Nickel Brook Gluten Free Taste - yikes... yikes yikes yikes... now that is a kick in the groin. Real bitter - one that bites and lingers and just stays on all parts of your mouth. A pure sort of bitter. Maybe it is pure hops. I can see from the ingredient list that there is no malt or barley or wheat in it. Interesting. There is a distinct lacking of depth to the flavour, but what's neat is that you are kind of deconstructing the flavour of beer by isolating the taste of hops. Interesting. But a kick in the groin nonetheless.
On gluten-free beers:
Gluten-free beer is beer made from ingredients that do not contain glycoproteins (gluten). Gluten can be found in many common cereal grains including barley and wheat. Of gluten-free products, beer is seen as the most difficult to produce in a commercially acceptable version. However, gluten-free beer is becoming increasingly available, and there is now a range of ales and lagers to choose from.
Still, while pleased with how the brew turned out, brewmaster Peter Romano admits it's not the first thing he reaches for in the fridge. “I think we did a pretty good job, but you're never going to be able to capture that malt flavour without using malt. I enjoy it, but there are other beers I enjoy more — I'm not going to lie to you.”
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