HB&B Blog — Gluten Free

Fundamentals #36 — Magic Rock Saucery Session IPA

Fundamentals Gluten Free IPA Magic Rock Matthew Curtis

Fundamentals #36 — Magic Rock Saucery Session IPA

I am yet to be convinced that both gluten and alcohol-free beers are as good as the real thing. One of the main reasons behind this is that I think that there are plenty of other delicious alternatives to beer within these categories. Be it low-intervention cider, or natural wine, kombucha or craft soda, there’s plenty of choice out there. But I understand why gluten and alcohol-free beers need to exist – because people love beer. And they are getting better, for the most part. It is perhaps unfair to me to split hairs within these styles, especially as my...

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The Beer Lover’s Table: Mushroom Polenta And Burnt Mill Steel Cut Gluten Free Oat Pale Ale

Burnt Mill Claire Bullen Gluten Free

The Beer Lover’s Table: Mushroom Polenta And Burnt Mill Steel Cut Gluten Free Oat Pale Ale

From New York bagels to char-dappled Neapolitan pizzas to, duh, beer, my relationship with bread and grain-based products remains one of the longest and happiest of my life. You can trust me, then, when I say that you don’t have to be gluten-free to appreciate Burnt Mill’s Steel Cut Oat Pale Ale. Made with oats, buckwheat, maize and sorghum, and then dry-hopped, this beer is an astonishingly good gluten-free rendition - so good, in fact, that I’d bet many blind tasters wouldn’t notice the difference. Given that Burnt Mill’s talented Head Brewer Sophie de Ronde is herself gluten-intolerant, you can...

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