OU Kosher Beer Announcement

So, of course, the hottest news, in the world of  kosher at least, is about the status of beer. For   many years, the assumption was that beer is always  kosher Because beer was really just water, hops,   barley, yeast, all simple kosher ingredients.  But what has happened over the last years is   that there are many more ingredients being used  in making many different types of beers. And   even if you're buying what you would consider a  simple beer with the old-fashioned ingredients,   the beers that could have different  Kashrut concerns because of the ingredients   Clamato (includes clam juice), flavors, enzymes  are being made on the same equipment as the beer   that we might assume is simple. So, what has  happened is that the major kosher supervisory   agencies have joined together Because at  the end of the day, our primary concern,   our only concern is kosher, and we have informed  our Caterers and food service establishments that   as of January 1, we will be insisting that  the only beers that they may serve are beers   that have proper kosher supervision. We're  publicizing a list of those types of beers,   and we've found that there are already over a  thousand beers on that list, so you probably   could have a different beer every day for many  years and still get your beer consumption that you   need to have. And like that, we will be able to  continue raising the level of kosher supervision   and kosher products available to people, and  not rely on anything but what is 100% kosher.