. For every 4-pack sold, $1 will be donated to support PAWS’ mission of making Philadelphia a no-kill city for four-legged friends like Lilith (pictured below).

PAWS rescued Lilith from the city shelter after she was brought in as a stray. Last week, this sweet and outgoing two-month-old teamed up with Dock Street’s brewers to ensure that Dock Street Found Friends would be the tastiest lifesaving beer on the market. Proceeds from Dock Street Found Friends will enable PAWS to rescue Philadelphia’s most vulnerable pets – providing medical care, foster care, and TLC while working to find them loving homes.

PAWS rescued Lilith and she helped out on brew day! Photo courtesy of PAWS.

The brewing is done, the beer is fermenting, and soon it will be hit with a heft dry hop for ultimate aromatics. Then, it will be cooled and carbonated. The beer label features pets from both the Dock Street and PAWS teams, celebrating the power of animal companionship.

Launch party: Thursday, May 4, 5-7 pm at Dock Street Brewery South

Bring your dog and be among the first to try Dock Street Found Friends on Thursday, May 4 at Dock Street Brewery South! The launch party will feature a raffle for cans of Dock Street Found Friends with Dock Street and PAWS merchandise, information on how to get involved with PAWS, and a brewery tour with Head Brewer and PAWS foster, Mark Russell. Of course, there’s always something for the pups, too: dog treats made from Dock Street Found Friends spent grain!

Image courtesy of Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society and Dock Street Brewery.

The Backstory: How Dock Street Found Friends Was Developed

Dock Street Brewery has been a proud PAWS partner since 2019, when Lauren Hanak joined PAWS’ staff and brought her husband and Dock Street’s Head Brewer, Mark Russell, into the fold. The two have fostered over 50 PAWS cats and kittens and are excited to combine their two passions: beer and ending pet homelessness.

Since then, Dock Street Brewing has supported countless PAWS initiatives, benefiting Philadelphia’s pets in need and the people who love them. “My very first cat, in college, was called Maggie, named after that Bob Dylan song ‘Maggie’s Farm,’” says Rosemarie Certo, owner, and founder of Dock Street Brewing. “In her memory, I want to say that all animals matter and deserve a loving home and great care. We’re honored to work with PAWS to bring awareness and to show how happy and complete ‘Dock Street Found Friends’ can make us!”

“PAWS’ partnership with Dock Street Brewery is a wonderful example of how communities become stronger when businesses support organizations that touch their hearts,” says Melissa Levy, executive director of PAWS. “Simply put, Dock Street’s generosity saves animals who are depending on all of us to come together. We couldn’t be more grateful for them, and the release of Dock Street Found Friends is a truly exciting and proud moment!”

About PAWS: PAWS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving Philadelphia’s homeless at at-risk pets. As the city’s largest rescue partner and provider of affordable, basic veterinary care, PAWS saves and finds loving homes for thousands of homeless animals each year, and enables thousands more families to care for and keep their cherished pets. PAWS is working to make Philadelphia a no-kill city where every savable pet is guaranteed a home. To learn more, visit their website or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

About Dock Street Brewery: Dock Street Brewing Company started in 1985 as Philadelphia’s First Craft Brewing Company, and one of the first Craft Breweries in the country, making us a true pioneer of American-made craft beer. We are independently owned, family-run, and woman-owned. To this day, countless craft beer drinkers credit Dock Street as the beer that turned them on to small-batch, artisanal beer. We’re known as much for our Award-Winning staples like our Dock Street Bohemian Pilsner or Dock Street Man Full of Trouble Porter as we are for our more experimental styles like Dock Street Barracuda. To learn more, visit their website or follow them on Facebook or Instagram.