Deschutes Brewery Introduces Gluten Free Golden Ale
Bringing Good Beer to Oregon’s Celiacs
Deschutes Brewery is staying true to its “Never Settle” philosophy by creating Gluten Free Golden Ale – its first gluten free beer. Using sorghum, brown rice and roasted chestnuts instead of malted barley or wheat as the sources of extract to avoid gluten, the Deschutes brewers were able to create a flavor that is very similar to the crystal malt used in many of their other signature beers.
Deschutes Brewery’s Gluten Free Golden Ale is a new and improved version of its Rootin’ Tootin’ Low Gluten beer, which won a Gold Medal at the prestigious Brewers Association 2008 World Beer Cup Awards in the Gluten Free Beer category, beating 12 entrants from some of the world’s best breweries.
Although the brewery has produced a small batch of low gluten beer before, the Deschutes brewers were so fastidious in brewing this new gluten free beer that they not only double cleaned the brewing equipment, but also grew the yeast culture used to ferment the beer from a single cell using only sorghum as its nutritional source. The absence of wheat, barley and malt makes the brew a perfect option for individuals with celiac disease.
“We saw that there was a large group of people who weren’t able to enjoy traditional beers and we’re very excited that the release of Gluten Free Golden Ale will make great beer available to everyone,” says Deschutes Brewery President and Founder Gary Fish. “The most important part about developing this beer was to make something that tasted really good – the fact that it is gluten free makes it all the more unique.”
Gluten Free Golden Ale will only be available on draft at the Deschutes Brewery and Public Houses in Bend and Portland beginning August 21st.
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You guys sure should bottle this stuff!
Please at least let some East side places put this on tap! Bottled would be good, too.
This stuff is wonderful. I had resigned myself to never tasting good beer again. So great to be wrong on that! Big THANKS!
This beer is super tasty!! I loved being able to enjoy a beer in the pub with everyone else! Now just let us know what items on the menu are safe for us to eat, and I might have to rent my own table there
My husband and I enjoy cold beer on a hot day and I have to have gluten free! Please dont limit it to just ale house
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where can I buy your gf. beer in a bottle ? thanks,jh.
You guys need to bottle this gluten free beer for the rest of us here in Oregon. Salem,Ore.
Good work
I need my beer!!!!!!!!!!!!.
thank you
[...] According to the Full Pint: Deschutes Brewery is staying true to its “Never Settle” philosophy by creating Gluten Free Golden Ale – its first gluten free beer. Using sorghum, brown rice and roasted chestnuts instead of malted barley or wheat as the sources of extract to avoid gluten, the Deschutes brewers were able to create a flavor that is very similar to the crystal malt used in many of their other signature beers. [...]
Come on guys…you are this close and you aren’t going to offer it bottled?!? Really?!?
This is a niche market beer, that I’m ready to help sell, but need it in bottles in order to do that.
Glad to see something that might be on tap, but why not share the wealth with the rest of Oregon at least!
Thanks,
Greg Askins
Health Food Mart, Inc.
http://www.healthfoodmartinc.com
PLEASE don’t limit this beer to just ale houses in the bigger metro areas. I’m in Klamath Falls and need beer, too!!!
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