This light and citrusy beer is brewed with millet and quinoa in place of barley
Wheat in the form of malted barley has long been one of four key ingredients in beer (along with water, hops and yeast), but more and more breweries are catering to gluten-free drinkers with tasty brews made from alternative ingredients like sorghum, rice, millet, lentils and nuts.
Aurochs Blonde Ale Aurochs Brewing Company
One of the most popular gluten-free brews from Aurochs Brewing Company in Pennsylvania is the Aurochs Blonde Ale, a light and citrusy beer with notes of tropical fruits brewed with millet and quinoa in place of barley. Photo courtesy of Aurochs Brewing Company
Fat Randy's IPA Holidaily Brewing Company
A favorite among the gluten-free offerings at Holidaily Brewing Co. in Colorado is Fat Randy’s IPA–an aromatic American IPA that’s easy to drink thanks to a balance of hoppy bitterness and a high 7.3 percent ABV. Photo courtesy of Holidaily Brewing Company
A Dark Night Departed Soles Brewing Company
A Dark Night from Departed Soles Brewing Company in New Jersey is a black IPA made with 100 percent gluten-free ingredients. The hop forward beer, designed to taste like a shaken up black and tan, finishes with flavors of roasted malts. Photo courtesy of Departed Soles Brewing Company
Cranberry Shandy Burning Brothers Brewing
While Cranberry Shandy isn't always available at Burning Brothers Brewing in Saint Paul, it's well worth waiting for. This holiday release gets tartness from local cranberries and citrus notes from American hops. Photo courtesy of Burning Brothers Brewing
Hoptensity DIPA Evasion Brewing
All the beers from Evasion Brewing are made in a dedicated gluten-free facility with no threat of cross contamination. The Hoptensity Double IPA, a special release from the brewery, features Amarillo and Mosaic hops with carrot blossom honey to create a smooth beer with notes of stone fruit and grape. Photo courtesy of Evasion Brewing
Buck Wild Pale Ale Alpenglow Beer Company
Buck Wild Pale Ale, California's first completely gluten-free beer, is brewed with naturally gluten-free malted grains. The medium bodied ale has a balance of subtle hops and toasted malts, with a sweet and citrusy aroma. Photo courtesy of Alpenglow Beer Company
Copperhead Alt Brew
Every beer from Alt Brew in Madison is made in a dedicated gluten-free facility, including the Copperhead Copper Ale, a silver medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival. Roasted millet lends flavors of malted chocolate to this gluten-free brew. Photo courtesy of Alt Brew
One Small Step Moonshrimp Brewing
All the ingredients that go into One Small Step IPA from Moonshrimp Brewing are naturally gluten-free, including the millet, vegan beet sugar, yeast and mis of Chinook and Cascade hops. This dry IPA exhibits an intense hop bitterness. Photo courtesy of Moonshrimp Brewing
Grapefruit IPA Ghostfish Brewing Company
Among the most popular offerings at Ghostfish Brewing in Seattle is the award-winning Grapefruit IPA. Brewed with grapefruit peel and citrus-forward hops, this lively and punchy IPA offers an explosion of bitter and bright flavor. Ingredients like sorghum, brown rice and tapioca make it naturally gluten-free. Photo courtesy of Ghostfish Brewing Company
Forager Lager Whistler Brewing Company
Forager Lager from Whistler Brewing Company is the first gluten-free lager produced in British Columbia. Made with sorghum and rice, this hop forward beer pours a golden amber color with a gentle floral aroma. Photo courtesy of Whistler Brewing Company
The top 10 winners in the category Best Gluten-Free Beer are as follows:
Aurochs Blonde Ale - Aurochs Brewing Company
Fat Randy's IPA - Holidaily Brewing Company
A Dark Night - Departed Soles Brewing Company
Cranberry Shandy - Burning Brothers Brewing
Hoptensity DIPA - Evasion Brewing
Buck Wild Pale Ale - Alpenglow Beer Company
Copperhead - Alt Brew
One Small Step - Moonshrimp Brewing
Grapefruit IPA - Ghostfish Brewing Company
Forager Lager - Whistler Brewing Company
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Kim Koeller (Gluten & Allergy Free Passport) and Erin Smith (Gluten-Free Globetrotter) were chosen based on their knowledge and experience of the country's gluten-free scene.
Kim Koeller founded Gluten & Allergy Free Passport in 2005 to foster global social change and improve quality of life for those managing gluten free diets, celiac disease and food allergies. A recognized pioneer in special diet travel, Kim is an award-winning author and creator of the first-of-its-kind Let’s Eat Out Around the World Gluten Free and Allergy Free series of Apple mobile apps, language translation cards, dining books and global lifestyle research. As a sought-after speaker at national and international industry conferences, Kim shares her worldwide travel experiences of almost 3 million miles to six continents and all 50 US states while personally living 100% gluten and allergy free due to celiac disease and food allergies.
Kim Koeller
Kim Koeller founded Gluten & Allergy Free Passport in 2005 to foster global social change and improve quality of life for those managing gluten free diets, celiac disease and food allergies. A recognized pioneer in special diet travel, Kim is an award-winning author and creator of the first-of-its-kind Let’s Eat Out Around the World Gluten Free and Allergy Free series of Apple mobile apps, language translation cards, dining books and global lifestyle research. As a sought-after speaker at national and international industry conferences, Kim shares her worldwide travel experiences of almost 3 million miles to six continents and all 50 US states while personally living 100% gluten and allergy free due to celiac disease and food allergies.
Erin Smith
Erin Smith was diagnosed with celiac disease in... Read More
Erin Smith was diagnosed with celiac disease in the early 1980s, so she’s been eating gluten-free almost her entire life. Erin has a unique perspective of growing up in the gluten-free community and blogs about living and thriving with celiac disease. She started writing her gluten-free lifestyle blog Gluten-Free Fun in 2007. In 2011, Erin launched Gluten-Free Globetrotter®, a website that encourages those with celiac disease to travel and not be scared about eating gluten-free domestically and abroad. The website shares gluten-free travel tips, international celiac resources, itinerary planning assistance and positive reinforcement to those who are gluten-free. Erin has also been running celiac disease support groups since 2005 in both New York and California.
Erin Smith
Erin Smith was diagnosed with celiac disease in the early 1980s, so she’s been eating gluten-free almost her entire life. Erin has a unique perspective of growing up in the gluten-free community and blogs about living and thriving with celiac disease. She started writing her gluten-free lifestyle blog Gluten-Free Fun in 2007. In 2011, Erin launched Gluten-Free Globetrotter®, a website that encourages those with celiac disease to travel and not be scared about eating gluten-free domestically and abroad. The website shares gluten-free travel tips, international celiac resources, itinerary planning assistance and positive reinforcement to those who are gluten-free. Erin has also been running celiac disease support groups since 2005 in both New York and California.
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