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.
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.
Congratulations to all these winning beers!
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The Experts
Kim Koeller
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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.
10Best Editors
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10Best Editors

10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased and experiential travel coverage of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world.