lunch: leftover kale and chickpea dish with brown rice/wild rice mix; carrots; stayman apple; almonds

another stayman apple

dinner/drinks at eva’s birthday party: hard apple cider; fluffy pillows with hummus (a very fluffy pita that eva’s housemate invented. he is about to open a restaurant in dc); garden herb triscuits (they are delicious); vegan calzone with tomato sauce; eggplant and artichokes (thanks eva!)

–> GOOSE ISLAND BEER

Dear Stacey -

All our beers are deemed Vegan by our Brew master and our QA department.

Thanks,

Eilís

eskrick@gooseisland.com

From: stacey litner [mailto:stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:38 AM
To: Eilis Krick
Subject: Question about your beer

Hi:
I am wondering if your beers are vegan. I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. I am mostly interested in Bourbon County, but I am curious about your other types as well.  Thank you for your help.

Stacey

–>ALCHEMIC ALE

signed-by alchemicale.com

hide details Dec 3

Stacey,

Sorry for so long in replying.

And such an awesome question, with an awesome answer: Yes, they are vegan!

Neither the Yeast Hoist or Monsters contain any animal products.
They are both unfiltered.

Glad that you like the bottle!

Cheers,
Tim

> Hi:
>
> I am wondering if your beers are vegan.  I do not use any ingredients
> derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein,
> isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the
> ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help. I love
> the bottle for your Yeas Hoist.
>
> Stacey

–> CIGAR CITY BEER

Stacey,
We have made beers with honey in the past. Either and Or both have honey and 110K+OT Batch #3 had honey. But the rest of our beers are vegan-I suspect anyway-but I guess it comes down to a philosophical question. Generally we only filter Jai Alai and Maduro. The filter pads we use are coated with diatomaceous earth and here is the philosophical part of being vegan…..is there a statute of limitations?
Diatomaceous Earth is a fine silica composed of the fossilized remains of diatoms (algae). But they are technically “animal” I suppose. We do not use isinglass, gelatin, casein or any other types of clarifying agents as aroma and flavor are more important to us than clarity.
I hope this helps and please let me know what a Vegan’s opinion is on Diatomaceous Earth. My dad is a vegan, but strictly for health reasons so he doesn’t have an opinion on many of these issues. Also Bolita, Guava Grove, Impovisacion, Marshal Zhukov’s, Hunahpu and Winter Warmer are all unfiltered and so are, I can say confidently, based on the information in front of me, vegan. - Show quoted text -

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:29 AM, stacey litner <stacey.litner@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi: I am wondering if your beers are vegan. I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help. Stacey

–
Cheers,
Joey Redner
blog.cigarcitybeer.com
cigarcitybeer.com
joe@cigarcitybrewing.com

–> BEAR REPUBLIC BREWING COMPANY

The only thing that does not make the other 5 bottled products we have not vegan is the use of gelatin finings.  This includes the specialty keg releases that we have as well.  Most of the gelatin binds to the particulates and drops out of solution, but we use it so it’s not vegan.  We are currently doing trial runs with the new equipment and so far we have very positive results (and the end result is vegan).

Clay Grosskopf

Bear Republic Brewing Company

110 Sandholm Ln., Ste. 10

Cloverdale, CA  95425

707-894-2722 ext. 21

707-894-8459 fax

From: stacey litner [mailto:stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:45 AM
To: Clay Grosskopf
Subject: Re: Question about your beer

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Thank you for your response.  I am glad to hear that Big Bear Black Stout is vegan.  What ingredient(s) make the majority of your beers not vegan?  If possible, please let me know which ones are vegan so that I can drink them.

Thanks

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Clay Grosskopf <Clay@bearrepublic.com> wrote:

Hello Stacey,

Most of our bottled beers are not currently Vegan.  We do not use any filtration in our products and do not plan to do so.  We just installed some new equipment that will help us eliminate the need for gelatin finings in the near future.  Big Bear Black stout is and has always been vegan.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers,

Clay Grosskopf

Bear Republic Brewing Company

110 Sandholm Ln., Ste. 10

Cloverdale, CA  95425

707-894-2722 ext. 21

707-894-8459 fax

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From: stacey litner [stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:36 AM
To: Receptionist
Subject: Question about your beer

Dear Mr. Norgrove:
I am wondering if your beers are vegan. I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help. I am most interested in the Big Bear Black Stout, but I am curious about your other types as well.

