Top Brands of Gluten-Free Ranch Water

Celiac.com 08/23/2022 - We get a lot of questions about which products and brands are gluten-free. We especially get a lot of questions about alcoholic beverages. Ranch water, for those who don't know, is a cocktail crafted from sparkling water, lime juice, and tequila that is especially popular in the Southwest. 

One question we've seen here recently: Is Dos Equis Ranch Water gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease?

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Like a number of brands, Dos Equis makes their own, using malt liquor and other natural flavors. Because Dos Equis Ranch Water contains malt liquor, it its NOT gluten-free, and not safe for people with celiac disease. If you have celiac disease, you generally want to avoid any brand with malt liquor or any other gluten ingredients. There are exceptions, such as Shotgun Spiked Seltzer at the bottom of the list below, which is made with malt liquor from sugar cane and is labeled gluten-free. 

Fortunately, choosing gluten-free ranch water is easy to do, because there are a number of brands of ranch water that are gluten-free. These tequila-based ranch water brands that are either labeled gluten-free, or are made with naturally gluten-free ingredients:

Tequila-Based Gluten-Free Brands of Ranch Water

Epic Western
Epic Western Ranch Water is made with 100 percent blue agave tequila, certified Mexican mineral water, and real citrus juice, at 10 percent ABV.

Karbach Brewing Company
Karbach's Ranch Water is a gluten-free blend of hard seltzer with lime and agave, at 4.5 percent ABV.

Modelo
Modelo’s Ranch Water is made with real Mexican lime juice and 100 percent blue agave blended with spiked sparkling water. Currently sold only in Texas and New Mexico, at 4.5 percent ABV.

Painted Donkey
Crafted at the family-owned Destiladora Del Valle De Tequila distillery in Mexico, Painted Donkey Ranch Water is gluten-free, and made with 100 percent agave tequila and sparkling water. Available in original and spicy at 4.2 percent ABV.

RancH2O
RancH20  Ranch Waters are made with tequila, soda water, and natural flavors, RancH20’s Ranch Water, at 7 percent ABV.

Ranch Rider Spirits Co.
Ranch Rider’s Ranch Water is made with real reposado tequila, sparkling water, and fresh-squeezed lime juice. 5.99 percent ABV. 

Topo Chico
Topo Chico’s Ranch Water hard seltzers are gluten-free, and made from 100 percent agave and real lime juice, blended with Topo Chico's own sparkling mineral water, at 4.5 percent ABV.

Waterbird
Made with a blend of sparkling water, real lime juice, and premium blanco tequila distilled in Jalisco, Mexico, Waterbird’s Ranch Water is produced in Charlottesville, Va., at 5 percent ABV.

Gluten-Free Malt Liquor Ranch Water

Lone River Beverage Company
Lone River's Ranch Water is a malt-based (and tequila-inspired) hard seltzer made from carbonated water and a taste of agave nectar and lime.

Shotgun Spiked Seltzer
Using malt liquor from cane sugar and agave nectar, purified carbonated water, and other natural flavors, Shotgun Spike Seltzer’s Ranch Water is labeled gluten-free and vegan, at 6.9 percent ABV.