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Beer is typically made from [[barley]] [[malt]], water, [[hops]] and [[brewers yeast|yeast]] and so is often suitable for [[Veganism|vegans]] and [[Vegetarianism|vegetarians]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fwgAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&dq=vegetarian+beer ''Vegetarian Times''], p 31, Mar 1993, Drew DeSilver, Active Interest Media, Inc., {{ISSN|0164-8497}}</ref><ref>''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian'', Frankie Avalon Wolfe, Alpha Books, 2000, {{ISBN|0028639502}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=IwYnZGugXKEC&pg=PA56&dq=most+beers+are+vegetarian&ei=6-iTSa2MI43IMsHw7aQJ p 56]</ref> Some beer brewers add [[finings]] to clarify the beer when [[racking]] into a barrel. Finings can include plant-derived products, like [[Chondrus crispus|Irish moss]], or animal-derived products, like [[isinglass]] and [[gelatin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-37350233|title=The fishy ingredient in beer that bothers vegetarians|first=Liam|last=Barnes|date=15 September 2016|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>
Beer is typically made from [[barley]] [[malt]], water, [[hops]] and [[brewers yeast|yeast]] and so is often suitable for [[Veganism|vegans]] and [[Vegetarianism|vegetarians]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fwgAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&dq=vegetarian+beer ''Vegetarian Times''], p 31, Mar 1993, Drew DeSilver, Active Interest Media, Inc., {{ISSN|0164-8497}}</ref><ref>''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian'', Frankie Avalon Wolfe, Alpha Books, 2000, {{ISBN|0028639502}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=IwYnZGugXKEC&pg=PA56&dq=most+beers+are+vegetarian&ei=6-iTSa2MI43IMsHw7aQJ p 56]</ref> Some beer brewers add [[finings]] to clarify the beer when [[racking]] into a barrel. Finings can include plant-derived products, like [[Chondrus crispus|Irish moss]], or animal-derived products, like [[isinglass]] and [[gelatin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-37350233|title=The fishy ingredient in beer that bothers vegetarians|first=Liam|last=Barnes|date=15 September 2016|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref>


Most breweries do not reveal if they do or do not use animal products in the processing of their [[beer]]s; exceptions are [[Samuel Smith Brewery|Samuel Smith]], [[Anheuser-Busch]], the [[Marble Brewery (Manchester, England)|Marble Brewery]] in Manchester, the [[Black Isle Brewery]], and [[Black Sheep Brewery]], all of whom have declared they make [[vegetarian]] beer.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}
Most breweries do not reveal if they do or do not use animal products in the processing of their [[beer]]s; exceptions are [[Samuel Smith Brewery|Samuel Smith]], [[Heineken]], [[Harp Lager]], [[Anheuser-Busch]], the [[Marble Brewery (Manchester, England)|Marble Brewery]] in Manchester,> the [[Black Isle Brewery]], and [[Black Sheep Brewery]], all of whom have declared they make [[vegetarian]] and/or [[vegan]] beer.<ref name="Inc.1996">{{cite book|author=Active Interest Media, Inc.|title=Vegetarian Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQQAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78|date=December 1996|publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc.|page=78|id={{ISSN|01648497}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wattles|first1=Jackie|title=Guinness stout plans a vegan brew in 2016|url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/11/02/news/companies/guinness-stout-vegan-brewing/index.html|work=CNN Money|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=2 November 2015}}</ref><ref>Brewery, Marble (marblebrewers). "Good beer and vegans should never be kept apart. It goes without saying but all of our beers are vegan friendly.". 02 Mar 2016, 18:35 UTC. [https://twitter.com/marblebrewers/status/705099133024116736 Tweet]</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Campbell|first1=Colin|title=Beer of the Week: Scotland's vegan-friendly breweries|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/13199345.Beer_of_the_Week__Scotland_s_vegan_friendly_breweries/|work=Herald Scotland|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=29 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Walker|first1=Rachel|title=Vegging Out With A Beer|url=https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/food-drink/drinks/vegging-out-with-a-beer|website=|journal=Reader's Digest}}</ref>


==Non-vegetarian additives==
==Non-vegetarian additives==

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Samuel Smith Brewery's Imperial Stout – a vegetarian beer

Beer is typically made from barley malt, water, hops and yeast and so is often suitable for vegans and vegetarians.[1][2] Some beer brewers add finings to clarify the beer when racking into a barrel. Finings can include plant-derived products, like Irish moss, or animal-derived products, like isinglass and gelatin.[3]

Most breweries do not reveal if they do or do not use animal products in the processing of their beers; exceptions are Samuel Smith, Heineken, Harp Lager, Anheuser-Busch, the Marble Brewery in Manchester,> the Black Isle Brewery, and Black Sheep Brewery, all of whom have declared they make vegetarian and/or vegan beer.[4][5][6][7][8]

Non-vegetarian additives

Finings

The British writer Roger Protz says that beer glassware only became popular in the 19th century, and that British cask ale is traditionally served unfiltered.