Stacey

–>SCHNEIDER WEISSE

Hi Stacey,

you don´t have to wonder, its true.

Our Beer is only produced with water, barley malt, wheat malt, hops and yeast. It is not filtered because we do a second fermentation in the bottle, therefore the top fermenting yeast is responsible.

But I am not sure weather yeast is included of the vegetarian rules, but I think so, its not an animal or a part of it.

Greetings from Bavaria

Christian Seidl

Braumeister

Leiter Qualitätssicherung

Tel:      +49 9441 – 705 153
Fax:     +49 9441 – 705 159

Christian.Seidl@schneider-weisse.de
www.schneider-weisse.de

Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH
Emil Ott Strasse 1 – 5
93309 Kelheim

Folgen Sie uns:
www.twitter.com/schneiderweisse
www.facebook.de/schneiderweisse

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Von: stacey litner [mailto:stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Dezember 2010 17:34
An: Glogauer, Judith
Betreff: Question about your beer

Hi:
I am wondering if your beers are vegan. I am most interested in Aventinus, but am curious about your other types as well.  I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help.

Stacey

–> PICOBROUWERIJ ALVINNE

Hi Stace,   All our beers are vegan. We only use water, malt, hop and yeast. So, no filtration or other treatment.   Cheers! davy   Davy Spiessens
Picobrouwerij Alvinne
Mellestraat 138
8501 Heule
0496/359619
www.alvinne.be- Hide quoted text -

—– Original Message —– From: stacey litner To: info@alvinne.be Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 3:09 PM Subject: Question about your beer
Hi:
I am wondering if your beers are vegan. I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself.  I am most interested in finding out about the Podge Belgian Imperial Stout, but am curious about your other types as well.  Thank you for your help.

Stace

lunch: fries and peanuts from five guys (way too many); part of a chipotle garden blend burrito

dinner: salad with sungeria feta cheese (it’s really good), romaine lettuce, canned beets, kidney beans, tomato, baked balsamic vinegar mustard tofu, carrots, thai basil and regular basil from the garden, parsley, cucumber, red pepper tossed in a homemade vinaigrette sauce (fresh lemon juice, salt and olive oil)

snack: potato chips

drinks: abita restoration ale (vegan- see below), milwaukee’s best (vegan- see company responses about vegan products)

company response about vegan product:

Abita Brewing Company:

Stacy, Our beer is vegan. Our filtration process filters out 99.9% of the solids left behind from the fermentation process. We only use water, malted barley, hops and yeast. Some beers have a 5th ingredient but they are all fruit and nuts.Cheers!

Jon

Jonathan Pugliese

Abita Brewing Company

lunch: the last of my Portobellas Stuffed w/ Lemon Scented Quinoa and Arugula and frozen vegetables (carrots, green beans and corn)

snacks: more frozen vegetables and a chocolate cupcake with white frosting from hello cupcake

more snacks: samples of the sabra’s supremely spicy hummus and olive tapenade on german rye bread

dinner:  stacy’s tuscan herb pita chips  and some arugula that shelley brough home from the garden

beer: magic hat #9 (see company responses about vegan products)

another beer response:

Stone Brewing Co. (Completely Vegan!)

Matt Steirnagle to me
Stacey,
 
Yes, our beers are vegan. We use Irish moss, not isinglass, and have never used milk, gelatin, or honey in any of our beers. We filter through charcoal and synthetic diatomaceous earth, so we’re not even grinding the bones of long dead sea creatures to make our  liquid bread.
 
Cheers!

____________________________________

From: stacey [mailto:stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 7:26 AM
To: Gift Shop
Subject: Inquiry From stonecompanystore.com
 
Full Name : stacey
Company Name : 
E-mail Address : stacey.litner@gmail.com
Query : Hi:

I am wondering if your beers are vegan. I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help.

