Everything You Need to Know About Vegan Beer

Is beer vegan? The short answer is “Usually yes.” However, occasionally beer is made using cruelly obtained ingredients, such as lactose from cow’s milk meant for baby cows (mostly found in milk stouts and some “smoothie” beers) or honey stolen from bees who produce it as a food source for their hives. Others may be clarified using isinglass (made from fish bladders).

Luckily, it’s easy to avoid beers that contain animal-derived ingredients. Many of the most refreshing beers in stores and at breweries are vegan, and you can use this helpful list as a resource to make a compassionate choice.

Enjoy one of these vegan beers:

Corona

Modern Times

Pabst Blue Ribbon

Blue Moon Belgian White

Guinness

Golden Road Point the Way IPA

Anderson Valley Brewing Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

Lagunitas Brewing Company IPA

Goose Island Sofie

Firestone Walker Brewing Company Union Jack IPA

Ommegang Witte Wheat Ale

North Coast Brewing Co. Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout

Widmer Brothers Hefe

Sapporo

Paradise Creek Brewery

Here are some other beers suitable for vegans, although the list isn’t all-inclusive: Amstel, Amstel Light, Asahi, Coors, Dos Equis, Heineken, Keystone, Keystone Light, Kirin, Miller, Modelo, Negra Modelo, Newcastle, Pacifico, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and Yuengling.

Pro tip: At a bar and want to search a specific beer? Type the name into the Barnivore database for fast answers.

Please use this guide only if you’re of legal drinking age and always drink responsibly!

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