Most beer is filtered without the need for animal products, and so remains vegetarian; however British cask ale producers don't filter the beer at the end of the production process.[9] When beer is left unfiltered, the yeast that fermented the wort, and turned the sugar in the barley into alcohol, remains in suspension in the liquid. The yeast that remains suspended in the beer creates a cloudy appearance, and can have a yeasty flavour.[10] Finings are used to clear the beer of yeast – there are a variety of agents used as finings, including silicon dioxide, gelatin, polyclar, and isinglass.[11]

Isinglass is the most common fining used to clear cask ale. Isinglass is produced from the swim bladders of fish, usually sturgeon, though also those in the polynemidae, sciaenidae and siluridae families;[12] as it is an animal product, cask ale cleared with isinglass is not considered vegetarian.

There are vegetarian alternatives to isinglass. Bentonite and Irish moss are the two most common.

Glycerol monostearate

A brewer may also use some form of animal product in the later stages of beer processing, such as glycerol monostearate, which is used to create a foam or head on the finished beer.[13]

Honey

Honey is added to some beers as an adjunct, for flavouring and to sweeten the beer. Though generally considered suitable for vegetarians, honey is an animal product, so is not suitable for vegans.

Lactose

Some beers, particularly milk stouts, contain lactose, a sugar derived from milk, and are thus not suitable for people who abstain from eating dairy products.

Packaged beers

Other than bottle conditioned, beers which are packaged in cans, bottles or kegs are filtered in some form, either pasteurised or cold-filtered. In general filtering doesn't require the use of finings,[14] though animal finings may be used on some batches that are too hazy to be cleared easily by the regular filtering methods.

Vegetarian breweries

Even though many beers are vegetarian, most brewers do not reveal which beers contain animal products. Those brewers who have published this information include Bartleby's Brewery,[15] Samuel Smith,[16] Anheuser-Busch,[17] MillerCoors,[18] the Marble Brewery in Manchester, UK,[19] the Black Isle Brewery,[20] Little Valley Brewery,[21] the Pitfield Brewery,[22] Black Sheep Brewery.[23] and the Epic Brewing Company,[24] Broken Compass Brewing Company. [25]

Off-limits Guinness are planning to open a new filtration plant in 2016 that will make their beer vegan-friendly.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vegetarian Times, p 31, Mar 1993, Drew DeSilver, Active Interest Media, Inc., ISSN 0164-8497
  2. ^ The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian, Frankie Avalon Wolfe, Alpha Books, 2000, ISBN 0028639502 p 56
  3. ^ Barnes, Liam (15 September 2016). "The fishy ingredient in beer that bothers vegetarians" – via www.bbc.com.
  4. ^ Active Interest Media, Inc. (December 1996). Vegetarian Times. Active Interest Media, Inc. p. 78. ISSN 01648497 Parameter error in {{issn}}: Invalid ISSN..
  5. ^ Wattles, Jackie (2 November 2015). "Guinness stout plans a vegan brew in 2016". CNN Money. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ Brewery, Marble (marblebrewers). "Good beer and vegans should never be kept apart. It goes without saying but all of our beers are vegan friendly.". 02 Mar 2016, 18:35 UTC. Tweet
  7. ^ Campbell, Colin (29 January 2015). "Beer of the Week: Scotland's vegan-friendly breweries". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ Walker, Rachel. "Vegging Out With A Beer". Reader's Digest.
  9. ^ "The Vegetarian Society - Alcohol Information Sheet". www.vegsoc.org. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  10. ^ Animal Ingredients A to Z, p 73, E.G. Smith Collective, AK Press, 2004, ISBN 1-902593-81-2
  11. ^ "Wine and Beer Finings". www.brewerylane.com. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  12. ^ scientificsocieties.org
  13. ^ "Beer and the Vegan Diet - Beer and Brewing". www.bellaonline.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  14. ^ Consumer, Ethical. "Ethical shopping guide to Beer & Lager, from Ethical Consumer".
  15. ^ "Our Ethos". Bartleby's Brewery. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  16. ^ "ss_vegansoc_letter.gif (GIF Image, 826x1121 pixels) - Scaled (60%)". www.merchantduvin.com. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  17. ^ "Vegetarian beers". www.zen159730.zen.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  18. ^ "FAQs". millercoors.com. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  19. ^ "The Vegetarian Society - Marble brewery nomination Press Release". www.vegsoc.org. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  20. ^ http://www.seedlingshowcase.com/db/company.asp?id=35
  21. ^ "About Us - Little Valley Brewery".
  22. ^ http://www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk/aboutus.htm
  23. ^ http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/News/NewsDetail.aspx?referrer=newsPage&id=139
  24. ^ Sun, Third. "Epic Brewing Company - About Epic".
  25. ^ Broken Compass Brewing Company
  26. ^ "Guinness to Go Vegan After 256 Years". Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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