Gluten-Free Beers & Alcohol
Updated August 18, 2020 (original 02/20/2015)
Gluten-Free Beer
In the United States, products labeled Gluten-Free must
not contain or be made from wheat, rye or barley. That means many beers cannot
be labeled Gluten-Free. Beers made with Gluten-Free ingredients and are Gluten-Free
and can be labeled Gluten-Free.
Gluten-Removed
Beer
A number of beers are treated with enzymes to break down
gluten. These beers are typically filtered to remove any stray proteins. Such
beers can be labeled Gluten-Free in EU, but not in Canada or the US. The
current consensus is that Gluten-Removed beers are not yet safe for those with Celiac
Disease.
Naturally Gluten-Free Beers
Anheuser-Busch Redbridge
Bard's Gold
Bard's Tale Beer
Brasserie Dupont Forêt Libre
Brasseurs Sans Gluten Glutenberg Blanche
Brunehaut Bio Ambrée
Brunehaut Blonde Bio
Brunehaut Blanche
Burning Brothers Brewing
Coors Peak
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales: Tweason'ale
Departed Soles Brewing Company
Drummond Gluten Free
Epic Brewing Company: Glutenator
Ghostfish Brewery
Glutenberg American Pale Ale
Glutenberg Blonde
Glutenberg Belgian Double
Glutenberg India Pale Ale
Glutenberg Rousse
Green's Discovery Amber Ale
Green's Endeavour
Green's Enterprise Dry-Hopped Lager
Green's India Pale Ale
Green's Quest Tripel Blonde Ale
Ground Breaker Corsa Rose Gold Ale
Ground Breaker IPA No. 5
Ground Breaker Dark Ale
Holidaily Brewing Company
Ipswich Ale Brewery: Celia Saison
Joseph James Brewing Fox Tail
Lakefront New Grist Ginger Style Ale
Lakefront New Grist Pilsner Style
Minhas Lazy Mutt Gluten Free
Mongozo Premium Pilsener
New Planet Belgian Style Ale
New Planet Blonde Ale
New Planet Pale Ale
New Planet Raspberry Ale
New Planet Seclusion IPA
New Planet Tread Lightly Session Ale
Nickel Brook Gluten Free
Nouvelle France La Messagère
Nouvelle-France Messagère Aux Fruits
Nouvelle-France Messagère Red Ale
Schnitzer Bräu Hirse Lemon
Schnitzer Bräu Hirse Premium
Sprecher Brewing Company's Shakparo Ale
Steadfast Beer Gluten-Free Blonde and Pale Ales
Steadfast Beer Company's Oatmeal Cream Stout
To Øl Reparationsbajer Gluten Free
Whistler Forager
Gluten-Removed Beers
Alley Kat Scona Gold Kölsch
Brunehaut Bio Tripel
Estrella Damm Daura
Estrella Damm Daura Marzen
Lammsbräu Glutenfrei Lager Beer
Mikkeller American Dream Gluten Free
Mikkeller Green Gold Gluten Free
Mikkeller I Wish Gluten Free IPA
Mikkeller Peter, Pale and Mary Gluten Free
New Belgium Glutiny brand Golden and Pale Ales
Short's Brewing Space Rock
Stone Delicious IPA
Sufferfest Brewing Company Pale Ale and Lager
Widmer Omission Lager
Widmer Omission IPA
Widmer Omission Pale Ale
Wold Top Against The Grain
Wold Top Marmalade Porter
Wold Top Scarborough Fair IPA
Gluten-Free Hard
Cider
Most ciders are fermented from apples or other fruits.
Most are safe; however, some add barley for enzymes and flavor. Read labels!
Gluten-Free Hard Cider
Ace Ciders
Angry Orchard
Blue Mountain Cider Company
Blackthorn Cider
Bulmer's Hard Cider
Crispin Cider (including Fox Barrel products)
Gaymer Cider Company
Harpoon Craft Cider
J.K. Scrumpy's Organic Hard Cider
Lazy Jack's Cider
Magner's Cider
Newton's Folly Hard Cider
Original Sin Hard Cider
Spire Mountain Draft Cider
Strongbow Cider
Stella Artois Apple and Pear Hard Cidre
Woodchuck
Woodpecker Cider
Is Wine Gluten-Free?
