Gluten-Free Beer

Gluten-Free Beer Review:Hello Readers! Today I am sharing with you a review on several Gluten-Free Beers. For those of you that don't know, my husband has Asperger's. What is that? Very very high functioning autism. Most people that meet him would never know. Actually a lot of people in our lives don't even know. People with Asperger's usually have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves no room for more age appropriate, common interests. Some examples are cars, boats, trains, Literature, electronics, meteorology, astronomy, history etc... My husband doesn't like that I call him a genius. But he really is. The man is so smart in so many areas. I love him to death and wouldn't change him for the world. What does this have to do with beer? Well, it has been proven that people with this disorder, don't do well with gluten. While he does not have celiac, gluten really can mess with his concentration and energy. While he is so smart, that most jobs come easy to him (He is a Power Engineer), He has to work extra hard at any thing social. It has caused strife with some of his personal relationship, because...well he can't relate to a lot of social situations, and he has a very hard time following through with family and friends at times. I tell him that those who truly love him will take the time to understand his disorder and not to worry. SO... My husband LOVES a good beer. That can be a problem because of the gluten. Let me tell you; his personality is completely different after one beer. 

He was so pleased to learn there are so many Gluten-Free beers out that taste as good as his favorite regular beer! So we decided to have a group of bind tasters over for a beer tasting night. Half were Celiac, or "Gluten-Free". The other half were regular good ole beer drinkers. This is a combination of opinions on the beer, but mostly my husbands banter. I need to let you all know that I don't drink beer. I just don't like it. So this is the "beer drinkers" opinions. To break it down, we had 4 tasters. 2 gluten-free, and 2 regular beer drinkers. So they all rated the beers. I hope you enjoy what they found!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Greens Dubbel Dark AleAppearance: Realy dark. Nice head. Not over reactive when pouredRatings: 4, 4, 4, 5Average rating: 4.25Smell: Pleasant. Servered very cold so it was mildRatings: 3, 3, 4, 4Average rating 3.5Taste: Like a good dark ale. slight ale tasteRatings: 4, 4, 4, 5Average rating: 4.25Mouth feel: Soft, velvety. Clears off the palette quickly leaving mewanting more.Ratings: 5, 4, 4, 5Average rating: 4.5Overall: Left me wanting more.Ratings: 4, 5, 4, 5Average rating: 4.5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Greens Triple BlondeAppearance: Nice amberRatings: 3, 3, 3.5 3Average rating: 3.25Smell: very mild smellRatings: 3, 4, 4, 4Average rating: 3.75Taste: Almost an apple taste. Typical IPA typeRatings: 3, 4, 3, 2Average rating: 3.00Mouth feel: Lingers like an IPARatings: 3, 3.5, 3, 3Average rating: 3.13Overall: I would rate this as better than most IPAs as the after tasteis milderRatings: 3, 3.5, 3, 3Average rating: 3.13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Greens AmberAppearance: An amber slightly cloudyRatings: 4, 4, 4, 4Average rating: 4.00Smell: Mild nose, Slightly hoppyRatings: 3, 4, 3.5, 3Average rating: 3.38Taste: Less hoppythan the blondRatings: 4, 4, 3, 3Average rating: 3.5Mouthfeel: Lingers around on the palletteRatings: 4, 5, 3, 3Average rating: 3.75Overall: Very enjoyable. Did we mention gluten free?Ratings: 4, 4, 3, 4Average rating: 3.75-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GlutenatorAppearance: Nice light amber, fairly clearRatings: 5, 4, 4, 4Average rating: 4.25Smell: Nice. Not over hoppyRatings: 4, 5, 4, 4Average rating: 4.25Taste: With a name like the Ratings: 3, 3.5, 4, 3Average rating: 3.38Mouth feel: no commentsRatings: 3, 4, 4, 3Average rating: 3.5Overall: While a good brew, with a name like the Glutenator we expectedmoreRatings: 3, 4, 4, 3Average rating: 3.50-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sprecher's ShakparoAppearance: a darker amberRatings: 4, 4, 4, 5Average rating: 4.25Smell: Very mildRatings: 2, 3, 4, 4Average rating 3.25Taste: a slight orange hint. A little like a shock topRatings: 2, 4, 4, 5Average rating: 3.75Mouth feel: One taster loved this while another not so muchRatings: 2, 4, 4, 5Average rating: 3.75Overall: All tasters found this an interesting brew. They werepolarized on this brewRatings: 2, 5, 4, 5Average rating: 4.0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Widmer Omission: LagerAppearance: What I wouldexpect from a normal lagerRatings: 4, 4, 4, 4 Average rating: 4.0Smell: mildRatings: 4, 4, 4, 3Average rating: 3.75Taste: If I did notknow this was gluten free I would never suspectRatings: 5, 5, 4, 3Average rating: 4.25Mouth: PleasantfinishRatings: 5, 4, 4, 4Average rating: 4.35Overall: Yum! Thankyou Widmer for making this in ernest. I love seeing it in my local chainstore (Albertsons). I have already purchased more =)Ratings: 5, 4, 4, 3Average rating: 4.00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Widmer Omission: Pale aleAppearance: Typical paleale.Ratings: 4, 4, 4, 3Average rating: 3.75Smell: Nice mildscentRatings: 3, 4, 4, 3Average rating: 3.5Taste: while it wasa distinct pale ale taste, I found it much more pleasantRatings: 4, 4, 4, 3Average rating: Mouth: I found itto clear off my pallet nicelyRatings: 3, 4, 3, 3Average rating: 3.25Overall: Thisdefinitely is a pale ale. And gluten free to boot. While you might miss yourgluten filled pale ale, it won't take you long to make this your newfavorite.Ratings: 4, 4, 3, 3Average rating: 3.5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Summary:First Place: My husbands absolute favorite is the Omission Lager. On a hot day after working in the yard, it is an awesome brew. Where to buy: Albertsons and most other chain stores.

Second Place: Greens Dubbel Dark Ale . If you love dark beer, you have to try this. I had to fight someone for the last bottle. We had a couple non-beer drinkers try it, and they actually enjoyed it too. Where to buy: http://www.merchantduvin.com/find-our-beer.phpFollow Us: