Gluten-Free Ale Wins Gold in the "Olympics of Beer"

Why does this article not talk about THE BEER?  I mean, saying it's inspired by a Margarita... and then telling me it has lime, orange and salt in it is like, "No frakkin' duh, man!"  (Truly, this article insults my intelligence.)

What are the grains? How is it produced?  What strain/s of hops and yeast are used?  Are there any other adjucts other than citrus and agave...?  What gives it the right to be called gluten-free?

Truly, @Jefferson Adams, this is one of the worst articles I've ever seen published on Celiac.com.  

I have preferred Red Bridge over the years, why is there not more interest in that beer? It's the best gluten free beer out there that actually tastes like a real beer & not like medicine or cider like some of these other beers that are being promoted.

30 minutes ago, Guest Bob said:

I have preferred Red Bridge over the years, why is there not more interest in that beer? It's the best gluten free beer out there that actually tastes like a real beer & not like medicine or cider like some of these other beers that are being promoted.

 

I agree with Bob. I don't use alcoholic beverages of any kind anymore because they trigger migraines in me but several years ago I enjoyed Red Bridge and it seemed to really taste like beer.

On 6/27/2022 at 9:53 PM, sc'Que? said:

Why does this article not talk about THE BEER?  I mean, saying it's inspired by a Margarita... and then telling me it has lime, orange and salt in it is like, "No frakkin' duh, man!"  (Truly, this article insults my intelligence.)

What are the grains? How is it produced?  What strain/s of hops and yeast are used?  Are there any other adjucts other than citrus and agave...?  What gives it the right to be called gluten-free?

Truly, @Jefferson Adams, this is one of the worst articles I've ever seen published on Celiac.com.  

Yes, it would seem the article left out the very important to the celiac community information of what grain or other carb source it is made from.

On 6/27/2022 at 9:53 PM, sc'Que? said:

Why does this article not talk about THE BEER?  I mean, saying it's inspired by a Margarita... and then telling me it has lime, orange and salt in it is like, "No frakkin' duh, man!"  (Truly, this article insults my intelligence.)

What are the grains? How is it produced?  What strain/s of hops and yeast are used?  Are there any other adjucts other than citrus and agave...?  What gives it the right to be called gluten-free?

Truly, @Jefferson Adams, this is one of the worst articles I've ever seen published on Celiac.com.  

The focus of the article was a gluten-free beer winning this prestigious contest, and not how the beer is made. Use google to search for more info about that.

16 hours ago, Guest Bob said:

I have preferred Red Bridge over the years, why is there not more interest in that beer? It's the best gluten free beer out there that actually tastes like a real beer & not like medicine or cider like some of these other beers that are being promoted.

 

The reason, tbh, is that Red Bridge is modeled after a more Budweiser profile, which is not likely to be carried in bars that offer American Light Lager/Pilsners as their go-to... and craft beer bars and restaurants typically want a beer with more flavor to satisfy foodie palates.  This is the reason why exactly zero bars carry Red Bridge where I live (central Pennsylvania).  

The best gluten-free beers (no gluten-containing grains) I've found come from Glutenberg, especially their Belgian-style White (a Blue Moon clone). Sadly, the way beer distro works in PA, there's a distributor in Eastern PA who lurches to own the distro rights to any Belgian beer he can get his fingers on. The problem is that he doesn't deliver product to the entire state of Pennsylvania: he distributes to Philly and a few small towns near Reading. And since licensed establishments cannot legally travel to pick up their own beer without a dedicated (single licensee footing the bill), bonded transport vehicle, there is no way for bars across PA to have access to the entire Glutenberg line. 

The politics of the 3-tier beer distribution system are a farce and it needs to be wrangled in with common-sense legislation because of unscrupulous business owners like that Philly-area distributor. 

As for the comments about the article being about it winning an award...  I don't care if that's the focus of the article!  A respectable beer-writer would write about both!  Otherwise, don't waste my time posting the article!  (Again, what is the mash-bill? What are the hops? What exactly makes it both gluten-free and worthy of repute?)  

21 hours ago, Guest Bob said:

I have preferred Red Bridge over the years, why is there not more interest in that beer? It's the best gluten free beer out there that actually tastes like a real beer & not like medicine or cider like some of these other beers that are being promoted.

 

Love Red Bridge!  I only found it once, in a fairly large liquor store in Florida, but I agree, a real beer!  It is the only gluten free beer that I have liked better than Ommision Pale Ale.

7 hours ago, sc'Que? said:

The reason, tbh, is that Red Bridge is modeled after a more Budweiser profile, which is not likely to be carried in bars that offer American Light Lager/Pilsners as their go-to... and craft beer bars and restaurants typically want a beer with more flavor to satisfy foodie palates.  This is the reason why exactly zero bars carry Red Bridge where I live (central Pennsylvania).  

The best gluten-free beers (no gluten-containing grains) I've found come from Glutenberg, especially their Belgian-style White (a Blue Moon clone). Sadly, the way beer distro works in PA, there's a distributor in Eastern PA who lurches to own the distro rights to any Belgian beer he can get his fingers on. The problem is that he doesn't deliver product to the entire state of Pennsylvania: he distributes to Philly and a few small towns near Reading. And since licensed establishments cannot legally travel to pick up their own beer without a dedicated (single licensee footing the bill), bonded transport vehicle, there is no way for bars across PA to have access to the entire Glutenberg line. 

The politics of the 3-tier beer distribution system are a farce and it needs to be wrangled in with common-sense legislation because of unscrupulous business owners like that Philly-area distributor. 

As for the comments about the article being about it winning an award...  I don't care if that's the focus of the article!  A respectable beer-writer would write about both!  Otherwise, don't waste my time posting the article!  (Again, what is the mash-bill? What are the hops? What exactly makes it both gluten-free and worthy of repute?)  

Good information but I think you went to far to imply that Jefferson Adams is not a "respectable writer". As a whole, his articles have been very informative.

After interacting with this article and it's comments recently, I went into my local Safeway grocery store, a large national chain, and could not find Red Bridge or any other gluten free beer on the shelves. They used to carry Red Bridge.

     Wow!  You really know the underbelly of the beer distribution business!  Very interesting...explains a lot.

     Glutenburg is a very good beer, but my problem with it is, at least where I live in Florida, you can only get it in big 16 ounce cans.  I usually drink only one 12 oz bottle of beer when I drink beer, and even on the occaision when I would have more, a 16 ounce can would be warm and flat by the time I finished it.

     I too have had a hard time finding ANY gluten free beer in some major super markets where we live, (Florida gulf coast.)  Basically, I think, gluten free beer is more prevent in stores on the west coast.

15 hours ago, trents said:

Good information but I think you went to far to imply that Jefferson Adams is not a "respectable writer". As a whole, his articles have been very informative.

After interacting with this article and it's comments recently, I went into my local Safeway grocery store, a large national chain, and could not find Red Bridge or any other gluten free beer on the shelves. They used to carry Red Bridge.

@trents do not put words in my mouth. I never said Jefferson was not a good writer. What I implied was that he needs to maintain his status as a good writer by researching and including this in (an updated) form of this article. Holding a journalist to task is not necessarily degrading them; rather it's suggesting a way to elevate them further. 

But I do stand by my statement that the explicatory "margarita" part was a bit much.  It was simply the wrong focus for the intended audience. 

@sc'Que, holding him to task could have been done in a gentler way by simply saying the article would have been more informative had the writer included data about the source of the ale.