Guinness: Not Vegan Friendly
| Guinness | |
| Checked by: | Kristy |
| Double Checked by: | Karolina, James, Jac, Brian, Kevin M |
| Added: | over 4 years ago |
| Last updated: | 7 months ago |
So the Extra Stout in North America might be vegan friendly, but we've gotten so many contradictory responses from these guys over the years that we've pretty much given up.
....May 2009
"In reference to your inquiry, we do not have confirmation of Guinness 250th Anniversary stout Edition to be considered Vegan. Isinglass, a fish product, is used during the clarification process as a magnet to get rid of excess yeast. To the strict Vegan, this would be considered an animal product and therefore unsuitable for Guinness products. Since this applies to Guinness products, it is more likely that this also applies to the Guinness 250th Anniversary stout Edition."
....another from May 2009
"In reference to your inquiry, isinglass, a fish product, is used during the clarification process as a magnet to get rid of excess yeast. To the strict Vegan, this would be considered an animal product and therefore unsuitable. "
....Jan 2009
"In reference to your inquiry, isinglass, a fish product, is used during the clarification process as a magnet to get rid of excess yeast. To the strict Vegan, this would be an
animal product and unsuitable. I hope this helps. Once again, thank you for contacting
us."
....Jan 2009
I showed them your web page and they explained (below is a small part of the email in case you want to quote it) that the extra stout is vegan and the draught is not, which explained the discrepancy. Hope that helps. James
"In regards to your inquiry, Guinness Extra Stout does not contain isinglass. Guinness Draught does contain isinglass in both bottles and the draught."
.....Aug 2006:
Our Consumer Relations department has informed us that the Guinness Extra Stout product that you will find in the North American market does not contain isinglass. I hope this is the answer you were looking for. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
...But then we got this one in November:
In reference to your inquiry, isinglass, a fish product, is used during the clarification process as a magnet to get rid of excess yeast. To the strict Vegan, this would be an animal product and unsuitable.
Did they not know about the Extra Stout? Does this cancel out the previous message? Who knows?
...And then there's the standard reply:
Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in Guinness Draught nutritional information. In reference to your inquiry, isinglass, a fish product, is used during the clarification process as a magnet to get rid of excess yeast. To the strict Vegan, this would be an animal product and unsuitable. I hope this helps. Once again, thank you for contacting us.
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