Ovo-lacto vegitarian since about 1980, never been tempted to go vegan.
Beer can be a problem, the type of finings used for a beer can vary from brew to brew. Where animal finings are used very little if any remains in the final product, but that isn't the point. The following list is incomplete but gives some idea of beers available
Vegetarian/Vegan Cask-Conditioned Beers
Hop Back, Downton, Wiltshire
Tel. 01725 510986
www.hopback.co.uk
Vegan Beer: Entire Stout
Hoggleys, Litchborough, Northamptonshire
Tel. 01604 831762
www.hoggleys.co.uk
Two of the company's draught beers are suitable for vegetarians and vegans; Solstice Stout (5%) and Mill Lane Mild (4%)
Marble Brewery, Manchester
Tel. 0161 819 2694
Many of the beers produced by the Marble brewery are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Pitfield Brewery, Epping, Essex
Tel. 0845 833 1492
www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk
All the draught beers produced by Pitfield are vegan friendly. The brewery produces one beer SB Bitter for the Duke of Cambridge, Islington.
Vegetarian/Vegan Bottle-Conditioned Beers
Atlantic Brewery, Newquay, Cornwall
Tel. 0121 328 4336
www.atlanticbrewery.com
All its bottle-conditioned beer are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Bottle-conditioned beers include: Gold Organic (4.6%), Blue Organic (4.8%), Red Organic (5.0%) Fistral Premium (5.2%), Black Organic Dining Ale (5.5%)
Blackfriars, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Tel. 01493 850578
www.blackfriars-brewery.co.uk
All bottled beers are fined (but not with isinglass) so are suitable for vegetarians.
Black Isle, Munlochy, Ross-shire
Tel. 01463 811871
www.blackislebrewery.com
The following beers are suitable for vegetarians : Porter (4.6%), Wheat Beer (5%), Goldeneye Pale Ale (5.6%), Scotch Ale (6.4%), Export Oatmeal Stout (7.2%).
Blythe, Rugely, Staffordshire
Tel. 07773 747724
www.blythebrewery.co.uk
Coastal, Redruth, Cornwall
Tel. 07875 405407
www.coastalbrewery.co.uk
No finings used in any of the bottle conditioned beers
Concrete Cow, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Tel. 01908 316794
www.concretecowbrewery.co.uk
No finings used in the bottle conditioned beers.
Corvedale, Craven Arms, Shropshire
Tel. 01584 861239
www.corvedalebrewery.co.uk
All the bottle-conditioned beers are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Current range: Katie's Pride (4.3%) Mild, Norman's Pride (4.3%) Bitter, Farmer Ray's Ale (4.5%) best bitter, Green Hop (4.5%) green hopped beer, Dark & Delicious (4.6%) Old ale
Cotswold, Lower Slaughter, Gloucester
Tel. 07760 889100
www.cotswoldlager.com
Wheat (4.2%) beer is the only bottle conditioned ale produced by this brewery
Country Life, Bideford, Devon
Tel. 01237 420808
www.countrylifebrewery.co.uk
All beers said to be acceptable for vegetarians.
Cropton Brewery, Cropton, N. Yorkshire
Tel. 01751 417330
www.croptonbrewery.com
All bottle-conditioned beers in the very wide range produced are suitable or vegetarians and vegans.
Durham, Bowburn, Durham
Tel. 0191 377 1991
www.durham-brewery.co.uk
All the bottle-conditioned beers are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. The range of beers include:
Cloister (4.5%) golden ale, Evensong (5%)old ale, St Cuthbert (6.5%) IPA, Benedictus (8.4%) barley wine, Temptation (10%) imperial stout
Elmtree, Snetterton, Norfolk
Tel. 01953 887065
www.elmtreebeers.co.uk
All the bottle-conditioned beers are vegan friendly.
Fallen Angel, East Hoathly, East Sussex
Tel. 01825 841307
www.fallenangelbrewery.com
Nearly all of the brewery output is bottle conditioned beers which are all suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Hoggleys, Litchborough, Northamptonshire
Tel. 01604 831762
www.hoggleys.co.uk
All the bottle-conditioned beers are unfined.
