Haven’t tried all the GF beers, but have heard that this recently won the best GF beer in the world (in Europe). And given all these beers contain alcohol anyway (which is not good for you in quantity) I am not overly concerned with processes and enzymes that might be in the GF beers. This seems inconsequential to moi. Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day.

Daura was launched in 2006. Since then it has won many prestigious international awards as the best gluten-free beer. Daura is a golden colour with shades of amber and slight hints of green. It is clean and sparkling. The head is cream-coloured and long lasting. This seems to hold up in more recent studies. One study published in a 2006 issue of the American Journal of Physiology ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16690904) and a 2008 study published in the journal Gut ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17494108) both found that the prolyl endoprotease used in Brewers Clarex sufficiently degraded gluten to levels safe for Celiacs. They determined this not only by testing for full gluten, but also by looking for T cell immune reactivity to partial gluten peptides. In other words, the barley hordein peptides remaining after using Brewers Clarex are either too small or not the right type to cause a Celiac gluten response. The flavours of toasted grains add to the beer’s personality. The mouthfeel is smooth, thanks to the fine bubbles. One of the first, and still one of the best, gluten-free brewers. From crisp, light lagers to rich, dark ales, Green's offers nearly a dozen premium gluten-free beers. Find Green's near you. Be careful! Green's makes some beers that are gluten-reduced.

This gluten-free lager brewed by Anheuser-Busch is the most accessible gluten free beer in the United States, due to its wide distribution network. Hopped with imported Hallertau and domestic Cascade hops, this sorghum beer has characteristics of the popular macro brews, but the company calls it a lager.

This list is not even remotely complete. These are just a few favorites for your enjoyment. Find a more comprehensive list of Gluten-Free and Gluten-Removed Beers, and find hundreds of other gluten-free beers in our article on Oktoberfest Gluten-free Beers.I have had New Grist, Bards, Les Messengre and Redbridge. Having just returned to Canada from New York where a celac pal advised me of this as the best he had tried I found that Daura blows all others away. i could care-less if it’s like a cheap barley beer (which to me it isn’t). Brewers Clarex is classified as a prolyl endoprotease, which basically means a “protein eating” enzyme that specifically targets the amino acid proline. The research you cite found that three peptides – each about 12 amino acids long – seem to cause many of the Celiac related problems. Scientists have previously sequenced barley hordein (for example, in this study in Biomedical and Life Sciences: http://www.springerlink.com/content/a112273645778415/) and found that proline occurs more frequently than every 12 amino acids. It then stands to reason that barley hordein “digested” by proline-seeking Brewers Clarex would yield peptides too small to cause a Celiac reaction.

In this study, the blood sera of 31 people with coeliac disease and 30 matched controls without coeliac disease was tested for binding against barley flour, beer and gluten-removed beer. Cultivated barely is less immunogenic than wheat or wild barley, which may be why the sera of just 11 test subjects with coeliac disease reacted to barley flour. 4 of these also reacted to ordinary beer, and 3 also reacted to gluten-removed beer. This research was done in a test tube and may not reflect the actual bodily response to consuming gluten-removed beer, but it suggests that it is possible for some people to react to it. If you’re looking to taste some truly gluten FREE beers originating from Spain, SO AM I! But even after traveling through Spain for a month last year, I was unable to locate a single beer brewed with 100% gluten free ingredients. This beer is light and bubbly in appearance, and has a strong “malt” flavor it it. It finishes smooth, and is very drinkable.

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Daura was launched in 2006 and has since been recognised as the best gluten-free beer obtaining the most prestigious, world-renowned awards. This is a crisp, refreshing, reduced-gluten lager that discloses the gluten content of every batch."