Beer/larger without yeast

[Aharr]

Are there any beers or largers which are available which do not contain yeast or yeast extract?

[maxi2]

Yeast is fundamental to the brewing process as it turns the malt sugars into alcohol. So the only possible non-yeast beers will be the alcohol free stuff - about which I can tell you nothing. You could always read the label of a bottle of Kaliber (or whatever) in a supermarket.

[1delboy]

yeast is a must in the brewing of lager or beer but even the alcohol free stuff is brewed in the same manner as normal beer and lager

[Aharr]

Ok thanks for the input. Due to medical reasons my dietary requirements have changed; I must reduce or eliminate yeast...but I am keen to find the best lager/beer to suit this as I do not wish to remove this pleasure entirely.
I have found that some corn beers that can be brewed without the addition of yeast and some available in the US.
I have been told that double-filtered beers such as Cobra may be one option.

[1delboy]

double filtered beer will do nothing other than clean the brew up, all beers will have yeast as it needs to convert the sugars into alcohol, I worked in the brewing industry for 33 years and never made or heard of yeast free, it is also in spirits such as whisky etc

[Booldawg]

What delboy said. Filtering only removes the sediment layer of yeast found at the bottom of the bottle/barrell (this is purely for cosmetic reasons to give the beer a 'bright' appearance). There will still be yeast held in suspension. As Delboy will no doubt tell you, yeast it the largest contributary factor to the various flavours of beer.

[Gromit]

The answer to your problem may be Sapporo, Japanese beer, if you can find some. They filter all the yeast out.

http://hero.com/sapporo/ceramic.html

http://www.sapporobeer.com/