[hurleyalan]

After a whole weekend of sleuthing, I found a commercially manufactured gluten free beer, made by Celiacs for Celiacs.
The contact email address is sales@bardsbeer.com.
They are back East, so I am still trying to find a local distributor to purchase it from here in southern California.
Did we ever think we'd see the day?
The name of the product is BARD'S TALE DRAGON'S GOLD BEER. and it is made from sorghum.
I hope we can help this new product along to prosperity, and I hope it tastes great.
Carol Hurley

[Coulter]

Welcome...aww...if you had come here first we could've saved you the trouble :

Here's the link to the largest beer post here

...and here's a smaller post specifically on Bard's beer....I found that w/ a quick search...I know there are many more.

[casnco]

I have read with great interest all of the postings concerning beer. I decided I needed to write the company. I have included both my question and the answer for anyone that might be interested. I am to newly diagnosed to even think about trying beer right now. Maybe in the future. Knowing there may be a light at the end of this tunnel may give me the courage to stay gluten-free and not feel so sorry for myself.
If anyone decides to try the Amstel light let me know how it works out for you.




Dear Debbie:

Thank you for your recent email message. Heineken USA has been informed by
our parent company, Heineken NV, that beer contains gluten, which comes
from the grain from which it is brewed. Only a fraction of the gluten that
the grain contains gets into the beer. The proportion depends on the kind
of grain that is used. The use of barley results only in traces of gluten
in the beer while wheat contributes considerably more. It also depends on
the brewing process. Generally speaking: the clearer and blonder the beer
is, the less gluten it may contain.
Some people are allergic to gluten and have to follow a diet that minimises
or excludes their gluten intake. Whether beer can be part of such a diet or
not, is dependent on the extent of the allergy and the beer type consumed.
In many cases lager beers pose no problem for people who have a gluten
allergy. However, it is up to the individual to assess his or her
sensitivity.

Thank you for your interest in Heineken USA.

Kind Regards,

Nick
Heineken USA


The customer wrote:

From: Debbie<casnco@hotmail.com>
To: amstel@qualitycustomercare.com
cc:
Date: 3/19/2005 3:07:51 PM


Message sent from amstellight.com by Debbie.

I have heard a rumor that Amstel light is gluten free. No barley and no
malt.
Could this be true? I have a newly diagnosed allergy to gluten and miss my
beer. Actually, Amstel light was the drink of choice on my first date with
my
husband. I would be tickeled if this was the only beer in America I could
drink!
Thank you in advance for your kind reply.
Debbie