Have you seen Rich Birdsall recently? No, seriously, have you? He's literally half the man he used to be and not of character, but of weight.

Rich has lost an insane amount of weight and has gotten himself healthy by following a very strict vegan lifestyle.

Strict vegans are people who no animals or animal products. Up until now, strict vegans like Rich haven’t been able to enjoy a smooth glass of Guinness because the brewery has been using dried fish bladders as an ingredient to filter the beer. Guess what? That’s about to change.

It took 256 years, but Guinness beer will soon be vegan-approved because the company is building a brand new state-of-the-art filtration system that will be operational next year.

Apparently, there won't be a change in the way Guinness tastes or the quality of the beer, which I'm sure will make fans happy. And, the elimination of fish bladders from the production process makes the vegans happy.

Cheers to a win-win!

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