Company email (March 2024)
"Draught Beer:
Most of our draught beers are cleared using isinglass finings and therefore are not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.
However there is one exception : Chiltern Black is not filtered in this way and is vegetarian and vegan.
Bottled Beer:
Again, several are unsuitable for vegetarians & vegans as they contain isinglass finings, with the following exceptions:
Bodgers Barley Wine, Lord Lieutenants Cream Porter, Three Hundred's Reserve.
Glad Tidings Winter stout is vegetarian but not vegan, as it contains lactose.
Canned Beer:
Our canned range is processed by a company that uses vegetarian finings, and is therefore suitable for vegetarians and vegans:
Session IPA, Chiltern Black, Chiltern Lager, Barely There."
Company email (July 2017)
"Most of our draught beers are cleared using isinglass finings that come from fish products and therefore are not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.
"However there is one exception : Chiltern Black is not filtered in this way and is vegetarian and vegan.
"...several [bottled beers] are unsuitable for vegetarians & vegans as they contain isinglass finings, but a few are “bottle-conditioned” and not cleared using this method:
"Bodgers Barley Wine, Lord Lieutenants Cream Porter, Black IPA & White IPA are all suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
"Glad Tidings Winter Stout (seasonal availability) is vegetarian, but not suitable for vegans as it contains lactose.
"None of our beers are manufactured or bottled anywhere else in the world using any other methods."
Chiltern Brewery
Some vegan options
9 of 22 products listed are vegan friendly.
- 9 Vegan
- 13 Not Vegan
Products (22)
- Chiltern Barely There - Can Vegan
- Chiltern Beechwood Bitter Not Vegan
- Chiltern Black IPA - Bottle Vegan
- Chiltern Bodgers Barley Wine - Bottle Vegan
- Chiltern Bottled - unless otherwise listed Not Vegan
- Chiltern Chiltern Black - Draught, Can, Vegan
- Chiltern Chiltern Gold Not Vegan
- Chiltern Chiltern Pale Ale Not Vegan
- Chiltern Cobblestones Summer Ale Not Vegan
- Chiltern Colombian Coffee Porter Not Vegan
- Chiltern Copper Beech Autumn Ale Not Vegan
- Chiltern Draught - unless otherwise listed Not Vegan
- Chiltern Foxtrot Not Vegan
- Chiltern Kop Hill Ale Not Vegan
- Chiltern Lager - Can Vegan
- Chiltern Lord Lieutenants Cream Porter - Bottle Vegan
- Chiltern Nut Brown Mild Not Vegan
- Chiltern Oatmeal Stout Not Vegan
- Chiltern Session IPA - Can Vegan
- Chiltern Three Hundreds Old Ale - Bottle Vegan
- Chiltern White IPA Vegan
- Glad Tidings Winter Stout Not Vegan
What the company told us
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