Stacey
 

Lunch: a lot of cashews, an apple and frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, green beans)

pre-dinner snack: turtle mountain’s purely decadent cookie avalanche ice cream

Dinner with Eva, Shelley and Nate: mushroom risotto with arugula and saffron. arugula salad with pan roasted radishes, strawberries tossed with homemade lemon vinaigrette

dessert: kettle salt and pepper chips

drink: magic hat #9 (see company responses about vegan products)

another beer response:

Brooklyn Brewery (vegan except for the brewmaster’s reserve- brooklyn buzz bomb!)

Hello Stacey,

Thank you for contacting the Brooklyn Brewery.

All of our 12 ounce bottles are vegan friendly, and do not use any of the ingredients you have mentioned. Although our website states that our cask conditioned beers use isinglass, this is no longer true. Only our new Brewmaster’s Reserve, the Brooklyn Buzz Bomb, uses honey and is not vegan.

None of our beers are 100% gluten free.

We hope this information is helpful!

Cheers,

Dan D’Ippolito

Communications Coordinator

Brooklyn Brewery

dan@brooklynbrewery.com

Twitter @BrooklynBrewery

__________________________________

From: stacey litner [mailto:stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:33 AM
To: Dan D’Ippolito
Subject: Question about your beer

Hi:

I am wondering if your beers are vegan.  I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help.

Stacey

lunch: leftover Portobellas Stuffed w/ Lemon Scented Quinoa and Arugula

snacks: the last of the non-pareils, baked lays, and a lot of cashews

dinner: happy hour at bread and brew (their menu is not up to date). I had the $5 mushroom pizza with arugula (they added the arugula for free) and arrogant bastard ale (vegan according to a woman at the bar who looked it up for me).  I sent the company an email to confirm

desert: turtle mountain’s purely decadent cookie avalanche ice cream

beer response:

Peak Organic Brewing Co. (Completely vegan!):

Hi Stacey,

Thanks for reaching out!  We really appreciate the interest.

Our beers are vegan.  The most common ingredient that brewers use to preclude them from being vegan is Isinglass, which is a fining agent.  We use a vegan alternative.

Hope that helps!

Be well,

Jon

Founder

Peak Organic Brewing Co.

www.peakbrewing.com

pre lunch snack: Trader Joe’s non-pareil and some leftover raw collard green salad

lunch: more raw collard green salad and baked lays

post lunch snack: mint tea and more Trader Joe’s non-pareils (they are almost gone)

dinner: duccini’s pizza!!!!!!! they have a happy hour special from 4-6 on fridays (Friday Happy-Hour from 4pm – 6pm Any large two-topping pizza for only 10.99). I had tomatoes and vegan cheese added to mine (my brother paid for it, so I am not sure if they charged extra for the vegan cheese).  their jumbo slices are definitely better than their regular pizza

more beer responses!:

Bell’s Brewery (mostly vegan!):

Dear Stacey:

Thank you for the note; your question is a good one. Larry Bell is traveling & has asked that I respond to you. All of our beers meet the criteria for vegetarian status. Unlike most breweries our size, we do not filter or fine any of our beers. Furthermore, with two exceptions, everything that we package for distribution to bars & stores qualifies not only as vegetarian, but as vegan. Those two exceptions are Hopslam Ale and Eccentric Ale, both of which contain honey. People often wonder about our Special Double Cream Stout, but it does not contain any cream, milk, or milk-derived sugars: the name refers solely to the creamy texture, not an actual ingredient.

Occasionally, we will make other specialty batches for our own bar that may have honey or lactose; just ask any of the bartenders at the Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo & they’ll be happy to answer questions about the specialty taps.

I hope this addresses your concern. Please feel free to contact me again if you have any further questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Gary S. Nicholas

Quality Assurance & Control

Bell’s Brewery, Inc.

8938 Krum Avenue

Galesburg, MI 49053

E-mail: gnich@bellsbeer.com

________________________________________

From: stacey litner [stacey.litner@gmail.com]

Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:55 PM

To: Larry Bell

Subject: Is your beer vegan?  :From Bell’sbeer.com :President

Name : stacey litner

Email : stacey.litner@gmail.com

Regard : Is your beer vegan?

