A Vegan Oatmeal Stout (from Birmingham)

Stout Sober Brummie Stout is Birmingham’s answer to Guinness, more local and a portion of profits are donated to local charity (presently an air ambulance and Sober Brummie, which helps locals with alcohol addiction). It also sells other beers.

No alcohol can be 0% booze, as even fruit and bread contain a little alcohol. But 0.5% is the main percentage used. It is safe to drive, but it’s best to avoid even this amount, if pregnant or nursing.

Before recycling, pop the ring-pulls back over the cans, to help avoid wildlife getting caught inside. Set up a can recycling program to raise money for your community! Never buy beers wrapped in plastic rings, they harm wildlife (if you see any, rip the holes and securely bin).

Guinness is now vegan (after a campaign) but still owned by a big multi-national. It’s not even Irish, as the brand was founded by an anti-Catholic entrepreneur, though to be fair, he did use profits to donate to peace organisations.

But when the newly-formed Irish government wanted to use the harp as its symbol, Mr Guinness wouldn’t let them (he held the copyright). So the government got creative, and used the harp anyway, just facing the other way! If you look closely, you’ll notice that the Irish government’s harp symbol and the Guinness harp, do indeed face different directions.