Newcastle Brown Ale
by Heineken
Product Details
- Type:
- Beer
- Status:
- Vegan Friendly
Company Contact
- Address:
- Tweede Weteringplantsoen 21, 1017 ZD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Phone:
- Fax:
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- https://www.heineken.com/
Verification
- Checked by:
- Michael
- Checked:
- About 20 years ago
- Double checked by:
- Bilby, Richard, Bones, Andrew, Elder, Jay, Alex, Caleb, Steve, Hayden, Laura, Steve, Bilal, Luid, Nick
- Double checked:
- 4 months ago
Verification Notes
Company email (May 2026)
"I can confirm Newcastle brown ale is suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans."
Update (January 2024)
Via Luis: "Heineken sponsors rodeos and events of this kind."
Company email (April 2021)
"We can confirm that Newcastle Brown Ale is suitable for vegan and vegetarians."
Company email (November 2019)
"I can confirm Newcastle Brown Ale is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
"All brewing methods are the same and there is no change to the liquid whether it be can, bottle or draught."
Company email (November 2019)
"The following are suitable for vegetarians & vegans:
Amstel, Birra Moretti, Birra Moretti zero, Desperados, Heineken, Heineken 0.0, Newcastle Brown Ale, Red Stripe, Sagres, Sol, Tiger, Zywiec"
[Leaving Amstel as red on its own page because their website still says it's not suitable for vegans]
Company email (July 2019)
"Yes! The new brew is fully vegan."
Company email (March 2019)
"Newcastle Brown Ale is not suitable for vegans as this is clarified with isinglass, which is fish derived." [this came from Heineken UK, so we going with the understanding that this backs up the Feb 2019 and Oct 2018 responses]
Company email (February 2019)
"Newcastle Brown Ale brewed and available in the UK is not suitable for vegans."
Company email (October 2018)
"All of our products are vegan, including our Newcastle Brown Ale. We do not use isinglass in any of our products."
Company email (April 2018)
"We are happy to inform you that all of our beers... are suitable for vegans. We do not use any animal materials or materials derived from animals in our products or during production."
Update (January 2014)
Elder pointed out a crab leg commercial: http://youtu.be/O_25H_FDGXE
Company email (March 2013)
"John Smiths all, Newcastle Brown Ale, Kronenbourg, Foster's, Caledonian Beers and Theakston's are not suitable vegetarians.
Heineken, Sol, Dos Equis, Amstel (small pack only), Zywiec, Sagres, Desperados and Moretti (small pack only ) are suitable for vegetarians.
Tiger small pack and keg in UK, Amstel Keg in UK and Moretti Keg in UK are not brewed using animal derived products however there is a possibility of carryover from some of our beers that do, therefore we do not claim that they are vegetarian.
We do not claim that any of our Ciders are Vegetarian."
Q: "Could I trouble you further to elaborate on “small pack only” and the reference to “carryover”?"
A: "Small pack means packaged product not draught and carryover just means that there is a possibility of contact with other beers"
Company email (October 2012)
"basically we do not state that any of our ciders are suitable for vegans/vegetarians as although the majority of our ciders do not have any animal derived ingredients there is a possibility of carryover from some of our ciders that do."
Company email (April 2012)
Company email (April 2012):
"We don't use finings or any animal products such as gelatin for filtration of cider or for juice produced by ourselves or our suppliers.
Some of our ciders use Cochineal. While the majority of our ciders do not use Cochineal as they are produced in the same site as some of our ciders that do and they share processes and equipment (i.e. carryover), therefore we do not claim that any of our ciders are vegetarian."
[Ciders using cochineal]: "at present it is only Bulmers Original."
Company email (January 2011)
Company Email: (Jan 2011)
"Nos produits ne contiennent aucun ingrédient d'origine animale."
Update (August 2006)
Note from Michael: "Responses from Heineken UK to my query, which is not entirely consistent with a previous response. They previously stated that all Amstel was o.k., but the caveat regarding “carryover” sounds like that published on the ingredients lists of vegan foods here, i.e. “may contain......”, which the Vegan Society finds acceptable on the basis of allergy awareness according to EU rules on labelling."
Other products from Heineken
| Product | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Birra Moretti 0.0 | Beer | Vegan |
| Desperados Beer | Beer | Vegan |
| Heineken - Australia & New Zealand | Beer | Vegan |
| Heineken - France | Beer | Vegan |
| Heineken - Netherlands | Beer | Vegan |
| Heineken - UK | Beer | Vegan |
| Heineken 0.0 | Beer | Vegan |
| Heineken Dark Lager | Beer | Vegan |
| Inch's Cider | Cider | Vegan |
| Kronenbourg | Beer | Vegan |