Answers.Body: <p>Indeed there are kosher beers </p>
  
  <p>All unflavored beer with no additives are considered to be kosher, even without certification. Some of the most popular kosher beer companies include:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Many breweries are coming out with specialty brews that have
    additives; don't assume that all varieties are acceptable - check the
    label.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Coors</li>
  <li>Saranac <code>all products</code></li>
  <li>Pete's Brewing <code>all products</code></li>
  <li>Brooklyn Brewery <code>all products</code></li>
  </ol>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>These beers are generally available where ever beer is sold.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Read more: <a href="http://www.orthodox-jews.com/kosher-beer.html#ixzz40LeW552c" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kosher Beer (Orthodox Jews)</a></p>
  
  <p>The following beers from Samuel Adams, The Boston Beer
  Company, are Star-K kosher/pareve, even without the Star-K on
  the label.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Black Lager</li>
  <li>Boston Ale</li>
  <li>Boston Lager</li>
  <li>Brown Ale</li>
  <li>Cherry Wheat</li>
  <li>Cranberry Lambic</li>
  <li>Cream Stout</li>
  <li>Double Bock</li>
  <li>Hefeweizen</li>
  <li>Holiday Porter</li>
  <li>Light October fest</li>
  <li>Old Fezziwig</li>
  <li>Pale Ale</li>
  <li>Spring Ale</li>
  <li>Summer Ale</li>
  <li>White Ale</li>
  <li>Winter Lage</li>
  </ol>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I know that it has been a while since the question was posted, but . . .</p>
  
  <p>If you look on the Chicago Rabbinical Council's <a href="http://www.crcweb.org/LiquorList.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">website</a>, they have a 25-page "liquor list", which contains about 10 pages of kosher beers.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>As another answer indicates, many beers are considered Kosher without being certified as such. The primary brewer that I'm aware of that makes Kosher beers that are certified is He'Brew ("The Chosen Beer" - cute).</p>
  
  <p>They make a variety of beers and I believe that all of them are certified Kosher by the KSA.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/home.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/home.html</a></p>
  
  <p>EDIT: After some more research, it's a little hard to confirm whether all their beers are truly kosher. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmaltz_Brewing_Company#HE.27BREW_Beer" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> article says that they are, and there are a couple different news articles about them claiming that they are, but the <a href="http://www.ksakosher.com/products.cfm?CompanyID=132&amp;CompanyName=Hebrew%20Beer&amp;CompanyURL=www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/index.html&amp;PdfFile=" rel="nofollow">KSA page</a> has no products listed for the company.</p>
  
  <p>It does seem like some of the promotional materials for the beers have the KSA label, like the one for <a href="http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/CHANUKAHBEER/CHANUKAHBEER15_TAP.jpg" rel="nofollow">Chanukah beer</a>. But many of them are harder to tell. I have been under the impression that all their beers were Kosher, but it might be worth asking the company for more information.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>RateBeer has recently instituted tags for beers to note particular characteristics about the beer, so that may be a place to start. They currently have 13 beers listed under the <a href="http://www.ratebeer.com/tag/kosher/" rel="nofollow">"kosher" tag</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>All beer is considered Kosher if there are not any special additives. If it's made from water, barely, hops and yeast it generally considered Kosher. </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Based on the kashrut, most beers produced by typical methods don’t violate dietary law. In other words, beer is generically kosher; none of the raw ingredients and additives used to brew regular beer present kashrut concerns.</p>
    
    <p>The rules change, however, when atypical ingredients, additives, and flavorings — fruit, fruit syrups, spices, and so on — are added. In these cases, the beer requires certification. Likewise, if beers with higher alcohol content require fermentation with yeasts other than typical beer yeast, the beers require certification.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.dummies.com/food-drink/drinks/beer/choosing-a-kosher-beer/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Choosing a Kosher Beer</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Beer manufacturing and ingredients are free from 'trefa' suspect and do not require special examination. All beers are kosher.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Not all beers are kosher.  Beers that have additives or that are aged in wine barrels have additional considerations -- they *can* be, but you can't *assume* it.
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Body: <p>Does anyone know if kosher beers exist? To be kosher, the beer would have to totally (100%) brewed by Jewish hands? Such wines do exist!</p>
  
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Comments.Text: While Schmaltz Brewing (http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/) plays up the Jewish puns in its beer names, I cannot find any reference to Kosher certification in its publications and press releases.
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Comments.Text: Beer does not have to be "100% brewed by Jewish hands"; it just needs to be under supervision, which might not be constant.  Wine has special rules that don't apply to most other foods and drinks, because wine is sometimes used by other religions and the prohibitions about being involved with idolatry are very strong.  If you want to know more about that, I recommend visiting [Mi Yodeya](http://judaism.stackexchange.com).
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Title: Do kosher beers exist?
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ThreadText: # Do kosher beers exist?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-16)
  
  Does anyone know if kosher beers exist? To be kosher, the beer would have to totally (100%) brewed by Jewish hands? Such wines do exist!
  