Hi:

I am wondering if your beers are vegan.  I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help.

Stacey

___________________________________________________________________________________

Stoudt’s Brewing Company (mostly vegan):

Stacey,

We only have one beer that would not be considered vegan. That beer is our Maibock, and we use honey during the brewing process. Other than that none of our beers use or have any animal products in them. We do not use finings or isinglass as clarifying agents, and we are filtering using filter sheets made from diatomaceous earth and paper. Hope this helps.

P.S. Our Pils makes some mean baja tacos. (from veganomicon cookbook)

Brett J Kintzer

Stoudt’s Brewing Company

Head Brewer/Production Mgr.

Email: brett@stoudtsbeer.com

Web: www.stoudts.com

Think Globally Drink Locally!!!

Support your Local Brewery!!!

From: stacey litner [mailto:stacey.litner@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:39 PM
To: Brett Kintzer
Subject: Question about your beer

Hi:

I am wondering if your beers are vegan.  I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help.

Stacey

____________________________________________________________________________________

Williamsburg AleWerks (mostly vegan):

Hey Stacey,
You are correct in that the Pumpkin Ale, Coffeehouse Stout, and Cafe’ Royale are not vegan. They contain lactose (milk sugar). We never use Isinglass or any other animal derived products in our beers aside from the previously mentioned. Hope that helps.

Geoff

Hi Geoff:

I am wondering which of your beers are vegan.  I do not use any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey, casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in the ingredients that go into the beer itself.  I was on the Tuesday tour and had a chance to ask you quickly about which beers are vegan.  I wanted to follow up with you to make sure I remember correctly.  I have a blog with a few friends where we write down everything we consume and I want to make sure I post accurate information. I believe you said that the pumpkin ale, coffeehouse stout and the coffee royale are not vegan, but everything else is.  If possible, can you let me know what makes them not vegan? Also, are all of your other beers vegan including the reserves and the brewmaster’s selections.

Thanks again for your help.  I loved all of the beers I got to taste at the store (the Tavern Ale and Washington’s Porter are my favorite) and I bought a bunch of the ones we didn’t get to taste so I can try them all.

non-pareils

kettle salt and vinegar chips

walmart brand wheat thins (this is the first time i have gone to walmart in about 10 years)

beer tasting at Williamsburg AleWerks The brewmaster (Geoff Logan) was there during our tasting so I was able to ask him what is vegan (or rather, what beers are not vegan).  According to the tour they filter their beer with dichotomous earth.  the beers that are not vegan are the pumpkin ale, the coffeehouse stout (lactose) and the coffee royale.  i tasted the wheat ale, drake tail ale (ipa), alewerks tavern (my favorite), washington’s porter (also good), white ale (tastes like blue moon), ironbound ale and springhouse ale (i think).

brown rice and collard greens with a tomato, onion, cucumber salad (mixed with apple cider vinegar and salt)

dinner (shared with crispen): chipotle vegetarian burrito

snacks: leftovers from bread and brew, horseradish hummus and italian bread from trader joes and kettle salt and vinegar chips

drink: miller high life. i previously confirmed with the company that it’s vegan. in case you forgot here is their response:

Thank you for contacting MillerCoors.

MillerCoors does not use any animal by-products in our brewing process, nor are there any animal sources used in our packaging. Isinglass is not used in our brewing. There are five basic ingredients in all MillerCoors products. These include pure water, malted barley, corn syrup, hops, and yeast. Corn syrup is one of the basic ingredients used in most MillerCoors products as US consumers prefer its taste. Again, we do not use animal derived ingredients in our beer.

We appreciate your interest in our products.

