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Alaskan Brewing    

Website: http://www.alaskanbeer.com
Concerns: To give their beer Smoked Porter its smoked flavor part of the malt is prepared at Taku Smokeries. [8] This facility primarily smokes salmon. While the beer Smoked Porter is vegan its affiliate producers are not. This may be of concern to some vegans. Only Smoked Porter is prepared in this way. One of the ways this brewery uses spent grain is to ship it from Alaska to the state of Washington for use as livestock feed. [32]
Correspondance: 6/5/03
"1. Are there any animal products or byproducts (honey, etc) contained in any of your beers?
No, only Glacier Fed Water, Malt, Hops, and Yeast. Additional specialty ingredients found in our products are: Winter Ale - Spruce Tips, Stout - Oats, Smoked Porter - Alder Smoked malt, Summer Ale - Wheat: *Alaskan Products have no additives or preservatives
2. Are there any animal products or byproducts (isinglass, gelatin, etc) used in the manufacture (such as in the filtering or fining process)?[. . .]
No. Alaskan Brewing uses centrifugation and DE filtration to clarify our beer.
3. What does your company do with the waste grain after it is used?
Due to our remote location and lack of farm animals, Alaskan Brewing first dries it's spent (waste) grain and uses it in a couple of ways:
1) Barge the dried grain to Washington farms for Animal Feed
2) Donate to local individuals and community gardens for garden fill/fertilizer
3) Donate to a local pet treat manufacturer (who makes dog and cat pet treats)
We are also, currently working with a couple of Southeast, Alaska communities on compost projects. Combining our spent grain with compostable waste from small communities." [32]

AleSmith Brewing Company    

Website: http://www.alesmith.com
Concerns: The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [9] The brewery’s website states that a local dairy farmer picks up the waste grain from the brewing process so that it can be used as feed for dairy cows. Considering the conditions dairy cows must endure, which are documented on this site, some vegans may choose not to buy a product that allies itself with the dairy industry. Aside from this, no animal products are used in the ingredients or manufacture of this company’s products.
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Allagash Brewing Company    

Website: http://www.allagash.com
Concerns: Allagash sells its used grain from the brewing process to farmers where it is used as food for livestock. [20]
Correspondance: 5/28/03
"Are there any animal products or byproducts (honey, etc) contained in any of your beers?
NO
Are there any animal products or byproducts (isinglass, gelatin, etc) used in the manufacture (such as in the filtering or fining process)?
NONE THAT I CAN THINK OF
What does your company do with the waste grain after it is used?
SOLD AS CATTLE FEED" [20]

Anchor Brewing Company    

Website: www.anchorbrewing.com
Concerns: The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [1] The brewery’s website states that a local dairy farmer picks up the waste grain from the brewing process so that it can be used as feed for dairy cows. Considering the conditions dairy cows must endure, which are documented on this site, some vegans may choose not to buy a product that allies itself with the dairy industry. Aside from this, no animal products are used in the ingredients or manufacture of this company’s products.
Correspondance: 5/19/03, 5/21/03
"Thank you for your e-mail. Please rest assured that there are absolutely no animal products or by-products in any of our beers. We use only water, malt, barley, yeast and hops in our beers. [3] [. . .] There are no animal products used to filter our beer." [4]

Anderson Valley Brewing Company    

Website: http://www.avbc.com
Concerns: This brewery sends some of its used grain to be used as livestock feed the rest is used in organic farming. [19] Aside from aiding the livestock industry which produces vast amounts of waste, environmental vegans may be interested in the address provided in the correspondance below.
Correspondance: 5/27/03
"1)...there are no animal products in our beers.
2) There are no other animal product (or by-products) used in our beers or the manufacture of our beers. We do not use honey, isinglass, gelatin, lactose, bone meal or any other "adjuncts" in the manufacturing process of our beers. The raw materials that we use are - Malt (barley or wheat), hops, yeast, water.
3) We recycle all of the raw material "waste products" from our brewery either through organic gardening/farming or cattle/goat farming (as feed for the animals). Feeding animals "spent" grains & hops helps reduce the amount of land needed for grazing and thus the effects of over grazing.
We try to be as "green" as we possibly can. In fact for the last two years we have been recognized by the California Integrated Waste Management Board. It has noted Anderson Valley Brewing's innovative recycling efforts by including them as winners of the Waste Reduction awards Program (WRAP). The Waste Board's WRAP awards are designed to recognize companies that develop creative and aggressive programs to reduce the amount of waste they generate. (visit http://www.avbc.com/news/press2000.html#wrap for further details)" [19]

