{"id":2005,"date":"2013-07-23T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T16:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/?p=2005"},"modified":"2013-07-28T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T18:05:30","slug":"toronto-festival-of-beer-2013-whats-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meshell.ca\/blog\/toronto-festival-of-beer-2013-whats-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Festival of Beer 2013 – What’s Vegan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Festival of Beer is coming up this weekend, and like last year<\/a>, I’ve put together a list of vegan friendly options.<\/p>\n

I had a great time at the 2012 Toronto Festival of Beer, and enjoyed talking to all the different creators and beer enthusiasts. I like learning more about the science and the craft behind creating new and interesting flavours, and I think many of the people at these festivals get that. Nerding out over food & beverage science is one of the things I really enjoy.<\/p>\n

\"Toronto<\/a><\/p>\n

There will be over 60 brewers featuring more than 200 brands from all over the globe participating in this event. They will also be featuring a “World of Beer Pavilion<\/a>” – featuring West Coast Brewers from BC, Washington, Oregon, and California.<\/p>\n

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Some Q&A:<\/h2>\n

So, why\u00a0wouldn’t\u00a0beer be vegan friendly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes during the manufacturing process alcoholic drinks can contain things like milk, eggs, honey, or get processed or filtered with animal derived products like isinglass, egg albumin, or gelatin.<\/p>\n

Some people don\u2019t care, some people do care, some people don\u2019t even consider it. Do what you\u2019d like to with this information.<\/p>\n

Why am I making a list of vegan friendly brewers and products at the Toronto Festival of Beer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Because I\u2019m going to the festival, I am vegan, and I want to drink without thinking about potentially unethical ingredients and processes.
\n2. Because I like supporting brewers, producers, and distillers of products that also happen to be vegan friendly.
\n3. I’m curious about methods of production, and like connecting with producers to find out more about how they create their product.<\/p>\n

So who\u2019s going to be there, and what are they showing off?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can see the full Exhibitors list here<\/a> on the Toronto Festival of Beer exhibitors page. This year, you can also download the Toronto Festival of Beer app for Android or iPhone and see the map here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Toronto<\/a><\/p>\n

My list will contain the companies I’ve heard back from, or companies I’ve researched one way or another. The source of information will be listed, next to the company, where in most cases you can see more information and determine whether the answer works for you.<\/p>\n

This list might not include everyone that will be at the event, but I’ve made best efforts to collect all the information and add it to this list:<\/p>\n