Do vegetarians drink beer?

[nonameo]

but still. Just seems like something vegetarians wouldn't do. Do you know any vegetarians that drink?

 

[Gunslinger08]

Yes.

 

[newb111]

Only the kind without beef broth in it.

 

[monk3y]

Yes

 

[KeithTalent]

Yes all vegetarians drink beer always.

KT

 

[newb111]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes all vegetarians drink beer always.

KT

I thought no vegetarians drink beer never.

 

[her209]

I knew vegans that drank.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

what a stupid question

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: newb111

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes all vegetarians drink beer always.

KT

I thought no vegetarians drink beer never.

You're thinking of cannibals.

KT

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: newb111

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes all vegetarians drink beer always.

KT

I thought no vegetarians drink beer never.

Glad to see that, grammatically, you both agree.

 

[Lifted]

What would make you think vegetarians wouldn't drink beer, or smoke, or ...

 

[Saint Michael]

Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: newb111

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes all vegetarians drink beer always.

KT

I thought no vegetarians drink beer never.

Glad to see that, grammatically, you both agree.

And that's really the most important thing. If more people could just agree, grammatically, the world would be a much better place.

KT

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

Please elaborate.

 

[RESmonkey]

Originally posted by: newb111

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes all vegetarians drink beer always.

KT

I thought no vegetarians drink beer never.

No, you're wrong, vegetarians never drink beer never, never.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

Please elaborate.

I think he's talking about Red Tick beer.

KT

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Lifted
What would make you think vegetarians wouldn't drink beer, or smoke, or ...

Or go pink, right through that seafood smell, hard and deep and often.

 

[Perknose]

Dope dupe.

 

[thirtythree]

Some beers are filtered using animal products, and some contain honey. I'd imagine only vegans would worry about it too much.

e.g., http://www.veganvanguard.com/vegism/beer.html

I've seen a better list out there, but can't find it.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

Please elaborate.

I think he's talking about Red Tick beer.

KT

Needs moah dawg.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

Please elaborate.

Looks like I was wrong with "most": http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g.../Vegetarian_beers.html.

Still, you should do research before you drink any old brand. Guinness, Bass, and Newcastle are not vegetarian, and that site has a list of a bunch of others that aren't. Traditionally beers use isinglass (from fish), and sometimes gelatin (animal skin and bones), as a clarifying agent.

It's interesting how few vegetarians seem to do research into everything they eat. Traditional cheeses are made with rennet, and marshmallows and many gummy candies are made with gelatin.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
what a stupid question

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

Please elaborate.

Looks like I was wrong with "most": http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g.../Vegetarian_beers.html.

Still, you should do research before you drink any old brand. Guinness, Bass, and Newcastle are not vegetarian, and that site has a list of a bunch of others that aren't. Traditionally beers use isinglass (from fish), and sometimes gelatin (animal skin and bones), as a clarifying agent.

It's interesting how few vegetarians seem to do research into everything they eat. Traditional cheeses are made with rennet, and marshmallows and many gummy candies are made with gelatin.

I believe you're confusing veganism with vegetarianism. Most vegetarians aren't so much concerned with the use of animal products as they are with their direct consumption of them. If that were the case, they wouldn't be eating cheese at all (like a vegan), let alone concern themselves with rennet.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Most beer isn't vegetarian, so only non-practicing vegetarians should be drinking it without doing research.

Couple of points of interest here:

First, yeast is neither plant nor animal... It is classified in the Fungi Kingdom. So Beer is usually made with the following:
1) malted grain - usually barley, but often with other adjunct in 1-10% ratios. These adjuncts are probably plant derived (e.g., wheat, oatmeal, rice, corn) but may not be (e.g., lactose -aka milk sugar)

2) water - and its local characteristic mineral profiles

3) hops - these are the flowers of one or more types of hop vines.

4) and yeast


However, mass produced beer is often (usually) filtered in some way. One of the most common filtering systems will use animal byproducts (gelatin) as a filter bed.

Isinglass
Made from the dried swim bladders of sturgeons. Used a
great deal in British brewing.
Irish Moss
Also known as carragheen, a type of dried seaweed.
Gelatin
The same stuff used to make Jello (tm). Made from animal
(mostly cow) hooves, skin and connective tissues.
Polyclar
A brand name for PVP (polyvinylpyrdlidone), a man-made,
plastic substance.
Sparkalloid
More commonly known as diatemaceous earth.

Also, a brewery may use an additive to encourage head retention (insert joke here).

Heading agents
Various products added to a beer to increase its ability to form
and hold a head. Used most often in beers made with large
quantities of corn and/or rice. Pepsin is a common heading agent
and is often derived from pork. Beers using only malted barley
or wheat don't need heading agents.

Finally, many breweries will sell their spent grain to animal farming institutions as feed product. See http://www.veganvanguard.com/vegism/beer.html for an example.



So depending on how you define a vegetarian life style you may be hard pressed to find a beer that is not linked to animal supply chains. Brewing your own beer will be your best option if you really want access to a good variety of vegan/vegetarian beer. Especially if you live in a small market where there is no beer specialty store or local brewpub.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: Descartes

I believe you're confusing veganism with vegetarianism. Most vegetarians aren't so much concerned with the use of animal products as they are with their direct consumption of them. If that were the case, they wouldn't be eating cheese at all (like a vegan), let alone concern themselves with rennet.

The point with rennet and isinglass is that it requires that you kill an animal to procure. Same with gelatin. I guess technically you could find an animal that's already dead and take the stuff, but that's not what happens in an industry. The point with vegetarians is to avoid killing animals to consume parts of their body.