All wines, including brandy, champagne, cognac, port
wine, sherry, and vermouth are safe for someone with Celiac Disease. Wines aged
in wood barrels have been shown to be Gluten-Free and safe for those with
Celiac Disease, but may be troublesome to those with Wheat Allergies.
Distilled Spirits
Distillation removes gluten proteins from the final
product, and starting 9/14/2020 distilled alcohols can be labeled ‘Gluten-Free’
no matter their source. That means all distilled spirits are technically Gluten-Free.
However, some people with Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity have adverse
reactions to spirits distilled from wheat, barley or rye. Many people with Celiac
Disease have no problems at all with such spirits. The best advice we can give
is to trust your gut. Avoid eating or drinking things that upset your stomach.
However, unless they have added gluten ingredients, such spirits do not contain
gluten, and are safe to drink. If you tolerate them well, you can be comforted
by the fact that they are likely just as safe as spirits made from Gluten-Free
ingredients and labeled 'Gluten-Free.’
Gluten-Free
Distilled Alcohols
Unless gluten is added after distillation, all distilled
alcohols are free of gluten. However, US labeling laws prohibit beverages that
use cereal grains at any point in the manufacturing process from advertising
themselves as 'Gluten-Free.' So, when you do see a 'Gluten-Free' label on a
distilled beverage, it means that no gluten ingredients have been used at any
point in the production process.
Is Gin Gluten-Free?
Most gins are made with Gluten-Containing cereal grains.
The final distilled product does not contain gluten, but cannot be advertised
or labeled as Gluten-Free. Many people with Celiac Disease choose to avoid
these beverages, while many others drink them with no adverse effects.
Gluten-Free Gin
Cold River Gin—distilled from potatoes
Brands of Standard Gin
Aviation American Gin
Beefeater
Bombay
Bombay Sapphire
Boodles British Gin
Booth's Gin
Gordon's
Leopolds Gin
New Amsterdam Gin
Seagram's
Tanqueray
Is Rum Gluten-Free?
Distilled from sugar cane, most rum is Gluten-Free and
safe for someone with Celiac Disease. Beware of pre-made drink mixes, such as
those intended for piña coladas- many of these contain gluten ingredients as
flavoring.
Gluten-Free Rum
Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum
Bacardi—only Gold, Superior, 151, and flavored
Bayou Rum
Bundaberg Rum
Captain Morgan Rum
Cruzan Rum
Malibu Rum
Montanya Distillers
Mount Gay Rum
Meyer's Rum
Is Sake Gluten-Free?
Sake is fermented with rice and Koji enzymes. The Koji
enzymes are grown on Miso, which is usually made with barley. The two-product
separation from barley, and the manufacturing process should make it safe for
someone with Celiac Disease.
Is Tequila Gluten-Free?
Distilled from the agave cactus, all 100% agave tequilas
are Gluten-Free and safe for someone with Celiac Disease.
Gluten-Free Tequila
1519 Tequila
1800 Tequila
Cabo Wabo
Casamigos
Cazadores
Chimayo
Don Julio
El Jimador
Herradura
Hornitos
Jose Cuervo
Patrón
Sauza
Is Vodka Gluten-Free?
Vodkas distilled from potatoes, Gluten-Free grains or
other Gluten-Free ingredients contain no gluten ingredients and can be labeled
as Gluten-Free.
Naturally Gluten-Free Vodka
Broken Shed Vodka
Corn Vodka—Deep Eddy, Nikolai, Rain, Tito's, UV
Grape Vodka—Bombora, Cooranbong
Potato Vodka—Boyd & Blair, Cirrus, Chase, Chopin,
Cold River Vodka, Cracovia, Grand Teton, Karlsson's, Luksusowa, Monopolowa,
Schramm Organic, Zodiac
Rice Vodka—Kissui
Sugar Cane—Downunder, DOT AU
Many types of vodka are made with Gluten-Containing cereal
grains. The final product does not contain gluten, but cannot be advertised or
labeled as Gluten-Free. Many people with Celiac Disease choose to avoid these
beverages, while many others drink them with no adverse effects.