Angel City Brewing    

Website: http://www.angelcitybrewing.com
Concerns:
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Angelic Brewing    

Website: http://www.angelicbrewing.com
Concerns: Grain used in brewing is sent to a farm where it used as feed for livestock. [21]
Correspondance: 5/28/03
"All the beer brewed at the Angelic is strictly vegan. We use no animal by products like honey. We use no animal products as finings. We give our spent grain to a local farmer. " [21]

Anheuser-Busch, Inc.    

Website: www.anheuser-busch.com
Concerns: Anheuser-Busch, Inc. owns and operates Busch Gardens and the multiple SeaWorld parks throughout the country. [6] Both facilities house exotic species some of which were taken directly from the wild. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. also owns multiple stables of Clydesdale horses which are used as a show piece for Budweiser. The animal rights philosophy can be one of total liberation. Accordingly, animals kept in cages or as showpieces for the amusement of others could be a significant reason for some vegans to avoid products offered by Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
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Appalachian Brewing Company    

Website: http://www.abcbrew.com
Concerns: Spent grain is used as livestock feed and the remaining grain is used as fertilizer. [35]
Correspondance: 6/9/03
"Thank you for your inquiry. To answer your questions: We do not use any ingredients or additives that are animal products or byproducts. Our grain is used for filler feed for cattle and the remainder is turned into the soil as a nutrient." [35]

Arcadia Brewing    

Website: No Website
Concerns:
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Atlantic Brewing Company    

Website: http://www.atlanticbrewing.com
Concerns: This brewery has a product by the name of Brother Adam's Honey Bragget. This product contains honey and is not considered vegan for the purposes of this website though some vegans consume honey. [13]
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August Schell Brewing Co.     (New Ulm, Minnesota)    

Website: www.schellsbrewery.com
Concerns: The grains used to filter the beer are then used as a high protein food for dairy cows. [2] The brewery’s website states that a local dairy farmer picks up the waste grain from the brewing process so that it can be used as feed for dairy cows. Considering the conditions dairy cows must endure, which are documented on this site, some vegans may choose not to buy a product that allies itself with the dairy industry. Aside from this, no animal products are used in the ingredients or manufacture of this company’s products.
Correspondance: 6/5/03
"I'm happy to tell you that our beers are animal product free. Our clarification is done with Diatomaceous Earth. The definition that I get from The Practical Brewer published by the Master Brewers Association of America is that Diatomaceous Earth (D.E) is the skeletal remains of microscopic plants, which were deposited on ocean and lake bottoms during the Miocene Period 21 million years ago. It is mined from huge chalk like deposits, ground to a powder, sterilized and calcined at 800-900 degrees centigrade, and classified into various size grades.
We also have to do protein removal on some of our all- malt beers. This is done with silica gel.
Everything else is pretty much straight forward in our products. Water, malted barley, hops and of course, yeast. Some of our beers use adjuncts such as corn syrup. Others contain wheat. Nothing that I can think of is animal in nature. Hope this helps." [31]

Avery Brewing Company    

Website: www.averybrewing.com
Concerns: None
Correspondance: 5/21/03
"There are NO ANIMAL PRODUCTS in any Avery beer!!! You can have a clear conscience as you quaff the best beers in America!!" [7] (This goes for animal products that do not end up in the final product)

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Posted/Updated: 7/27/03