Re: GF Beers - Personal Opinion

[Guest guest]

Where did you find the New Grist?

H.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for that link to The Corkscrew - I always wanted to try New Grist but haven't found a good way to acquire it until now. If you didn't see this already, I have a detailed writeup for the other two at

http://www.sanbeiji.com/archives/749 and feel free to post a comment there. I also have tried Ramapo Valley Honey Beer, which is very mead-y. It definitely has clover notes. Of the three, Redbridge was so far my favorite, followed by Dragon's Gold, and finally the Ramapo Valley offering. I would love to see New Grist available locally someday. That was the first GF beer I had heard about and I've still not had a chance to try it.

On a related note, I just discovered that Wikipedia has an extensive entry on gluten-free beer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_free_beer - there is an interesting section on the debate on gluten proteins in some beers considered to be " low-gluten " , meaning they think their process got rid of the proteins. Sapporo and s both make such claims, but they are disputed because gluten peptide fragments remain. I don't know about Sapporo and the rest of 'em, but the few times I tried regular beer after my diagnosis, I was doubled over in pain within half an hour. There is no way I'd ever touch one of those supposed low-gluten beers ever again. But with the newer GF beers, I have no reaction whatsoever.

-Joe-- Joe http://sanbeiji.com/On 2/8/07, vdolcourt <

vdolcourt@...> wrote:

There has been a lot of buzz about Redbridge, and I managed to score the last 6-pack at the WFM in Los Gatos last evening. There are three brands that have national attention: Redbridge, New Grist, and Bard's Tale Dragons Gold.

Two of us, one celiac who knows virtually nothing about beer (me) and one who really knows her beer (an aficionado of Belguim Trappist ale and other exotic beers) tested three CD-friendly beers:

1. New Grist Sorghum/Rice from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, with a " home-town " label (www.thecorkscrew.com

- $1.39/bottle and www.lakefrontbrewery.com ) 2. Budwiser Redbridge - all sorghum with an artistic label - about $8.00 at Northern California Whole Foods Markets

3. Bard's Tale Dragons Gold -whole grain sorghum with a hearldric label - about $10.00 at Northern California !

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If you want to read no further, stop here. The list above is the order of preference. For more details, keep on reading.3. Dragon's Gold - Quite pleasant, but a tad " thin " in flavor.2. Redbridge - Even and consistent flavor from start to end. On the bitter side. Not complex. Pleasantly heavier than Dragon's gold. Has good body but is not refined in the least. A bit rough, but maybe that fits the Budwiser brewmeister's target demographic.

1. New Grist - More

complex. Still hops-y, but not bitterly so. Has a nice " high note " in

the middle of the taste where you get a nice sorghum grain flavor. (My

co-taster remarked: " Dad, forget about the rest. This is your beer. " )

I'd love to hear your views. Vic-Sunnyvale

[Guest guest]

If I were in the city today, I'd attend out of support.

If I knew other CD sites related to the Bay area, I'd post to them.

H.

[Guest guest]

When people buy liquor for parties, they often have an arrangement with the vendor that allows them to return any unopened bottles.

You could spring for a couple dozen bottles of GF beer, asking to return any amount that isn't used at the school event and that you don't think you can use for your own entertaining.

H.

[Guest guest]

A third post on beer (excuse my poor planning, please):

If you want to have GF beer at a beerfest, you need to make sure people with CD know about it. It would never occur to me to look for GF beer at such an occasion -- and therefore I wouldn't find it. Publicizing the inclusion of the beer is going to be important.

H.

[Guest guest]

There is an annual beer fest here in the

city…

It just so happens that my son’s

school is involved in it.

I have been pushing for GF beers to be included.

1) how many of you would attend if there were GF beers?

2) How many of you would post to other celiac lists about said beer

fest if we included GF beer?

Please email me back with your

(overwhelming) responses, so I can build a case for GF beer to be included…

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of vdolcourt

Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007

8:25 PM

Subject: [ ] GF Beers

- Personal Opinion

There has

been a lot of buzz about Redbridge, and I managed to score the last 6-pack at

the WFM in Los Gatos

last evening. There are three brands that have national attention:

Redbridge, New Grist, and Bard's Tale Dragons Gold.

Two of us, one celiac who knows virtually nothing about beer (me) and one who

really knows her beer (an aficionado of Belguim Trappist ale and other exotic beers) tested three

CD-friendly beers:

1. New Grist Sorghum/Rice from Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, with a " home-town " label

(www.thecorkscrew.com

- $1.39/bottle and www.lakefrontbrewery.com

)

2. Budwiser Redbridge - all sorghum with an artistic label - about $8.00 at

Northern California Whole Foods Markets

3. Bard's Tale Dragons Gold -whole grain sorghum with a hearldric label - about

$10.00 at Northern California Beverages and More Stores

If you want to read no further, stop here. The list above is the order of

preference. For more details, keep on reading.

3. Dragon's Gold - Quite pleasant, but a tad " thin " in flavor.

2. Redbridge - Even and consistent flavor from start to end. On the bitter

side. Not complex. Pleasantly heavier than Dragon's gold. Has good body but is

not refined in the least. A bit rough, but maybe that fits the Budwiser

brewmeister's target demographic.

1. New Grist - More complex. Still hops-y, but not bitterly so. Has a nice

" high note " in the middle of the taste where you get a nice sorghum

grain flavor. (My co-taster remarked: " Dad, forget about the rest. This is

your beer. " )

I'd love to hear your views.

Vic-Sunnyvale

[Guest guest]

That was my intent – to post here,

ask you all to post anywhere else, and on celiac.com and craigslist.

I thought it would be nice for us, as well

as to pull in some funds from folks that wouldn’t normally attend (CD)

Just so get an idea, how many of you would

addend/be willing to post to other groups?

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of flatcat9@...

Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007

6:40 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] GF

Beers - Personal Opinion

A third post on beer (excuse my poor planning,

please):

If you want to have GF beer at a beerfest, you need to make sure people with CD

know about it. It would never occur to me to look for GF beer at such an

occasion -- and therefore I wouldn't find it. Publicizing the inclusion

of the beer is going to be important.

H.