Wow! The gluten-beer tasting at the Jug Shop last Thursday was a huge success. Thank you all for coming out and enjoying the brews. And a special thank you to Mike and Eric at the Jug Shop for all their hard work. Eric, a certified cicerone, was well prepared. He had his thumb (and his taste buds) on the gluten-free beer market. He was well educated about the beers we served and shared with us some interesting technologies coming out to advance GF brewing. Additionally, he is keeping an eye out for new beers coming to market. In a few weeks a microbrewer from Oregon will begin distributing a sorghum beer. The Jug Shop will work on bringing it to San Francisco! Long story short, we were thoroughly impressed with the Jug Shop’s knowledge and service. Thank you!!
Now on to the beers we tasted with some old and new friends!
Bard’s Beer
Made By: Bard’s Tale Beer Company, Minneapolis
Made From: malted sorghum
Flavor: fresh, herbal, grapenut graininess with notes of citrus and honey. Earthy, like yeasty fresh-baked bread, with golden-honey body*
Green’s Quest Tripel Ale
Made By:de Proef Brouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium
Made From: millet, rice, buckwheat and sorghum
Flavor: reminiscent of candied fruit with light cedar and spicy notes, very complex*
Green’s Discovery Amber Ale
Made By:de Proef Brouwerij in Lochristi, Belgium
Made From: millet, rice, buckwheat and sorghum
Flavor: light and malty with aromas of caramel and nuts; moderate bitterness*
Redbridge
Made By:Anheuser-Busch
Made From: sorghum and corn
Flavor:bready malt and softened nuttiness. Floral, grassy and earthy sorghum profile. Lingering bitterness due to the addition of Casade hops*
St. Peter’s Sorgham Beer
Made By: St. Peter’s Brewery
Made From: sorghum and Amarillo hops
Flavor:clean, crisp flavor, like an English pale ale. Aromas of citrusy tangerine, mandarin orange, grapefruit, a touch of licorice and a satisfying bitter finish*
Daura
Made By: Estrella Damn
Made From: Barley but contains less than 6 ppm of gluten. All production batches are analyzed by the CSIC to certify and guarantee each beer is below 6 ppm
Flavor: floral and hoppy. It has a tradtional beer smell.
Sold at: to our knowledge, the only San Franciscan liquor store to sell Daura is the Jug Shop.
We asked our 23 tasters to vote on the beers. The crowd’s favorite was a three-way tie; Daura, St. Peter’s and Green’s Quest (dark ale). Daura was described as hoppy. St. Peter’s was listed as comparable to an IPA and Quest was described as “so dark, so good”.
A great time was had by all. We look forward to doing another tasting in the future as more beers are available to all of us gluten-free Gluttons. Head to the Jug Shop and let us know what is your favorite brew!
* Kady, Matthew. “Bottoms Up.” Living Without June/July 2010:22.
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