Guinness Original XX

"All Guinness draught and Original XX produced in St. James’s Gate Brewery for bottle, can and keg format is now brewed without using isinglass to filter the beer and vegans can now enjoy a pint of Guinness. "Dublin and West Indies Porter are all unsuitable for vegans however, as they are dry hopped beers."

"All Guinness draught and Original XX produced in St. James’s Gate Brewery for bottle, can and keg format is now brewed without using isinglass to filter the beer and vegans can now enjoy a pint of Guinness." If you're worried about getting an older version of the product: "You would have to locate the lot number on the cans or bottle. On the can the lot code would be printed with black ink on the dome. For the bottles, this number would be edged on or printed on the exposed(not covered by labels) parts of the glass bottle. Typically around the shoulder or lower back side of the bottle. This number can be a little difficult to find. Please call us in if you ever need help finding the lot code on any of our products. The lot code you would look for is any date after L7300. The lot code will be listed as a number starting with L followed by four numbers, such as L7300, with additional digits. This would be the 27th of October, of 2017. In this example the first 7 is 2017, and the 300 is the 27th of October using the Julian date calendar in which each day is sequentially numbered, i.e. January 1st is one, the 2nd is two, and so on. "Just as an FYI our beers have an optimal taste period of 9 to 12 months. We do not recommend consuming any product after its best by date. "

"According to the email I received, there is no Veg friendly product in their lineup nor are there any current plans to have one."

"You will be pleased to hear that we do not use any animal products in our beer or the production of it. The fine beers we brew (and import) are brewed with these all-natural ingredients: water, barley malt, hops, yeast, and cereal grains. The water we use is drawn from the municipal drinking supply and carbon filtered for astounding purity. Our brewing water must free of any taste, color, or aroma before brewing. Barley malt is the “soul” of beer. Our beers are brewed with pale two or six row barley malt. Roasted barley gives the color to our beers – lightly roasted barley makes pale golden beers like Labatt Blue or Budweiser. For Keith’s Red we use barley roasted a little longer, until the sugars start to caramelize. Roast them yet more? Keith’s Dark. Hops are the female flower bud of a perennial climbing vine, and are known as the “spice” of beer. Hops are added in different stages of the brew kettle’s boil to give the beer aroma, bitterness, and to balance the flavor. Yeast is the life of the brewing process. We use our own pure-cultured yeast strains for fermentation – the yeast breaks down sugars into carbon dioxide and alcohol. Our lagers use a bottom-fermenting yeast for a crisper, cleaner flavor. Ales use a top-fermenting yeast for a more fruity, floral, lingering notes. Most of our beers are also brewed with a cereal grain, also known as an adjunct. Some are brewed with corn for a sweeter taste. Some use rice for a crisp, clean finish. Beyond this, some beers use special flavorings or spices for a truly unique flavor – like the essence of lime found in Bud Light Lime, or the coriander and citrus peel found in Keith’s White."