Sincerely,

MillerCoors Consumer Affairs Department
Ref: Case#N20551580
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I am wondering if your beers are vegan.  I do not use
any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey,
casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and
in the ingredients that go into the beer itself. Thank you for your help

lunch at Meiwah: vegetable soup (they promised me they could make it vegan), brown rice with soy sauce and seaweed salad

snack: more grapes (I ate a bunch and then realized that some are moldy…perhaps this is why i haven’t felt well all day)

dinner at Zaytinya: grape leaves, falafel, Piyaz (warm giant beans, kale, oven roasted tomato, garlic), roasted cauliflower, cucumbers (their bread isn’t vegan, but they will give you cucumbers instead), hummus

beer: peak organic nut brown (vegan according to barnivore. i just sent an email to them to confirm. i will post their response when i receive it).

more beer info:

Ithaca Beer Company:

Dear Stacey,

In general, most of our beers can be considered vegan as the ingredients are wheat (includes barley and rye), hops, water, and yeast.  We have a couple beers that incorporate some additional ingredients though, like alpHalpHa, which derives its exceptional flavor from local alfalfa honey.  This is done once a year and very limited in quantity, but you should know that it is processed through the same tanks and fermenters as our vegan-friendly beers.

Also, Apricot Wheat is made with a natural flavor extract, so more research would need to be done to know if the extract contains any animal derived products.

Please check out website for beers we brew.  There is a listing of the malts and hops used, and any additional ingredients that we used to bring out a specific flavor.

Sincerely,

Allison Graffin

________________________________________________________

Hi Allison:

Thanks for getting back to me.  Is the filtration process vegan?  Since it sounds like most of your beers are vegan, is there a way to get a list of the beers that aren’t vegan? I have looked on the website, but it doesn’t provide me with enough information to decide if a beer is vegan or not vegan.

Thanks,

Stacey

_________________________________________________________

Stacey,

Good question.  Our filtration process uses cellulose filters that do not contain any diatomaceous earth.

Beers that contain animal product:

Excelsior! alpHalpHa (honey)

Excelsior! Eleven (lactose)

Beers that may contain animal product through trace contact:

Excelsior! Brute (aged in oak barrels previously used by winery)

Excelsior! Old Habit (aged in whiskey barrels previously used by a whiskey distillery)

Apricot Wheat (natural extract may not be vegan)

Beers that are made with water, malt, hops and yeast:

CascaZilla

Flower Power

Pale Ale

Nut Brown

Cold Front

Ground Break

Ex! White Gold

Partly Sunny – also contains lemon zest, orange zest, and coriander

Sincerely,

Allison

________________________________

Allison Graffin

Marketing Director

Ithaca Beer Co.

www.ithacabeer.com

snack: CVS brand fig bars and mint tea

lunch: leftover mac and cheese (I am going to be eating this for days) and slices of carrots, cucumbers and celery.

snack: CVS brand fig bars (I have eaten 16 servings of these in less than 24 hours!)

dinner: leftover mac and cheese

drink: yuengling black and tan

more beer information:

MAGIC HAT (VEGAN! except for Odd Notion)

Hi Stacey,

Thanks for writing in. Our beers are indeed vegan. We do not use isinglass
for filtering purposes. We use something called diatomaceous earth, which is
essentially fossilized algae. We did make a beer a while back called
Braggot, a variation of which appeared in winter of ’08 as our Odd Notion,
and that was a mead-style ale brewed with honey. We have not since made a
beer with honey, and we don’t have immediate plans to again. Vinyl does
indeed fit into the vegan category. We hope you enjoy it!

Cheers,
The Voice

> stacey sent a message using the contact form at
> http://www.magichat.net/contact.
>
> I am wondering if your beers are vegan.  I do not use
> any ingredients derived from an animal including gelatin, milk, honey, whey,
> casein, isinglass, etc. I am interested both in the filtration process and in
> the ingredients that go into the beer itself.  I am interested in knowing
> about all of your beers, but specifically the new Vinyl seasonal beer. Thank
> you for your help.
>
> Stacey

ANCHOR BREWING COMPANY (VEGAN!)

Dear Ms. Litner:

Thank you for your e-mail.  None of our beers contain animal products or by-products.

Best regards from San Francisco,

Anchor Brewing Company

Hops, water, barley, sometimes wheat, no honey.

Yuengling Brewery

They won’t let me post their response- lame! This makes me not want to drink their beer.