Vegans just wanna have fun

Asahi beer and Fritos are both vegan treats.  We found these Fritos scoops especially good with Indian curry!

After reading that Asahi beer is "happily vegan", I had to read up why a beer wouldn't be vegan.  I read about use of animal products in beer and wine making from several sources.  This article by Matt Frazier in No Meat Athlete, says:

"Although there are plenty of vegan-friendly beers out there, many breweries use animal products in the brewing process. Their most common use is as clarifying agents, but animal parts are also used for head retention, flavor, and coloring.
Because the U.S. does not have any laws requiring disclosure of non-vegan ingredients, beer labels rarely mention their use.
Some animal products are the main ingredients in a beer and are easy to spot. These are usually indicated on the label and can easily be avoided. Honey is a common example.
It's the animal products used in smaller proportions that don't make it to the labels that you need to watch out for.
Here is a list of the most common animal products that are used in brewing:

• Isinglass – Clarifier that is very common in brewing. Comes from the dried swim bladders of fish. Almost all cask conditioned ale uses isinglass as a clarifier, although it is more common in England than the U.S.
• Gelatin – Clarifier obtained from the skin, connective tissue, and bones of animals. Typically taken from cattle and frozen pigskin.
• Casein/Potassium Caseinate – Protein found in cow milk used as a clarifier.
• Charcoal – Used for filtering. A portion is usually produced from animal bones.
• Diatomaceous earth – Used in filtering. Comes from fossils or sea shells.
• Insects – Made into dyes and used for coloring.
• Glyceryl monostearate – Animal derived substance used to control foam.
• Pepsin – Also used to control foam; it is sometimes derived from pork.
• White sugar – Flavor additive often whitened using bone charcoal.
• Albumin – Refers to any protein that is water soluble. Most common type in brewing is serum albumin, which is taken from animal blood.
• Lactose – Beers labeled as sweet, milk, or cream stouts may or may not contain lactose. Sometimes the description refers to the texture and not the ingredient. It's best to double check these to be sure. Milk chocolate is common in certain styles, but some so-called "chocolate" porters or stouts actually contain no real chocolate at all. Some malted barley is called "chocolate malt" simply to describe the flavor the roasting imparts."

This website, Barnivore, lists more info about specific brands, including whether the used grain is sold for livestock feed.  I think it's up to the individual where to draw the line on what's acceptable, but it's really not so hard to choose cruelty-free brands.