Don't Give Up On Vegan Beer
Vegan beer is another saving grace for those of us looking to eat and drink in line with our ethical codes. The most common added ingredients in beer are isinglass and gelatin. Both of those animal products to clarify beers. Isinglass comes from fish bladders and gelatin from bones, so they are decidedly un-vegan.
Typically, beer makers in the United States don't use animal products to produce their beer. Also, German laws for purity enforce using only water, barley, wheat, hops, and yeast, so for the most part, German (and Belgian) beers are also vegan.
Some of the best beer in the world comes from Germany and Belgium, so that's good news for beer drinkers! On the contrary, if you see something that is made in "traditional English" style or "cask-treated," they are likely to use isinglass, casein, or gelatin. Many Irish and British beers are therefore not vegan, but there are a few great beer makers that do it the non-animal way. This is my favorite list of all the
vegan beers available on the market.
If you forget your list, try to remember this: any unfiltered beers will be vegan. Most of the animal ingredients are added during the filtration process.
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