A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat-Free Beers: Navigating the Gluten-Free Landscape

For individuals with wheat allergies or sensitivities, navigating the world of beer can be a daunting task. Wheat, a common ingredient in traditional brewing processes, can trigger adverse reactions in those with wheat intolerance. However, the growing demand for gluten-free and wheat-free options has prompted many breweries to create delicious and satisfying beers that cater to this specific dietary need.

This comprehensive guide will delve into the world of wheat-free beers, providing an extensive list of options from various breweries across the globe. With detailed information on each beer’s characteristics and flavor profiles, this guide empowers you to make informed choices and enjoy the pleasure of beer without compromising your well-being.

Understanding Wheat-Free vs. Gluten-Free

It’s important to note that wheat-free does not always equate to gluten-free. Gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley, is the primary trigger for celiac disease and gluten intolerance. While wheat is a major source of gluten, other grains like rye and barley also contain this protein. Therefore, when seeking truly gluten-free options, it’s crucial to look for beers labeled as such.

Exploring Wheat-Free Beer Options

The following list presents a diverse range of wheat-free beers, carefully curated to cater to various taste preferences and dietary restrictions.

• 21st Amendment Brewery: Tasty IPA, Brew Free! Or Die IPA, Blood Orange Brew Free! Or Die IPA, El Sully, Back In Black, Down To Earth, Sneak Attack

• Abita Brewing Co: Amber German Lager, Abita Andygator, Abita Wrought Iron, Abita Light, Pecan Ale, Abita Christmas Ale, Mardi Gras Bock, Creole Cream Ale, Peach Lager, Bourbon Street Honey Pale, Old Fashioned Pale Ale, Bourbon Street Rye Pale Ale

• Alaskan Brewing Co. (Juneau, AK): Husky IPA, Alt-Style Ale, Alaskan Freeride APA, Alaskan Kicker Session IPA, Alaskan Icy Bay IPA, Hopothermia, Big Mountain

• Allagash Brewing Co: Hoppy Table Beer, Saison, Black, Tripel, Curiux

• Anchor Brewing Co.: Anchor Steam Beer, Anchor California Lager, Go West IPA, Blackberry Daze IPA, Liberty IPA, Anchor Porter, Anchor’s Meyer Lemon Lager, Anchor’s Blood Orange Blonde

• Ballast Point Brewing Co.: Manta Ray, Red Velvet, Bonito Blonde Ale, Unfiltered Sculpin Extra Hopped India Pale Ale, Liberty IPA, Mocha Marlin Porter

• Bear Republic Brewing Co.: Pitmaster’s PrideOlde Scoutter’s Barleywine, Cher Ami, Black Racer, Heritage Ale, Rebellion, Old Saint Chango, Grandpa’s Homegrown Wet Hop IPA, Double Rocket, XP Pale Ale, Global Kölsch

• Bell’s Brewery, Inc.: Amber ale, Kalamazoo Stout, Lager of the Lakes, Oatsmobile Ale, Porter – Robust Porter, Third Coast Beer, Two Hearted Ale

• Blue Point Brewing Co.: Blue Point Toasted Lager Amber lager, Blue Point Hoptical Illusion American IPA, Blue Point Blueberry Ale Fruit beer, Blue Point RastafaRye Ale Rye, Blue Point Pale Ale American Pale Ale, Blue Point Extra Special Bitter Extra special bitter (ESB), Blue Point Sour Cherry Imperial Stout Russian imperial stout, Blue Point Oktoberfest Oktoberfest, Blue Point Pumpkin Ale Spiced Ale, Blue Point Winter Ale Amber ale, Citrus Plunge IPA, Beach Plum Gose, Prop Stopper Seaweed IPA, Macho Muchacho Mexican-Style Lager, Brewed Tonic With Blueberry, Honey Robber Cream Ale, Armchair Stout, Blue Point Oyster Stout, New York Oyster Stout, Bourbon Barrel-aged Imperial Stout With Sour Cherries, Blue Point Rastafarye Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged, Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Red Ale, Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coconut Stout

• Boston Beer Co.: Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Samuel Adams OctoberFest – Samuel Adams, Black Lager – Samuel Adams, 20 Pounds Of Pumpkin, Honey Rye Pale Ale, Maple Red Ale – Samuel Adams, Porch Rocker – Samuel Adams, Fresh As Helles – Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams Rebel family

• Cold Spring Brewing Co.: Sanity Break, Free Speech, Minnesota Gold Light, Minnesota Gold Lager, Hop Lift IPA, Lost Trout Brown Ale, Sugar Shack Maple Stout, Brewer’s Tears Lager, Cool Beans Imperial Coffee Porter, Oktoberfest – Marzen Style Lager

• CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, Inc.: Snowcat, Baltic Gnome, Coffee Stout, Devil’s Thumb, Rocktoberfest, Rudolphs Bourbon Scotch Ale, Sarah’s Two Headed Buffalo, Longboard Brown Ale, Udder Goodness, Naked Oatmeal Stout, Hop Bomb, Ragtop Red, Longboard Brown Ale, Raccoon Red, Terminal Stout, Highland Courage, Rocktoberfest, Red Rocks Red, Harvest Moon Rye, Terrapin Alt, Fire Chief Alt, “2010 Gold American Style Amber/Red Ale Rudolph’s Red Ale”

