Originally Posted by invisiblah
you do know there's meat in beer, don't you?
There used to be, but not really any more. Some 'fining' agents used for clearing beer or wine are made from fish parts (called isinglass), but that is not a common fining agent anymore. Usually brewers filter instead of fine, or they use carageenan, or "irish moss", which is from seaweed. Occasionally they use gelatin, which isn't a vegetarian product, but that isn't very popular these days either.
If you drink microbrews, you can ask the brewer yourself, you'll find most don't use animal-based fining agents anymore.
What were we talking about, anyway?
Peace,
Sam