Is that beer your drinking vegan? You might be surprised to find that some beers are filtered through products derived from animals such as isinglass and gelatin. Other beers directly contain animal products such as honey. I have been in communication with a few breweries in an attempt to find out which beers are vegan. Below are the results.

Each brewery has a table of information and a link to a information page. The table contains the brewery name, whether its beer is vegan, possible concerns pertaining to other animal rights issues and/or information, and a link to corresponding information pages. The information pages contain the original dated correspondence from each brewery, and in the situation where some beers produced are vegan and others not, a breakdown of the types of beer considered vegan. There are also links to each brewery's website and an expanded explanation of any concerns that may affect a vegans decision to buy a brewery's product. Behind each breweries name in parenthesis is the area where it is distributed. Though, in some situations this is only a best guess for lack of information. The information pages are also listed at the bottom of this document in alphabetical order. 

For the purposes of this list a beer is considered vegan if no animal products are used as an ingredient or in the manufacture of said product. A question mark means that the brewery has refused to respond to inquiries about the status of its products. I would recommend avoiding the purchase of these companies’ products until they deliver upon the issued requests. Simply, I believe a company that refuses to respond has something to hide. They would rather mislead consumers as opposed to being truthful about their products. 

Keep in mind that a brewery could change its manufacture process, introduce a new beer, or conceal the use of animal products. Accordingly, this chart is only as accurate as the information provided.

= Vegan           = Not Vegan

= Waiting on Reply    = Brewery Refuses to Respond

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Brewery	Vegan	Possible Concerns	Info
Alaskan Brewing Co.		The beer Smoked Porter has its malt prepared at a facility that also smokes salmon. [8] Some of the used grain is shipped off to be used as livestock feed. [32]	A
AleSmith Brewing Company		The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [9]	A
Allagash Brewing Company		Used Grain sold for livestock feed. [20]	A
Anchor Brewing		The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [1]	A
Anderson Valley Brewing Company (AVBC)		Used grain is sent to farmers to be used as livestock feed. [19]	A
Angel City Brewing		- -	A
Angelic Brewing		Used grain is sent to a farmer to be used as livestock feed. [21]	A
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.		Keeps animals for entertainment via SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and the Budweiser Clydesdale horses. [6]	A
Appalachian Brewing Company		Used grain used as livestock feed. [35]	A
Arcadia Brewing		- -	A
Atlantic Brewing Company		Watch for Brother Adam's Honey Bragget as it contains honey. [13]	A
August Schell Brewing Co.		The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [2]	A
Avery Brewing Co.		- -	A
Back Road Brewery		- -	B
Bad Frog		- -	B
Ballast Point Brewing Company		- -	B
Barley Creek Brewing Company		Specialty beers are fined with isinglass and some contain animal products. All other beers fined with gelatin. Grain used as feed. [52]	B
Bayern Brewing		Used grain is sent to an "organic rancher" (?). [39]	B
Bayhawk Ales		Stout and Hefe Weizen are vegan the other products  are filtered with animal products some of the time. [16] Honey Blonde Ale contains honey. [14, 16]	B
Bear Creek Brewing Co.		Spent grain used by a farmer for feed. [58]	B
Bear Republic Brewing Company		Spent grain given to a farmer for feed [61]	B
Big Horn Brewing (RAM Int. LLC)		Spent grain is used by area farmers as livestock feed. [17]	B
Big Sky Brewing Company		Used grain is used as cattle feed on ranches. [33]	B
Big Time Brewery		Watch for Frosty's Special Winter Warmer as it contains honey. [10]	B
Black Mountain Brewing Co.		- -	B
Bonnema Brewing Co.		The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [15]	B
Boston Beer Company		The beer Cask Conditioned Ale contains gelatin. Spent grain is sent to farmers for livestock feed. [18]	B
Boulevard Brewing Co.		The grains used to filter the beer are then sold to be used as food for livestock. [11, 22]	B
Breckenridge Brewery		- -	B
BridgePort Brewing Company		- -	B
Bristol Brewing Company		Watch for Beehive Honey Wheat as it contains honey. [12, 53] Spent grain is used by a ranch for food. [53]	B
Brooklyn Brewery		- -	B
Buzzards Bay Brewing		Used grain from the brewery is picked up by a local dairy to be fed to the cows. [30]	B
Capital Brewery		Used Grain from brewing sold to farmers for livestock feed. [24]	C
Capitol City Brewing Company		Used grain is picked up by an area farmer to feed a herd of over 100 cows. [38]	C
Carolina Brewing Company		Used grain brewing sold to farmers for cow feed. Helles Honey Bock contains honey. [23]	C
Cedar Brewing Company		Used grain from brewing given to farmer to be used as cow feed. [48]	C
Coors Brewing Company		Used grain is pelletized and sold as an agricultural product (feed). [28]	C
Deschutes Brewery		Individual brewers determine how to brew each pub beer (98% vegan). Ask before ordering. Distributed beer is 100% vegan. [26] Spent grain used as livestock feed. [25]	D
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery		The beer Midas Touch contains honey. All other beers are vegan. [36]	D
Dogwood Brewing Company		I.P.A. is sometimes fined using gelatin. Used grain sent to a dairy farm and a bakery. [27]	D
Flying Dog Brewery		Grain is sent to a farmer who uses it as "animal feed." [49]	F
Goose Island Beer Company		Goose Island's Kolsch beer is clarified using isinglass. All other beers are vegan. [34]	G
Grand Ridge Brewery		Spent grain is used on local farms. [55]	G
Hale's Ales Brewery & Pub		Used grain is given to a local farmer. [41]	H
Kalamazoo Brewing Co.		Eccentric Ale contains honey and Suzie's Sweet Stout contains lactose. All other brews are vegan. Spent grain is sold to a farmer. [54]	K
Latrobe Brewing Co.		- -	L
Lucky Labrador Brewing Company		All beers are clarified by way of finings except the beer Organic Golden which as the name implies is organic in composition. [37]	L
Michigan Brewing Company		- -	M
New Holland Brewing Co.		Grain used by local farmer. [60]	N
Otter Creek Brewing, Inc		-[]-	O
Pabst Brewing Company		Used grain is used as livestock food, most of which are dairy cows. [29]	P
Pete's Brewing Company		- -	P
Portland Brewing Company		Used grain is used on a farm to feed cows. [50]	P
Pyramid Breweries, Inc		-[]-	P
Redhook Brewing Company		Used grain is used on a dairy farm to feed cows. [59]	R
San Francisco Brewing Company		Grain is taken by a farmer for use as livestock feed. [45]	S
Shipyard Brewing Company		-[]-	S
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company		Spent grain used as "animal feed." [51]	S
Southhampton Publick House		Spent grain is given to a farmer who is in the cattle business. [40]	S
Tied House Brewing Company		Spent grain used as "animal feed." [43]	T
TommyKnocker Brewery		- -	T
Troegs Brewing Company		Mad Elf (holiday beer) contains honey. Spent grain is sent to farmers. [57]	T
Two Brothers Brewing Company		-[]-	T