Apologies to any vegetarians who had been drinking Guinness in blissful ignorance, but never in its 256 year history has it been suitable for veggies.
Until now that is.
In the past, Guinness has used isinglass in its production, which is a gelatin byproduct created from dried fish bladders. Yum.
It’s used to accelerate the process of filtering yeast from the stout and, while it doesn’t affect the flavour or texture of your pint, small traces of the fish remain in the drink.
Yeah, it sounds pretty grim – especially if fish gelatine is on your banned foods list.
But not to worry – a spokesperson told Read the full story