i was told that i couldn't drink cos it has animal fats in alcohol is that true?
2006-11-07 06:36:26 · 23 answers · asked by hahaudipstick 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Isinglass is made from fish bladders. It used to be used to clarify beer but i doubt if it still is. I've also hear of meat being added to cider during the brewing process but I doubt if this happens now either.
2006-11-07 06:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by leekier 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Some alcohol does have animal products in.
Wine often us fish bladder in th learing process (but ther are veggie wines avalible, Sainsburys does several), Some beer also uses animal products. Grolsch, Castlemain, Budwiser and Becks are all fine though. As for spirits the vegetarian society says most are ok!
check out the websites below for more info...
*Huge list of veggie alcohol from people who have emailed each company*
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geraint.bevan/Vegetarian_beers.html
*UK Vegetarian society alcohol list*
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/alcohol.html
*BBC website with a bit of info on alcohol*
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/vegetarian_and_vegan/entertaining.shtml
Hope this helps
Claire
2006-11-10 10:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by live_amongst_the_stars 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-14 14:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The veg/vegan issue with alcoholic drinks is that very often isinglass (a fish by-product, IIRC - it's definitely of animal origin) is used to make beers and wine. If you choose to cut out fungi from your diet, there's also a problem with the yeast.
You can get veg friendly beer and wine though, and spirits should be OK.
2006-11-09 06:49:14 · answer #4 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not true that you " couldn't drink cos it has animal fats in alcohol". You can drink it, and many do !
However, you can't drink most of it if you are veggie or vegan.
Its scary how many people here don't know whats in thier food !
Beers and wines are often fined with the swim ladder of a sturgeon fish or crushed oyster shells. "charcoal" used to fine wines is often not charcoal, it is burnt chrushed bones.
About 75% of wines and beers are non-veggie
There are veggie and vegan alternatives, you just need to hunt them out
2006-11-07 19:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alchohol itself ususally doesn't - however gelatine (make from pork or beef bones) isinglass (make from the swim bladders of fish) and various other animal by-products are often used to 'clear' beers and wines (and some spirits before distilation).
Check with the vegetarian society's beer & wine list for more info
2006-11-08 10:45:46 · answer #6 · answered by Colin A 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no Fat put into alcohol.
Most (not all) spirits are vegan as they are distilled and do not use any other product.
Most wine and beer is not vegan as they use a number of products derived from animal, to clarify them. As mentioned by others.
2006-11-08 02:27:09 · answer #7 · answered by Vegon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unlikely to contain animal fat, however a lot of alcoholic drinks use animal products to refine the liquid, eg isinglass is used in some beer and is obtained from the swim bladders of fish, gelatine is used in a lot of ciders, and various animal-derived substances are used in wines, sherry & port.
A lot of drinks are vegetarian - you don't have to stick to water & fruit juice! If you're worried, check out http://www.vegsoc.org/info/alcohol.html
2006-11-07 06:46:01 · answer #8 · answered by Whoosher 5 · 9⤊ 1⤋
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2017-02-17 16:15:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not animal fat, but there are animal products used in the making of loads of drinks
Not sure if you are really that bothered but here are a list of all veggie drinks
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geraint.bevan/Vegetarian_beers.html
2006-11-07 12:42:43 · answer #10 · answered by jojitsui 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