brew summary
Okay, hopefully I can get this summary out with a fat cat sitting on my arm here. But I have now tried EVERY gluten free beer on the market in the US. So without further ado, drumroll please.
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Ramapo Valley Honey Passover. This was my first gluten free beer. I was disappointed when I first tried it because it was so NOT like beer was (or how I remembered it). But the low carbonination was nice, and the sweetness was a nice desert. This is the most expensive beer on the market, and as much as it pains me, I wouldn't recommend it.
Bards Tale. This beer was the second beer I tried. You really can't compare Bards Tale to the Honey Passover beer. Bards is much cheaper, and tastes a lot like an original Sam Adams. Start drinking one of these and you start to belch like Barney. After having the Bards Tale, I couldn't go back to the Honey Passover.
New Grist. I noticed this at Henry's in San Diego when I was there in December. It looks a lot like Bards Tale (maybe a bit paler), but there was something that was off when I tried it. Pouring it in a glass mellowed out the funny residual taste I was getting. Don't get as much of a beer belch with New Grist, but being about a dollar and change cheaper than Bards Tale, this is an acceptable substitute.
Redbridge. Similar to New Grist in that you need to pour it in a glass or mug. It's about the same price as New Grist. The color's a bit deeper than Bards Tale or New Grist. No beer belching here though, probably because the carbonation isn't as strong as the Bards Tale. Which in front of my parents and grandmother, that's probably a good thing.
Summary: Everyone's tastes are different. I just reported on what my experience was like for all the different gluten free beers available in the US. When it's home time, and want a beer after work, I'll probably save a couple bucks and buy Redbridge. When I go to the lake or camping, I will bring along Bards Tale. Much easier to drink from the bottle in a camping situtation and not fussing with a pour glass.
(*crash* *crash*)
Ramapo Valley Honey Passover. This was my first gluten free beer. I was disappointed when I first tried it because it was so NOT like beer was (or how I remembered it). But the low carbonination was nice, and the sweetness was a nice desert. This is the most expensive beer on the market, and as much as it pains me, I wouldn't recommend it.
Bards Tale. This beer was the second beer I tried. You really can't compare Bards Tale to the Honey Passover beer. Bards is much cheaper, and tastes a lot like an original Sam Adams. Start drinking one of these and you start to belch like Barney. After having the Bards Tale, I couldn't go back to the Honey Passover.
New Grist. I noticed this at Henry's in San Diego when I was there in December. It looks a lot like Bards Tale (maybe a bit paler), but there was something that was off when I tried it. Pouring it in a glass mellowed out the funny residual taste I was getting. Don't get as much of a beer belch with New Grist, but being about a dollar and change cheaper than Bards Tale, this is an acceptable substitute.
Redbridge. Similar to New Grist in that you need to pour it in a glass or mug. It's about the same price as New Grist. The color's a bit deeper than Bards Tale or New Grist. No beer belching here though, probably because the carbonation isn't as strong as the Bards Tale. Which in front of my parents and grandmother, that's probably a good thing.
Summary: Everyone's tastes are different. I just reported on what my experience was like for all the different gluten free beers available in the US. When it's home time, and want a beer after work, I'll probably save a couple bucks and buy Redbridge. When I go to the lake or camping, I will bring along Bards Tale. Much easier to drink from the bottle in a camping situtation and not fussing with a pour glass.
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