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
- CELIA at The Regent Pub in London
- Green's Supreme Golden Ale - on sale in a Sainsbury's in Birmingham
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 Drink' list):
- Stringers Brewery - Plan B - I 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!
I 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.
Non-Gluten Free, but Beer (and Minigolf) related Blog Posts:
- A New Minigolf Beer - The '19th Hole' from Uncle Stuart's Brewery at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk
- Mini Golf at the Camden Town Brewery in London
- Mini Golf at the Camden Town Brewery in London
Non-Gluten Free and just about Beer-related Blog Post:
Gluten Free Food & Drink-related Blog Posts:
- Great Gluten Free Tea Rooms
Links:
- For more information about Coeliac Disease please visit the Coeliac UK website.
Links:
- For more information about Coeliac Disease please visit the Coeliac UK website.
- The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has a list of Gluten Free Beers on its website.
23 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.
Did you know there is a World Beer Cup?
Well, there is! Organised by the Brewers Association in the USA every two years there are thousands of entries and 100 categories and winners.
After playing Minigolf at The Camden Town Brewery I asked if the team there knew of any Gluten Free beers, lagers or ales and they let me know about the Canadian Brewery 'Brasseurs Sans Gluten' that is based in Montreal, Quebec.
The Brasseurs Sans Gluten brewery 'Glutenberg' beers won Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Gluten-Free Beer category at the 2012 World Beer Cup.
Looking on the website you can see the range of four Glutenberg Beers - Blonde, Rousse, Pale ale américaine and Glutenberg 8!
I'm looking forward to trying them all - when I'm next in Canada!
We attended Belgian Beer Weekend (in Brussels) earlier this month and my celiac wife tried Brunehaut gluten-free.
She raves about it and now, its all she will drink.
George V.
Hello George V,
Many thanks for your comment. I haven't heard of Brunehaut before. I'll have to track a bottle or three down ;-)
Cheers,
Richard
Via the Gluten Free Guerrillas I heard about another Gluten Free Beers :-)
Daas Beer is an award-winning premium organic craft beer from Belgium and is suitable for Vegan & Gluten Free diets!
I'm looking forward to trying Daas beer soon.
Check out Daas Beer here.
Check out Gluten Free Guerrillas here.
I've recently found out about a new bottled Premium Czech Gluten Free Lager called "Celia".
It's available to order online and I've heard that some pubs in London are also selling it. I'll be keeping my eye out and it's on my 'to drink' list now.
Check out my blog post about "Gluten Free Pork Crackling!" - a great accompaniment to a Gluten Free Beer.
I tried the new Green's Gluten and Wheat Free 'Supreme Golden Ale' at the weekend. Very nice it was too.
It was on sale in a Sainsbury's in Birmingham.
I am always on the lookout for new Gluten Free Beers and so I was very pleased to hear from the Beds & Mid Herts Coeliac Group that the a 'mainstream' beer has been certified as Gluten Free and safe for Coeliacs by Coeliac UK!
It's called Crop Circle and brewed by the Hop Back Brewery near Salisbury. The bottle-conditioned Crop Circle has been fully tested to ensure it conforms with the strict standards for Gluten Free.
You can read the announcement from the Brewery here.
The beer is available online and through selected supermarkets and off-licences! I can't wait to give it a try.
Check out my latest blog posts about Gluten Free Beers at:
- Attending the CELIA Gluten Free Lager event in London
- Cider, Perry & Gluten Free Beer at the 30th Annual Luton Beer & Cider Festival
Check out The Gluten Free Beer Association - they've tried out quite a few Gluten free Beers that I hadn't heard about before!
It's great to know there are more GF beers out there for me to try!
Via the Coeliac Victoria and Tasmania organisation's Facebook Page I recently heard about another brand of Gluten Free Beer - O'Brien Beer from Rebellion Brewing.
Another gluten free beer to add to my 'to sample' list :-)
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