Firestone Walker's Mocha Dolce Stout is Not Vegan Friendly

Company email (July 2024)
"Outside of the four standard ingredients, malted barley, yeast, hops and water, Firestone Walker does use Isinglass in some beer production.

There are some select Firestone Walker beers that do not include Isinglass in the brewing process: 805, Union Jack, Parabola, Luponic Distortion, and DBA. For total assurance, take a look at the packaging the next time you're in the store and check the beer ingredients. Everyone will showcase if it has that Isinglass ingredient or not. "

Company email (August 2023)
"The only seasonal beer that has lactose in it is our milk stouts."

Company email (February 2023)
"The Mocha Dolce Stout was our winter seasonal, and it did have lactose in it."

Company email (April 2019)
"To answer your question, Luponic Distortion does not have any animal products in it, just hops, malt, yeast and water! ...We do not [animal-based fining agents] in our beers, cheers!"

Company email (February 2017) re: 805
"We do not add any animal ingredients in 805 and consider the beer suitable for vegans."

Company email, August 2011:
Our beers, with the exception of our Honey Blonde, contain no animal products as either an ingredient or in the brewing process.

Company Email: January 2011
"Nectar Ales do not contain any animal product. Purely vegan."

Company Email: March 2009
"I have spoken to our lab and brewers. Our beers do not contain animal products of any kind. We do make one beer, our Honey Blonde, which is a contract beer and contains honey. That is it, however."

Company Email:
"Our beer doesn't contain any animal products. The only beer we have that this wouldn't apply to is our Honey Blonde which is a private label beer. It contains buckwheat honey. Other than that all our beers are brewed with yeast, water, barley and hops."