Beer

[Pob]

Not sure how accurate that list is. Meantime are vegan and most of them are labelled as such.

[Risker]

Pretty sure Budvar is vegan too, and Grolsch is, in fact I just opened a can.

[bradders]

grolsh is in certain bottles not others (due to the bottle) and I believe the issue with becks was the glue on the label

[Risker]

I asked about the Grolsch bottle thing

http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=495765&postcount=351

EDIT: thinking about it, maybe it comes from the old "all rubber is made with stearic acid made from animals" idea since the crown tops do use rubber.

Either way I'm still going to drink both Becks and Grolsch :p

[bradders]

cool

[Anastazee]

I'm a whiskey and IPA kinda girl

[emendblu]

magic hat #9 is pretty much the greatest thing ever made.

[Eat Y'self Fitter]

:0 Magic hat number 9 :(

[finnjax]

Not sure how accurate that list is. Meantime are vegan and most of them are labelled as such.

And a heads up to Meantime IPA and Stout fans who can get to Sainsburys this week, they are in the 3 for £4 offer.
Love the Stout.

Are Badger beers vegan? I noticed a new organic one in Sainsburys last night too.

[Pob]

Last time I asked them, Badger said they were vegan. Was a couple of years ago, though.

[Daffodil]

Does anyone know if Tangle Foot ale is vegan please??

[Festered]

Does anybody know if white ciders, like frosty jacks and stuff, are vegan?I am asking on behalf of a friend, even I am not into stuff like that lol

[Roxy]

This list claims that it is:
http://www.gonchong.co.uk/vegbeer.html

Or you could always contact them to find out:
http://www.tanglefoot.co.uk/contact/index.asp#form

[Eat Y'self Fitter]

The best way I've found is to actually email the company. They get back to you rather quick. American breweries that is. Any european brewery i.e. French and German I've never gotten a response. Possibly that they are smaller breweries and or they hate emails in english. My girlfriend is polish so I was about to have her write an email to Okocim just to see. Its everywhere since theres a huge polish population in my area, better check one of these days it really can be a potential fall back beer. Plus its cheap.

[finnjax]

Last time I asked them, Badger said they were vegan. Was a couple of years ago, though.

BADGER BEER UPDATE.....bottles confirmed vegan!! Woo

"I can confirm that all Badger Bottled Beers are suitable for Vegans but unfortunately our Cask Ales found in pubs are not suitable due to using Finings to clear the beer.

I hope this answers your question and is you need any further info then please don't hesitate to contact me direct.

Cheers
Steve White
TECHNICAL TEAM LEADER"

We need a page with all the ok beers & ciders on (with confirmed date on maybe?) on one page!

[Daffodil]

does anyone know if guinness is vegan please?

[Risker]

We need a page with all the ok beers & ciders on (with confirmed date on maybe?) on one page!

Good idea. Get going :D


does anyone know if guinness is vegan please?

Not in the UK, no.

[Frank]

does anyone know if guinness is vegan please?

No - it isn't.

[finnjax]

does anyone know if guinness is vegan please?
As others have said its not, but if you want a (the original London stout that the irish took! !;) ) stout the 'Meantime' one is available in Sainsburys shops and other good outlets! :)

[snaffler]

For those who like Guinness / Stout drinks try entire stout you can but it online
http://www.hopback.co.uk/real-ale-online/index.php?cPath=6
Really nice I have bought some in the past

of try
Little Valley Stoodley Stout
http://www.littlevalleybrewery.co.uk/ (Entire range is VS approved)
Again online shopping is fine used them before

[hanseidavid]

I'm into beer.
Favourites at the moment:
Readily avaliable: furstenburg
Harder to find: Asashi

I'm getting into Whisky too. Definitely.

[pavotrouge]

I'm an Alt girl. Haven't seen it anywhere in Britain yet.
And of course, the infamous cider...

[Mahk]

"Finings are substances often added to beer (especially British beer
or "bitter") or wine during fermentation to help clarify out
particles and yeast, leaving the finished product clear. Finings
are not present in the finished product in any significant
quantity, their purpose is to settle out of the product, not stay
in suspension. OTOH, if a chemical analysis were to be performed,
there would probably be a few molecules of a fining agent still to
be found. Some finings are animal derived, the most common are
isinglass, made from the dried swim bladders of sturgeons, gelatin,
egg or blood albumin (in wines) and caseinates (from milk, also
used in wines). However many non-animal derived sources also exist,
the commonest ones being bentonite (clay), Irish Moss (a seaweed),
silicon dioxide and polyclar. Beer brewed according to the
Reinheitsgebot (German purity law) is not prohibited from using
finings since it was generally assumed that finings were not
present in the finished product."

Source (http://www.ivu.org/faq/drink.html)

[pat sommer]

True Mahk, but even worse -the purity law no longer exists-.
EU harmonization took care of that.

Wouldn't trust any non-organic brewer who stated that they do follow the Gebot....

[vw misfit]

any body know about bottles of corona - vegan yes or no.

just to check olde english cider (gaymers) is vegan (just asking as occasionally drink it to relive my teen years although now drink it at home not in bus stops :))