To those of us who like to drink beer
every once and a while this post is for you. Budweiser makes Red
Bridge the most common if any beer that you may find when hitting the
bars -below are a few of the more taster and bolder brews available for
consumption enjoy!
Also: Bards (left out of this list) is found at ABC Liquor makes really bold Gluten Free line of beer.
No Grain? No Problem! Meet the 10 Gluten-Free Beers You'll Actually Want to Drink
At its most basic, beer is composed of four core ingredients. Equipped
with water, hops, yeast, and barley, brewers can send beer into
thousands of flavorful directions. For many people, however, beer is not
a pleasure but a source of pain. The culprit is gluten, which is
several different proteins found in cereal grains such as rye, spelt,
and barley. Most people easily digest gluten. But for millions of
American suffering from celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder,
ingesting gluten causes wrenching stomach pain and cramping.
Brewers,
however, do not want to deny anyone the pleasure of a cold beer. To
create beers suited for celiacs, as well as people suffering from gluten
sensitivities and dietary restrictions, ingenious brewers have begun
experimenting with alternative grains and grasses such as sorghum,
buckwheat, rice, and millet. The result is gluten-free brews as
flavorful as anything found in the craft-beer aisle.
Here are 10 of our favorite gluten-free beers. You won't know what you're missing.
The Alchemist: Celia Saison
After John Kimmich's wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed with celiac disease,
the Vermont brewer decided to make a flavorful craft beer. For this
Belgian-inspired saison, John relied on sorghum syrup, Curaçao orange
peel and Celia hops to create a crisp, tart drinker with a peppery and
citrusy profile.
Green's Gluten Free Beers: Endeavor
Making beer without barley is the mission of Britain-based Green's,
which crafts Belgian-style beers such as the strong and fruity Quest
Tripel Blonde Ale and Endeavor. The rich, ruby-hued dubbel smells of
licorice and dark chocolate, and it drinks creamy and smooth.
Sprecher Brewing Co.: Shakparo Ale
Sprecher first created this West African-style ale as a one-off for
Milwaukee's African World Festival. The sorghum-and-millet concoction
(they're common ingredients in sub-Saharan Africa, where wheat and
barley are rare) was so popular that the Wisconsin brewery made Shakparo
a regular. The pleasingly tangy refresher somewhat recalls apple cider.
Estrella Damm: Daura
Unlike most gluten-free beers, Spain's Daura is made with barley malt.
The brewery uses a proprietary technique to remove gluten from barley
malt (the amount of gluten is below the allowable threshold), meaning
Daura taste close to the real thing. The light, bubbly beer gently
smells of sweet toasted grains, with a bit of bitterness on the back
end.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales: Tweason'ale
In lieu of barley, the Delaware brewers turned to sorghum syrup to fuel
this fruit-forward gluten-free offering that's flavored with
strawberries and sweetened with a bit of buckwheat honey. Tweason'ale is
by turns sweet and tart, and it'll ably slay thirst on a sunny
afternoon.
Omission Beer: Lager
What's left out of Omission? Well, the beer is made with low-protein
barley that's treated with an enzyme that breaks down gluten and
proteins. While Omission beers are below the established cutoff line for
gluten-free products, they can't be labeled as such. Nonetheless, the
pale ale is a hoppy pleasure, and the crisp lager is made with Citra
hops for a touch of tropical complexity.
Harvester Fresh Hop IPA
One of Portland, Oregon's more unique breweries is Harvester, which
relies on locally grown chestnuts and hops, as well as oats and sorghum,
to make its lineup of gluten-free beers. They include a piney and
pungent IPA, chocolaty and espresso-like Dark Ale and our favorite, the
Pale Ale. It's citrusy, with a nutty nose courtesy of chestnuts.
Epic Brewing Company: Glutenator
To craft Glutenator, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based brewery dialed up a
blend of brown rice, sweet potatoes, molasses and millet. Add in a
boatload of citrusy and floral American hops, and you have a balanced,
bitter-and-sweet brew with a light body and moderate carbonation.
New Planet Gluten Free Beer: Raspberry Ale
After being diagnosed with celiac disease, beer lover Pedro Gonzalez
founded Colorado's New Planet. The trio of releases includes the hoppy
Pale Ale, light-bodied Blonde Ale and Raspberry Ale. The sorghum syrup
supplies a tangy edge that's balanced by sweetening corn, while orange
peel and Oregon raspberry purée provide a delicately fruity nose.
Lakefront Brewery: New Grist
New Grist was America's first gluten-free beverage that the U.S.
government permitted to carry the name beer. Its creation was spurred by
a call from a doctor lamenting his gluten intolerance, which spurred
Lakefront president Russ Klisch to create this straw-colored libation
made from sorghum and rice. It tastes lightly lemony, with an aroma of
hay and cloves.
