Vegetarian Beers

[Ian Stone]

I was under the impression that there were few real vegetarian beers - Marble Brewery being one.

Yet today I had a bottle of Deuchars IPA and it said in big letters and a picture on the back that it was a vegetarian beer.

Does that mean no finings were used? Yet it was a crystal clear beer? Not like Marble beers - always cloudy - at all.

Can anyone clear up this strange occurance for me please.

Ta very much.

Ian

[John Miles]

The only thing i can see is that they are not using issinglass to clear the beer, but as far as I know, this is too expensive a process.

They coould be filtering it, but again, expensive.

Anyone else got any ideas?

John. 

[Bone]

Eat meat, drink beer! 

[Fred]

If the beer has dropped bright, then you would be hard pressed to find any animal product in the beer. If it's cloudy, then maybe you might.

[Tom]

I see that the GBBF is getting rid if its 'unusuale' bar this year due to there not being many vegetarian beers around. Shame, veggy beers are a good thing.

Tom

[Saffy]

Most beers drop bright and leave no fish residue. I dont recommend drinking the last pint in the barrel though. The vegetarian society suggests that you will be alright with filtered beers as well. So good news there. 

Saffy
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Saff by name, not by nature!!!