Company email (August 2012):
"the Augustiner Beers are vegan.
The only thing that is not vegan, is the adhesive of the labels, because it contents casein, a product of the milk."
and
"the draft beer is no problem, because the adhesive of this labels is also vegan!
Only the adhesive of the bottles and the wooden barrels contents casein."
Augustiner Edelstoff
Vegan
This product is listed as vegan friendly.
What the company told us
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