Jolly Brewer, Wrexham
Tel. 01978 261884
www.jollybrewer.co.uk
All bottle-conditioned beers are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Mail order service available.
King, Horsham, Sussex
Tel. 01403 272102
www.kingbeer.co.uk
No finings used in the bottle-conditioned beers which are therefore suitable for vegetarians.
Little Valley, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Tel. 01422 249 2295
www.littlevalleybrewery.co.uk
All the bottle-conditioned beers are Vegan Society accredited. Beers include:
Withens IPA (3.9%) golden ale, Ginger Pale Ale (4%), Cragg Vale Bitter(4.2%), Hebden's Wheat (4.5%), Stoodley Stout (4.8%), Tod's Blonde(5%), Moor Ale (5.5%)
Lizard, Pednavounder, Cornwall
Tel. 01326 281135
www.lizardales.co.uk
Bottled beers suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Marble Brewery, Manchester
Tel. 0161 819 2694
www.marblebeers.com
Ludlow Brewery, Ludlow, Shropshire
Tel 01584 873291
www.theludlowbrewingcompany.co.uk
Bottled conditioned beers: Boiling Well (4.7%), Black Knight I(4.5%)
Moodley's, Penhurst, Kent
Tel 07788 88 98 77
www.moodleys.co.uk
No finings used in any of the bottle-conditioned beers. Vegetarain Society accredited. Beers include Toad Rock Bitter, Poundage Porter, Pantiles Porter, Penhurst Pleasure , Smockham Ale and Royal Match (3.2%) launched to celebrate the wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton.
Neath Brewery, Baglan, Glamorgan
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enquiries@neathales.co.uk www.neathales.co.uk
Produces a range of unfiltered, unpasteurised, vegan-friendly bottle-conditioned beers
Old Chimneys, Diss, Norfolk
Tel. 01359 221411
www.oldchimneysbrewery.com
All their bottle-conditioned beers are suitable for vegetarians but their Black Rat and Hairy Canary with their milk-derived lactose are not suitable for vegans.
Pitfield, Epping, Essex
Tel. 0845 833 1492
www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk
All their bottle conditioned beers are suitable for vegetarians and vegans because no finings are used.
Ringmore, Shaldon, Devon
Tel. 01626 873114
The beers are fined using non-organic auxiliary finings and then bottled. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
Stroud Brewery, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Tel. 07891 995878
www.stroudbrewery.co.uk
All the bottle conditioned beers are vegan friendly. Ding Dong (4.5%) organic porter, Woolsack (5%) organic porter, Tom Long (3.8%) organic amber bitter, Budding (4.5%) organic pale ale.
St Judes, Ipswich, Suffolk
Tel. 01473 413334
www.stjudesbrewery.co.uk
Two of the bottle-conditioned beers Pagan Path (4%) wheat beer and St Francis (4%) bitter are not fined and thus suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Tunnel, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Tel. 02476 396450
www.tunnelbrewery.co.uk
This brewery produces a large range of unfined, vegan friendly bottle conditioned beers . Some beers are produced under the Battlefield Brewery name.
Wagtail Brewery, Old Buckenham, Norfolk
Tel. 01953 887133
www.wagtailbrewery.com
All the bottle conditioned beers produced by this brewery founded in 2006 are vegan and vegetarian friendly.
Welton's, Horsham, West Sussex
Tel. 01403 242901
www.weltonsbeer.com
Most of this brewery's cask ales are available in vegan friendly bottle conditioned form.
Why Not, Thorp St Andrew, Norwich
Tel. 01603 300786
www.thewhynotbrewery.co.uk
All the bottle conditioned beers are vegetarian friendly and all bar the honey ale is vegan friendly.
Wibblers, Mayland , Essex
Tel. 01621 772044
www.wibblers.com
All their bottle conditioned beers are finings free and thus suitable for vegetarian and vegan.