  **Tags:** specialty-beers
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: While Schmaltz Brewing (http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/) plays up the Jewish puns in its beer names, I cannot find any reference to Kosher certification in its publications and press releases.  
  > **username_2**: Beer does not have to be "100% brewed by Jewish hands"; it just needs to be under supervision, which might not be constant.  Wine has special rules that don't apply to most other foods and drinks, because wine is sometimes used by other religions and the prohibitions about being involved with idolatry are very strong.  If you want to know more about that, I recommend visiting [Mi Yodeya](http://judaism.stackexchange.com).  
  > **username_0**: @MonicaCellio Great source of information. Thanks  
  
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  ## 6 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-02-16. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
  
  Indeed there are kosher beers
  
  All unflavored beer with no additives are considered to be kosher, even without certification. Some of the most popular kosher beer companies include:
  
  > Many breweries are coming out with specialty brews that have
  > additives; don't assume that all varieties are acceptable - check the
  > label.
  
  1. Coors
  2. Saranac `all products`
  3. Pete's Brewing `all products`
  4. Brooklyn Brewery `all products`
  
  > These beers are generally available where ever beer is sold.
  
  Read more: [Kosher Beer (Orthodox Jews)](http://www.orthodox-jews.com/kosher-beer.html#ixzz40LeW552c)
  
  The following beers from Samuel Adams, The Boston Beer
  Company, are Star-K kosher/pareve, even without the Star-K on
  the label.
  
  1. Black Lager
  2. Boston Ale
  3. Boston Lager
  4. Brown Ale
  5. Cherry Wheat
  6. Cranberry Lambic
  7. Cream Stout
  8. Double Bock
  9. Hefeweizen
  10. Holiday Porter
  11. Light October fest
  12. Old Fezziwig
  13. Pale Ale
  14. Spring Ale
  15. Summer Ale
  16. White Ale
  17. Winter Lage
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_4 on 2017-02-17. Score: 3
  
  I know that it has been a while since the question was posted, but . . .
  
  If you look on the Chicago Rabbinical Council's [website](http://www.crcweb.org/LiquorList.pdf), they have a 25-page "liquor list", which contains about 10 pages of kosher beers.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2016-02-16. Score: 3
  
  As another answer indicates, many beers are considered Kosher without being certified as such. The primary brewer that I'm aware of that makes Kosher beers that are certified is He'Brew ("The Chosen Beer" - cute).
  
  They make a variety of beers and I believe that all of them are certified Kosher by the KSA.
  
  <http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/home.html>
  
  EDIT: After some more research, it's a little hard to confirm whether all their beers are truly kosher. The [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shmaltz_Brewing_Company#HE.27BREW_Beer) article says that they are, and there are a couple different news articles about them claiming that they are, but the [KSA page](http://www.ksakosher.com/products.cfm?CompanyID=132&CompanyName=Hebrew%20Beer&CompanyURL=www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/index.html&PdfFile=) has no products listed for the company.
  
  It does seem like some of the promotional materials for the beers have the KSA label, like the one for [Chanukah beer](http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/CHANUKAHBEER/CHANUKAHBEER15_TAP.jpg). But many of them are harder to tell. I have been under the impression that all their beers were Kosher, but it might be worth asking the company for more information.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_6 on 2016-02-18. Score: 2
  
  RateBeer has recently instituted tags for beers to note particular characteristics about the beer, so that may be a place to start. They currently have 13 beers listed under the ["kosher" tag](http://www.ratebeer.com/tag/kosher/).
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_7 on 2017-02-17. Score: 1
  
  All beer is considered Kosher if there are not any special additives. If it's made from water, barely, hops and yeast it generally considered Kosher.
  
  > Based on the kashrut, most beers produced by typical methods don’t violate dietary law. In other words, beer is generically kosher; none of the raw ingredients and additives used to brew regular beer present kashrut concerns.
  >
  > The rules change, however, when atypical ingredients, additives, and flavorings — fruit, fruit syrups, spices, and so on — are added. In these cases, the beer requires certification. Likewise, if beers with higher alcohol content require fermentation with yeasts other than typical beer yeast, the beers require certification.
  
  [Choosing a Kosher Beer](http://www.dummies.com/food-drink/drinks/beer/choosing-a-kosher-beer/)
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_8 on 2016-02-21. Score: -1
  
  Beer manufacturing and ingredients are free from 'trefa' suspect and do not require special examination. All beers are kosher.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Not all beers are kosher.  Beers that have additives or that are aged in wine barrels have additional considerations -- they *can* be, but you can't *assume* it.  
  
  ---
  
  