Gluten-free beer
According to wikipedia, the only effective treatment for sufferers of Celiac disease is a life-long gluten-free diet. Gluten is naturally found in grains such as wheat and barley. As such, one would assume that Celiac sufferers (who are ineligible for priesthood in the Catholic Church, because of the nature of their disease, by the way) would be unable to enjoy a beer. One would be wrong.
Introducing Bard’s Tale Beer. The Bard’s Tale Beer Company was created to market gluten-free beer to the 1.5 million adult Americans who have Celiac’s. A brilliant idea, not just from the point-of-view of tapping a new market, but also from the point-of-view of introducing people to beers made from grains other than barley.
Last night, I tried their first beer, Dragon’s Gold. I was extremely impressed with this blonde ale lager, which was made with sorghum, a grain native to Oceania and Australasia. The beer was a bit darker than appears in the photo to the left (a rich, copper color), but it had a light, refreshing taste. It was low in bitterness (sorry hops lovers!), but smooth-drinking. When I had finished the bottle, I wanted more.
Update: Here is a better review than I can write.
