Currently, you can find a good selection of gluten-free beers at our stores, including beers from New Grist, Green’s gluten Free Beers, Redbridge Beer,  La Messagere, Mongozo, Greens, Lakefront, Estrella and Bards.

Please note that not all our stores will carry the exact same selection, so please call ahead to your favourite store to ensure the product is available for you when you arrive. 

So, what do all these beers all have in common? Simple; they don’t contain gluten. Which means they're either brewed with malted grains that don’t contain traces of gluten, such as buckwheat, sorghum or rice. (Note: buckwheat is a member of the rhubarb family, and not related to wheat at all) or they’re made with another fermentable sugar, such as honey, candy sugar or pear juice.

It is important to know that around the world standards of "gluten free" vary. For example, in the United Kingdom, European Union, Canada and United States a beer with less than 20 parts per million gluten (20ppm) is "gluten free", while in Australia only beers with no detectable gluten can be described as gluten free. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness recommends 10 ppm, but it is important to keep in mind that beer with less than 20ppm will add up if you drink more than one.

Low gluten beers are different and may not be safe for celiacs or people with strong intolerances. Some brewers argue that using a small amount of barley is safe, saying that the barley proteins are converted into safe amino acids when the beer is made but, this is still a debatable topic and has not been agreed upon in the medical world. What isn’t clear, is that there remains an amount of peptides which may be toxic to celiacs, so if gluten is a health concern for you then, it is always recommended that you do your own research on the style of beer you would like to enjoy and feel comfortable with your choice to consume it.