Samuel Adams to Produce a Gluten Free Beer? Not Yet…
14th March, 2010 - Posted by Scott - 3 Comments
Samuel Adams was my go to beer for years before my Celiac diagnosis. Wanting to enjoy those unique flavors, I wrote to the folks at the Boston Beer Company to see if they had anything in the pipeline. Here is the response:
Thank you for getting in touch with us about making a Samuel Adams gluten-free beer. We are sorry to hear about your condition and that it prevents you from enjoying so many foods, especially Samuel Adams.
Right now, we make only traditional brewed beers, which naturally contain gluten. We have asked our brewers to look into gluten-free beer and see whether this is something that would make sense for us to pursue.
Thank you again for letting us know about the need for gluten-free beers.
Cheers,
Todd Bellomy
Consumer Relations Representative
The Boston Beer Company
www.samueladams.com
If you have an interest in seeing a Gluten-Free Sam Adams on the market, contact them and let them know there is an interest.
3 Comments
Charlie
June 17th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
I was just diagnosed with Celiac and the first thing I thought of was no more Sam Adams. I will contact them and maybe there could be a following that will push them to produce a gluten free beer.
shawn
June 18th, 2011 at 6:53 am
Hi Charlie, a Celiac disease diagnosis is surely a challege especially if you like a glass of beer now and again. I agree that if people keep contacting the beer makers we have a better chance of getting them to think about a gluten free beer. Folks can contact Samuel Adams via their website here: http://www.samueladams.com or perhaps try leaving a message on their Facebook page.
An update is that we’ve found a fairly drinkable gluten-free beer with Redbridge by Anheiser-Busch. It is made with sorgham. It is not “real beer” but it is certainly not as awful as some of the other ones out there. Cider is good, but is just not beer. You can visit the Redbridge website here: http://www.redbridgebeer.com/ to find out where you can buy it.
Sue
January 17th, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Join the group “People for Gluten Free Sam Adams Beer” on Facebook! We’re uniting to save the beer drinking experience for all the unfortunate celiacs of the world
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