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Gluten-free beer
Posted: Monday Mar 05, 2007 11:27 am
by zephyr
Sounds like a wild coeliac fantasy, but is no doubt that of a friend of mine who was devastated at the discovery that he is a coeliac - ie he can't process the gluten that is present in wheat, barley and a number of other grains, and therefore can expect a night of excruciating stomach pain should he go against his better judgment and imbibe the amber, along with a range of other bad effects not familiar to those of us who just get inebriated...
Unexpectedly, the first link to jump up when I googled "gluten free beer", was to an Aussie website:
http://www.obrienbrewing.com.au/
who indeed are purveyors of such a beverage!
My questions:
Anyone out there tried this?
How does it compare?
Is it worth the damaging $74 a case plus postage?
(it is only available by mail order)
An initial applaud goes to the O'Brien crew for achieving such a triumph for the beer-challenged coeliac community out there.
Posted: Monday Mar 05, 2007 11:28 am
by zephyr
Correction - it is not only available by mail order. See their website for more info.
Posted: Monday Mar 05, 2007 9:59 pm
by Iron-Haggis
I've tried the Lager, I noticed during my last trip to Dan Murphys they have brought out a Pale Ale. It tastes like a normal beer, nothing to exceptional but better than the generic crap most people drink. I think it was going for about $60 a case at Dan Murphys.
Posted: Tuesday Mar 06, 2007 7:49 am
by Aussie Claret
Google Silly Yak, as they also make Gluten free beer, it's availalbe at my local bottlo, sorry can't comment on taste. Or check the link out.
http://www.sillyyak.com.au/beer/company.html
AC
Re: Gluten-free beer
Posted: Tuesday Mar 06, 2007 5:54 pm
by Boonie
zephyr wrote:Sounds like a wild coeliac fantasy, but is no doubt that of a friend of mine who was devastated at the discovery that he is a coeliac - ie he can't process the gluten that is present in wheat, barley and a number of other grains, and therefore can expect a night of excruciating stomach pain should he go against his better judgment and imbibe the amber, along with a range of other bad effects not familiar to those of us who just get inebriated...
Unexpectedly, the first link to jump up when I googled "gluten free beer", was to an Aussie website:
http://www.obrienbrewing.com.au/
who indeed are purveyors of such a beverage!
My questions:
Anyone out there tried this?
How does it compare?
Is it worth the damaging $74 a case plus postage?
(it is only available by mail order)
An initial applaud goes to the O'Brien crew for achieving such a triumph for the beer-challenged coeliac community out there.
A lady at my work gave me a sip of one of these.....
It was atrocious.
I am going to start a recipe thread for this style of beer, as I want to make one for the lady at work.
She loved her beer before finding out the bad news.
Cheers
Boonie