• Dogfish Head Craft Brewery: 60 minute ipa, 90 Minute IPA, Beer for Breakfast, Beer To Drink Music To ’17

• Duvel Moortgat USA: Duvel, Bel Pils, Vedett Extra Blond, Maredsous 6, 8 en 10

• Firestone Walker Brewing Co.: California Pale Ale, Union Jack, West Coast style IPA, Pivo, Hoppy Pilsner, Luponic Distortion, Bravo, Imperial Brown Ale, Parabola, Russian Imperial Stout, Velvet Merkin, Bourbon Barrel-aged Oatmeal Stout

• Flying Dog Brewery: Raging Bitch Belgian IPA, Blood Orange Ale, Snake Dog 20 Indian Pale ale, St. Eadman Abby Ale, Numero Uno Agave Cerveza, Doggie Style Pale Ale, Easy IPA, Gonzo Imperial Porter, Double Dog Double IPA, Uno De Snake Mexican IPA, Raging St Eadman Abbey IPA, Barrel Aged Gonzo Imperial Porter, Horn Dog Barley Wine, Brewhouse Parities Tamarind Ale, Brewhouse Parities Salt Pepper Tripel, Tropical Bitch Flying Dog, Lucky Sob Irish Pale, Heat Series Shishito Rice Ale, Heat Series expiremental Pepper IPA, Heat Series Chocolate Habanero Stout, Fever Dream Mango Habanero IPA, Dead Rise Old Bay Summer Ale, DogtoberFest Marzen, K-9 Winter Warmer, Lemondrop Single Hop Imperial IPA, Calypso SIngle Hop Imperial IPA, Denali SIngle Hop Imperial IPA, Brewhouse Parities Peach Cobbler Ale, Brewhouse Parities Sunflower Pils

• Founders Brewing Co: All Day IPA, Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard, Porter, Rubaeus, Red’s Rye IPA

• Full Sail Brewing Co.: Full Sail Amber Ale, Full Sail Cascade Pilsner, Classic IPA, Hop Pursuit IPA, Exit 63, Session Lager, Session Premium Lager, Session Dark Black Lager, Session IPA, Sesión Cerveza, Hop Shooter IPA

• Great Lakes Brewing Co.: Lightkeeper Blonde Ale, Oats MacDonald Pale Ale, Hop By Numbers IPA, Grandes Lagos® Lager, Hop Madness Double IPA, Rally Drum Red Ale, Steady Rollin’ Session IPA, Lake Erie Monster® Imperial IPA, Oktoberfest, Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale, Ohio City Oatmeal Stout, Blackout StoutAle

• Karl Strauss Brewing Co.: Red Trolley Ale, Pintail Pale Ale, Columbia Street Amber, Big Barrel Double IPA |, Wreck Alley Imperial Stout, Oktoberfest, Peanut Butter Cup Porter, Pink Boots Presidio Porter, NxS Red IPA, “614” Belgian Farmhouse Ale, Red Stapler IRA, All you need is love, Pocketed it golden milk stout, Singularity Black IPA, Dos Californianos, Pathway Ale, Tickle My Zwickel, Deux Amis, Bicycle Kick Mexican Lager, Pressure and Flow Pilsner, Digital Ducktape Pale Ale, 100 Degree Cream Ale, Pocketed It Golden Milk Stout, Owl Muggin’ IPA, Desk Pop English Pale Mild, Malt Milk IPA, Wizard Of Oats Golden Stout

• Lagunitas Brewing Co.: Pilsner, Hop Stoopid, Sakitumi, Waldo

• Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe: Great White beer, Downtown Brown, Alleycat Amber, Eight-Ball Stout, Fogcutter, ARRGH! Pale Ale, Indica IPA, Raspberry Brown, Sharkinator

• New Belgium Brewing Co: Fat Tire Belgian Style Ale, 1554, Abbey, Citradelic Tangerine IPA, Dayblazer, Trippel and Voodoo Ranger 8, Hop, Imperial IPA, IPA.

• Ninkasi Brewing Co.: Tricerahops, Dawn of the Red, Hop Cooler, Pacific Rain, Helles Belles, Vanilla Oatis, Believer, Maiden the Shade, Oktoberfest, Sleigh’r, First Rule, Beer Run, Ground Control 2016, Green Haze, Beautiful Trouble, Megalodom, Tripel

• North Coast Brewing Co. Inc.: Red Seal Ale, Old No. 38, Scrimshaw Pilsner Style Beer, Acme California IPA, Acme California Pale Ale, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout, PranQster Belgian Style Golden Ale, Old Stock Ale, Puck—The Beer Petite Saison, Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale, Le Merle Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale, North Coast Steller IPA, Laguna Baja Mexican-Style Dark Lager, Cranberry-Quince Berliner Weisse, Belgo Style Dry-Hopped Pale Ale, North Coast Tart Cherry Berliner Weisse, Alt Nouveau Altbier, Passion Fruit – Peach Berliner Weisse, Maiden the Shade

• Saint Arnold Brewing Co.: Santo, 5 O’Clock Pils, Amber Ale, Ale Wagger, Pub Crawl Pale