Looking for a delicious, but still gluten-free beer? I’ve got you covered! In this post, I’m going to be listing 10 of the best gluten free beer brands out there!
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For most people, you look forward to a cold beer at the end of your work week! And just because you’re gluten free doesn’t mean you have to give up beer. So I’m sharing a list of 10 gluten-free beer brands, that are so good, everyone will want one!
What is Gluten?
Gluten is a protein, found in many grains, including, wheat, barley, and rye. It’s common in foods such as bread, pasta, pizza, cereal, and yes- even beer.
Why isn’t beer gluten free?
Beer is typically made from a combination of malted barley and hops. Sometimes wheat is also used in the beer making process. Since both barley and wheat contain gluten, beers made from either, are not gluten-free.
But, with St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I feel like it’s definitely the perfect time to go over all my favorite gluten free beer brands, and the different ways GF beer is made.
For a beer to be classified as gluten-free by the FDA it needs to have 20 or fewer parts per million (ppm) gluten.
Types of beer and gluten content
- Lager: 63 ppm.
- Stout: 361 ppm.
- Ales: 3,120 ppm.
- Wheat beer: 25,920 ppm.
Gluten free beer can be brewed a few different ways
–Dedicated Gluten Free Beer brands are produced on dedicated gluten-free equipment. They’re made from entirely gluten free grains, like GF oats, Rice, or Sorghum [plant based protein]. So that means that no gluten enters the brewery, ever.
–Gluten Free Beer is brewed with gluten free ingredients.
–Gluten Reduced Beer is brewed with gluten, and then gluten content is reduced using an enzyme. [Brewers Clarex™ is a unique enzyme that enables gluten-free beer with the same taste as traditional beer]. This is not recommended for someone with Celiac Disease or a high sensitivity to gluten because these beers do contain trace amounts of gluten.
So, I only drink 100% gluten free beer. Since I have a severely high intolerance to gluten, it’s not worth the risk for me to try the gluten reduced beer. I have tried my best to remove gluten completely from my diet.
Although I think it’s genius that somehow, they’ve found a way to reduce the amount of gluten, after it’s already been brewed.
So here is a list of ten 100% gluten free beers that I think are particularly delicious.
10 of the Best Gluten Free Brands
1. Red Bridge- 100% gluten free beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch
2. Grapefruit Indian Pale Ale [IPA]-100% gluten free brewed by Ghostfish Brewing Company
3. Buckwhit Belgian Witobier-100% gluten free wheat ale by Holidaily Brewing Company
4. G-Free Saison- if you’re a New Englander you might already know about this one. 100% gluten free pale ale brewed by Ipswich Ale Brewery
5.Operation: Yoga Pants (Golden Ale)-100% gluten free by Martin City Brewing Company
6.Starlight White: White Ale- 100% gluten free by Moonshrimp Brewing
7. Blonde Ale-100% gluten free by New Planet
8.Calrose Crisp Rice Lager- 100% gluten free lager by Otherwise Brewing
9.Strawberry Hibis-Kiss- 100% gluten free by Red Leaf gluten-free Brewing
10. Coffee Pale Ale- 100% gluten free pale ale by Ground Breaker Brewing
In this post we went over 10 of the best gluten free beer brands. So, clearly this not a complete list of gluten free brands. There are lots more to choose from with the demand getting higher and higher, so it’s becoming more of a priority for breweries to make more gluten free options.
Obviously this just comes down to preference and taste, so I’m just giving my personal list of beers that are completely gluten-friendly.
Finally, I hope this is helpful for anyone struggling like I was, to find a good gluten free beer they love!
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