Wychwood Scarecrow - in UK (bottle) is Not Vegan Friendly

by Wychwood Brewery
Address: Eagle Maltings
The Crofts, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4DP
England
Phone: +44 (0)1993 890 800
Fax:
Email: info@wychwood.co.uk
URL: https://www.wychwood.co.uk/
Checked by: J. L. Tharpe
Double checked by: James, PaulC, Sian, Melanie, Anna, Grace, Adam, Cristobal, Michael
Added: about 14 years ago
Double Checked: over 9 years ago

Company email (November 2020) re Firecatcher Golden Beer and Dry Neck Golden Beer:

"Yes our beers contain isinglass."

Company email (November 2020)

"Unfortunately the Hobgoblin is not vegan I’m afraid."

Company email (June 2019)
"I can confirm Goliath uses isinglass as a processing aid."

Company email (May 2017):
"I can confirm that our Vegan/Vegetarian Friendly beers are:

Duchy Old Ruby Organic Bottle
Duchy IPA Organic Bottle
Duchy Golden Ale Organic Bottle
Brakspear Oxford Gold Organic Bottle
Wychwood Scarecrow Organic Bottle"

Company email (May 2015):
"Unfortunately, only our Organic beers can be declared suitable for vegan diets.
Available in the UK are Organic Duchy products brewed here, which can be purchased in Waitrose."

Company email (October 2014):
"Unfortunately, only our Organic beers can be declared suitable for vegan diets.
Available in the UK are Organic Duchy products brewed here, which can be purchased in Waitrose.
Duchy Old Ruby
Duchy IPA"

Company email (October 2014):
"Unfortunately, only our Organic beers are suitable for Vegans.
As Brakspear Oxford Gold and Scarecrow are only Organic to export that realistically leaves us with the Duchy range of Duchy Old Ruby, Duchy Jubilee IPA and Duchy Golden Ale only available in Waitrose."

Company email: June 2011
"Unfortunately none of our cask beers are suitable for Vegetarians, however we can confirm that all of our bottled organic ales as detailed below are suitable for vegetarians/vegans:
Scarecrow
Brakspear Oxford Gold (bottled)
Duchy Originals Organic Ale"

Company email:
"Hobgoblin (bottle and cask )still has Isinglass finings used in the processing. The organic beers ( all bottle ) are suitable for vegans - Scarecrow,
Duchy old Ruby ale, and Brakspear Oxford Gold."

Company email: May 2010
"Unfortunately none of our cask beers are suitable for Vegetarians, however we can confirm that our bottled organic ales as detailed below are suitable for vegetarians/vegans.
Wychwood” Scarecrow
“Brakspear” Oxford Gold (bottled)"

Company email:
Currently the only vegetarian/vegan beer that the Wychwood Brewery produces, are those brewed for the Duchy Originals range. All other beers both cask and bottle contain isinglass finings or have isinglass used in the their production.

Email 2:
Yes, I can confirm that Scarecrow is vegan. In order to fine/ clear it we leave it a long time in cold store which helps the proteins to sink. It is then filtered and flash pasteurized which takes the sediment out.

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