Beer # 228 Estrella Damm Daura Gluten Reduced Lager
Independent Large Scale Brewery
Gluten Reduced lager
5.4 % ABV Brown Glass Bottle 330 ml
$2.17 (Canadian) At LCBO ($13.00 for a six pack)
Twitter: @dauradamm
I was intrigued when this new "gluten free" beer showed up in the local LCBO. Especially since it was touted to be the best gluten free beer in the world. Produced by S.A. Damm, the brewers responsible for Estrella Damm among other notable beers, Daura Damm has won awards 11 awards between 2008 and 2013. Unlike other gluten free beers which try to create a beer like flavour using grains or other fermentables that do not contain gluten, Daura uses rice and barley malt and then "removes" the gluten in some unexplained process. They claim the finished product contains about 3 PPM of gluten and anything under 20 PPM is considered gluten free by international standards.
Onto our beer...
Pours a crystal clear light gold with a thin off-white head made of small bubbles. Nose is flat and off putting, slightly chemical some wet dog and sulphur. Thin bodied with a washed out malt background, very chemical tasting with an acute bitterness that takes over in the middle of the beer and does not let your tongue go. The finish is pungent, skunky, and astringent not unlike biting into a bitter green weed.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 1/6 FAIL
Re-Order: 1/6 FAIL
Experience: 1/6 FAIL
Final Thoughts:
In the interest of keeping an open mind I have always tried to openly and honestly taste gluten free beers, and I have found more than one that is quite good and very drinkable. This is not one of those. Not by a long shot. Their claims of this being the best gluten free beer in the world makes me wonder if they invited anyone else to try out. This is an ugly beer and does not deserve any of the recognition it seems to have garnered... Avoid this beer.
If you believe you have Celiac's disease, please contact a immunologist in your area familiar with the disease and have yourself tested before attempting a gluten free diet on your own. You may also contact your local Celiac's Society for information on being tested.
Canada http://www.celiac.ca/
UK https://www.coeliac.org.uk/home/
USA http://celiac.org/
CheersCJT
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Pours a crystal clear light gold with a thin off-white head made of small bubbles. Nose is flat and off putting, slightly chemical some wet dog and sulphur. Thin bodied with a washed out malt background, very chemical tasting with an acute bitterness that takes over in the middle of the beer and does not let your tongue go. The finish is pungent, skunky, and astringent not unlike biting into a bitter green weed.
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 1/6 FAIL
Re-Order: 1/6 FAIL
Experience: 1/6 FAIL
Final Thoughts:
In the interest of keeping an open mind I have always tried to openly and honestly taste gluten free beers, and I have found more than one that is quite good and very drinkable. This is not one of those. Not by a long shot. Their claims of this being the best gluten free beer in the world makes me wonder if they invited anyone else to try out. This is an ugly beer and does not deserve any of the recognition it seems to have garnered... Avoid this beer.
If you believe you have Celiac's disease, please contact a immunologist in your area familiar with the disease and have yourself tested before attempting a gluten free diet on your own. You may also contact your local Celiac's Society for information on being tested.
Canada http://www.celiac.ca/
UK https://www.coeliac.org.uk/home/
USA http://celiac.org/
CheersCJT
Follow me on Twitter: @pintjockey
Like me on Facebook: Pint Jockey Online
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