kawasakiguy37

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I drank two stouts today from trader joes, and afterwards started to feel very, very sick. One was the Black Hart Irish style dry stout (which was actually quite sweet), and the other stockyard oatmeal stout. I am very lactose intollerant so I usually notice even small amounts, but I never realized until today that commercial beer manufacters often add lactose to their beers. Since beer is not required to list any ingredients or allergens, how can I tell if these beers contain lactose?

Or is there a good list of commercial beers that contain lactose? Stout and porter is by far my favorite type of beer, and Im going to be quite unhappy if I have to stick to sam adams and guiness for the rest of my life!

Edcculus

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If its labeled milk, cream or sweet stout, it likely has lactose in it. Otherwise, I think you are fine.

Jewrican

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MMMMMMMMMMM MILK STOUTS!!!!! Left Hand Milk Stout..... i love you

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kawasakiguy37

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Neither were labeled sweet stouts or milk stouts, but one made me sick for SURE. I emailed both manufacters, hopefully at least one of them gets back to me

Matt Up North

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That Black Hart I have heard is made by Lost Coast, email them.

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According to their website Sam Adams Cream Stout doesn't list lactose as an addition.

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bad coffee

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There's a couple of Brooklyn beers that have lactose. I was halfway through a 6pack before I realized it was the beer, not the mexican food I was eating...

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mysteryberto

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Widmer Drop top has lactose in it

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david_42

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Beer manufactures are not allowed to list nutritional information on the labels. Short of checking websites, there isn't much you can do.

The wine industry has been blocking any kind of nutritional and ingredient labeling on alcoholic beverages for decades. It took a few deaths for the sulfate information to be added. They really do not want people to know what gets added to the average wine.

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