veganism: I understand most real ales use isinglass for filings, Now I am vegan, so must therefore stop drinking this, unless anyone knows of any real ales that do not use filings from isinglass? any brweries that do not use them?|||I'm a huge beer fan and there are a ton of micro breweries that do not using isinglass in their beers and do not filter their products through bone char. A lot of the beers I find are from England. And yes, isinglass does end up in a lot of beers and wines as a clarifying agent, it's made from fish. Guinness is completely vegan as are Samuel Smith beers. They are my two favorites. If you haven't given Samuel Smith's a try, do it! You won't regret it! Here is a list of vegan beers from the USA: http://www.veganconnection.com/veganbeer鈥?/a> Cheers!|||Take a look at http://veganconnection.com/veganbeer.htm Also, if you are in the UK, here is a site with breweries listed and their vegan status http://www.btinternet.com/~p.g.h/vegan_b鈥?/a> Isinglass is a substance obtained from the swimbladders of fish (especially Beluga sturgeon). Used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer, it is a form of collagen.|||What about the other product in real ale-yeast,are vegans allowed to consume that? Then there are other finings agents-Chitin,Gelatin. again animal derivatives.|||You might get some answers from this site, which is an excellent resource for finding vegetarian and vegan wines, beers, spirits etc. http://www.veggiewines.co.uk/popularbeer鈥?/a> Most cask conditioned ales aren't suitable for vegetarians as they need fining, done using isinglass. Fuy Gawks, isinglass is derived from the swim bladders of tropical fish, especially the Chinese sturgeon|||Have a look at this like. Quite a comprehensive list of what is vegan / vegetarian:|||Bateman's good honest ales! They carry the Vegan society logo. There is usually one of their varieties available in ALDI stores (in the UK) for a reasonable price. I can recommend the Demeter and Combined Harvest ones - very nice. I've got a strong feeling that Shepherd Neame ales are also vegan - probably best to check though. Happy ale drinking!|||isinglass?