Vodkas distilled from cereal grains
Barley Vodka—Finlandia
Grain Vodka—Absolwent, Blavod, Bowman's, Fleischmann's,
Orloff, Polonaise, SKYY, Smirnoff, Stolichnaya,
Wheat Vodka—Absolut, Bong Spirit, Danzka, Grey Goose,
Hangar One, Ketel One, P.i.n.k Vodka
Rye Vodka—Belvedere, BiaÅ‚a Dama, Platinka, Sobieski,
Starka, Wisent, Wyborowa, Xellent Swiss, Å»ubrówka
Gluten-Free
Whiskey
Nearly all whiskeys are made with Gluten-Containing cereal
grains. The final product does not contain gluten, but cannot be advertised or
labeled as Gluten-Free. Many people with Celiac Disease choose to avoid
whiskey, while many others drink it with no adverse effects.
Gluten-Free Whiskey
Queen Jennie Whiskey, by Old Sugar Distillery is made
entirely from sorghum
Gold Spur Corn Whiskey by Cowboy Country Distilling is
made with corn, millet and oats
Whiskeys Distilled from Cereal Grains
Bourbon—Benjamin Prichard's, Booker's, Buffalo Trace, Jim
Beam, Early Times, Ezra Brooks, Jefferson's Bourbon, Knob Creek, Makers Mark,
Old Crow, Old Forester, Old Grand-Dad
Canadian Whiskey—Alberta Premium, Black Velvet, Canadian
Club, Crown Royal,
Tenesse Whiskey—Jack Daniels, George Dickel.
Irish Whiskey—Bushmills, Jameson, Kilbeggan, Redbreast,
Tullamore Dew
Japanese Blended Whiskey—Hibiki, Kakubin, Nikka,
Japanese Single Malt Whiskey—Hakushu, Yamazaki, Yoichi
Rye Whiskey—Alberta Premium, Bulleitt
Scotch Whiskey Blends—Ballentine's, Bell's, Black Grouse,
Chivas Regal, Cutty Sark, Dewar's, Famous Grouse, Johnnie Walker, Teacher's,
Whitehorse
Scotch Whiskey Single Malts—Bowmore, Glenfiddich, Glen
Grant, The Glenlivet, Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Knockando, Lagavulin,
Laphroaig, Macallan, Monkey Shoulder, Singleton, Talisker
Taiwanese Whiskey—Kavalan Classic
Are Wine Coolers Gluten-Free?
Most wine coolers are made from barley products, and so
contain gluten. There are a few exceptions.
Gluten-Free Wine Coolers
Bartle & Jaymes - all EXCEPT malt beverages
Boones - all EXCEPT malt beverages
Other Gluten-Free Alcoholic Brews, Wines and
Spirits
Brandy
Campari
Champagne
Cognac—made from grapes
Cointreau
Grappa
Jaegermeister
Midori
Prosecco
Khalua Coffee Liquer
Kirschwasser (cherry liqueur)
Old Deadly Cider
Sambuca
Vermouth
Gluten-Free Drink Mixes
Club Extra Dry Martini (corn & grape)
Club Vodka Martini (corn & grape)
Coco Casa and Coco Lopez Brands: Cream of Coconut
Jose Cuervo Brand: Margarita Mix and All Jose Cuervo
Blenders
Master of Mixes Brand: Tom Collins, Whiskey Sour,
Strawberry Daiquiri, Sweet & Sour Mixer, and Margarita Mix
Mr. & Mrs. T—Except Bloody Mary Mix
TGI Friday's Brand: On The Rocks, Long Island Ice Tea,
Margarita, Mudslide, Pina Colada, and Strawberry Daiquiri.
TGI Friday's Club Cocktails including: Gin Martini,
Manhattan, Screwdriver, Vodka Martini, and Whiskey Sour mix.
Other Gluten-Free Beverages Mixes &
Cooking Alcohol
Club Tom Collins—made with corn
Diamond Jims Bloody Mary Mystery
Holland House - all EXCEPT Teriyaki Marinade and Smooth
& Spicy Bloody Mary
Mixes
Mead—made from honey
Mistico: Jose Cuervo Mistico—agave and cane
Ouzo - made from grapes and anise
Spice Islands - Cooking Wines - Burgundy, Sherry and
White
NOTE: Godiva
products contain gluten as do Smirnoff FMB's, Twisted V, and Smirnoff Ice
Additives Are
Sometimes Used in Alcohols/Spirits
Certain spirits use chemical additives and preservatives
such as glycerin to create a specific ‘mouth feel’ and texture in an alcoholic
beverage. Propylene glycol is used in foods and spirits, and although these
ingredients are Gluten-Free, some people do have allergic reactions to them.
Sulfites are often added to red wines, and many people are allergic to them.
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