It’s time for The Stylish Vegan’s monthly travel back to the midwestern section of our insane nation and man am I psyched! Ok, you all know me better than that but it is a great time to see old friends, veggies and carnies, visit some really good vegan restaurants and take care of my real business. So it’s not all horrible. But awful enough to make this dude crave an ice cold brew.
Dudn’t that look perty? All of you veganites who have been following this blog, waiting daily for each gem of wisdom I may spew forward, are well aware of my affinity for martinis. If you ask, what kind? Please don’t upset me, just go back and read the entry. But heading back to the snowy tundra of the middle west (actually it’s quite warm right now but don’t ruin my rant) a pint, or several, looks awfully inviting. And TSV has many, many eager beer connisseour buds who are more than willing to partake at the drop of pale ale.
Uh-oh. But wait! Not all of these wondrous suds are suitable for my imbibing. Oh my fucking god! Wha…how..wher…Relax, cowboy. It ain’t that difficult. You see, some beers and lots o’ wines are fined with animal products in a process that “acts like a magnet to extract unused yeast”, according to those asswhipes at Guinness. Some come from fish, some from charred cow bones. Sounds yummy, eh? So what’s a veganaholic to do? Well for starters go here.
These wonderful people, or rather, angels have taken upon themselves with the help of all of us hopheads, to check out which beers are actually vegan. The list is extremely encouraging and comforting. Aaahhhh, now you can relax. Of course, there are many lists out there and many dedicated drinkers looking out for our best interests but I like the interactive nature of this endeavor.
But what about wine and liquor are they…Hey, look, this is about beer right now. We’ll get to the other vices later. Just a quick tip, there are a hell of a lot of wines out there that use dead animal in the process. More on this later just in case there are any jackasses reading who prefer wine to a martini or micro brew. I know, they need help, now.
And finally, one last piece of advice from my darling self, German beers are almost certainly animalless due to purity laws handed down for generations. I love you German people post WWII! So go grab a beer or two or three or…and rest assured your best friend, The Stylish Vegan, will be with you in spirit! (Get it, spirit? Whatever.)
