Gluten Free Beer List

While some people avoid Gluten free foods due to having a very serious medical condition (known as Celiac disease), others are simply trying to better themselves by sticking to a strict gluten free diet.

For those of you that are new to the world of Gluten free brews, you may not know that a lot of Gluten Free beers have a bit of a reputation for being…well, kind of terrible.

Not to worry though, I’ve got you covered!

I’ve compiled the following gluten free beer list, detailing each beers brewery, country of origin, ABV as well as their respective Beer Advocates rating – To help you find the best Gluten free beers on the market!

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Gluten Reduced – “Omission Beers”

Generally speaking – Gluten free beer is made with sorghum, millet, buckwheat or rice.

There is however, a growing number of “gluten free” beers that initially follow the traditional ingrediants list and then are treated with enzymes to reduce their level of gluten below the required 5-ppm.

Once these “Omission Beers” have gotten their levels of gluten below the necessary 5-ppm (5 parts per million) – they are then given the CSA’s recognition seal and deemed to be “risk free” for celiacs.

One of the biggest benefits of this processing is that you end up with a more familiar tasting beer.(hooray!) The down side to this special processing, is that there is still a very small part of gluten left behind, which for those who are gluten intolerant – may still cause you to feel sick if ingested.

Because of this, I would advise you to exercise a bit of caution when trying any of the following brews as some celiacs have reported feeling a bit ill after imbibing.

That said, These beers definitely open up the number of options available to those seeking a gluten free brew and can often times be quite a bit tastier!

Why Drink Gluten Free Beer?

As I mentioned in the beginning, the main target market for gluten free beer is for people who suffer from Celiac disease. For those of you who are not familiar with the disease, someone with Celiac disease will often (if not always) have a strong negative reaction to gliadin (a gluten protein) found in wheat.

For some, dietary restrictions aren’t just limited to a wheat free diet – but can include other popular grains, such as barley and rye.

There is also a growing movement of people that have taken up the voluntary action of maintaining a gluten free diet, most people who fall into this category are typically on a special wheat or gluten free diet.

While still others, have resigned not to eat gluten based products for any number of other reasons.

In either case, conscious decision or not – There is a growing beer market for those of you who love beer, but aren’t particularly fond of gluten. I heard that stuff is terrible for you…

Karl S: Lead marketer, brewer, dad, and husband. Pretty much an all-round awesome guy.