Details of Gluten Free Ale, Beer and Lager that I've 'sampled' since being diagnosed as a Coeliac *hic*
Having had two bottles of Mongozo Gluten Free Pilsener bought for me I thought I'd give a run down of the other Gluten Free Ales, Beers and Lagers I've tried since being a Coeliac (as people 'Intolerant to Gluten' can't drink 'normal' Beer/Lager).
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| Enjoying a Redbridge Beer at The Yardhouse in Las Vegas in 2010 |
I must admit that I do like all of them, they all taste like 'the real thing'. Reading reviews in Crossed Grain magazine some people in 'taste tests' rated some more highly than others, but I can't say I'd avoid any of them. I do have a particular favourite in Redbridge Beer, but that's only available in the US.
I was a big fan of all types of lager, beer and ale before I was diagnosed as a Coeliac, so it is nice to know there are brewers out there providing for Coeliac customers.
Here's a list and links of those I've tried to date:
Hambleton’s Gluten Free Ale (GFA) and Gluten Free Lager (GFL) - I've tried both.
Green's Gluten Free Beers - I've tried both their of their new Premium Golden Ale and the Premium Pils. Previously I've tried a few of their other beers, including Pioneer and Trailblazer. Green's do have a wide-range, further details below.
St Peter's Brewery - I've tried the G-Free™ variety
Glebe Farm Pathfinder - Spotted in the window of Drinkers Paradise in Camden
Glebe Farm Pathfinder - Spotted in the window of Drinkers Paradise in Camden
Many of these beers and lagers are available in major supermarkets, although stock levels are generally quite low.
I've yet to try the following UK beers and lagers (they're definitely on my 'To Do' list):
Against the Grain
Ambar
Stringers Brewery - Plan B - heard about it via twitter in March 2012 from North Herts CAMRA & Stingers Beer - the beer will be available at the 2012 Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival on the 9th & 10th of March.
While in Las Vegas we tried Redbridge Beer which was great, and we picked up a case of Bard's Beer, which was nice too.
While writing this blog post I also spotted this excellent list of Gluten Free Beers on the Gluten Free Diet website. I can't wait to work my way through that list too!
Only two Pubs I have visited in the UK have served Gluten Free Beer. They were the George & Dragon in Watton-at-Stone, Herts and the Golden Fleece in Braughing, Herts. Both pubs also have extensive and very tasty Gluten Free menus - I would highly recommend visiting them.
I have recently found out via twitter that the Orange Tree Pub in Baldock, Herts can cater for Coeliacs, with both food and drink, as they also serve Gluten Free beer and lager.
For more information about Coeliac Disease please visit the Coeliac UK website.
Non-Gluten Free, but Beer-related Blog Posts:
Non-Gluten Free and just about Beer-related Blog Post:
Gluten Free Food & Drink-related Blog Posts:
12 comments:
Hey that's great! I'm not Coeliac but one of my best friends is and he's very sad about not being able to drink beer, I know what to get him for Christmas ;)
Glad to be of help ;-)
The beer (and food) for Coeliacs is getting better all the time :-)
Cheers.
Richard
Following our attendance of the 2011 Town Criers Championships in Hastings (oyez!) and sampling some lovely Battle Cider at the Hastings Brewery Stall, I found out that the brewery are planning to launch a Gluten Free Beer soon!
Great news indeed. I can't wait to try a pint or three *hic*
I’ve heard from the Beds & Mid Herts Coeliac Group, of which I am a member, that the upcoming Luton Beer & Cider Festival will, for the very first time, be selling Gluten Free Beer!
The Luton Beer & Cider Festival (organised by the South Beds Campaign for Real Ale) is now in its 29th year and at the 2012 event there will be four Gluten Free ales available, supplied by Greens. They are Bottle Conditioned Blonde, Brown and Dark, & Discovery.
I haven't tried any of these beers yet, so I'm looking forward to 'sampling' them *hic*
In addition to the non-Gluten Free Beer there will be a good selection of Ciders & Perries on offer, which are suitable for Gluten Free diets.
You can check out the South Beds Campaign for Real Ale here.
Full details of the 29th Luton Beer Festival can be found here.
Hi Richard,
I am the South Beds CAMRA member who has organised the gluten free beers at this year's Luton Beer and Cider Festival. I was a dedicated real ale drinker so it was a big blow to be diagnosed with Coeliac disease last November.
I look forward to trying some of the other beers on your list as I've only tried five of the Greens range, the St. Peters and one that Tesco stock occasionally.
I don't suppose any of the pubs you mentioned have draft GF beers?
I also used to home brew ales but have had to knock that on the head (although I've done a couple of ciders). I have found a maker of GF kits but he only makes them spasmodically and hasn't made any since last November.
I will be working on the foreign beer bar (where you will find the GF beer) on Friday and Saturday nights so introduce yourself if you can.
Martin
Hello Martin,
Many thanks for your comment and for organising the Gluten Free selection at the Beer Fest :-)
I am yet to find a Gluten Free Draft Beer that is ready to drink. However, last October I did speak with Hastings Brewery and they are developing a Gluten Free Beer/Ale!
See you at the Luton Beer Festival.
Cheers,
Richard
At the 29th Luton Beer & Cider Festival I had a bottle of the Green's Bottle Conditioned Re-fermented Blonde Beer. Very good it was too.
Details of Stringers Brewery's 'Plan B' Gluten Free Beer and the Glebe Farm 'Pathfinder Ale' now added to the list of Gluten Free Beers & Lagers list.
Via a tweet from @myparis34 I was sent a great article from Paste magazine about "The 14 Best (and Worst) Gluten-Free Beers". Well worth a read.
I spotted a different Gluten Free beer on the 'no gluten required' blog today - St Peter's Brewery Sorghum Beer.
I haven't seen this one on sale in the UK and there is no mention of it on the St Peter's Brewery website. The St Peter's Gluten Free version in the UK is called G-Free.
I heard from St Peter's Brewery that their Sorghum Beer (in the USA) and G-Free (in the UK) are one and the same, just with different names.
Via a retweet made by the team at The World is Gluten Free on Twitter from a post by Gluten Free Seattle I have found out about two more Gluten Free Beers!
They are:
- Omission Beer
- New Planet Beer
Unfortunately both are from US-based businesses, but at least there are two more for me to seek out when I next visit the USA.
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