Goose Island Bourbon County Stout and Wheat

I actually noticed that for the first time the other evening.

Figure it's more or less no change than before, but the fact of some label requirement changes withing the govt.

 

I noticed that too, but I haven't looked back to prior year's labels to see if that is new. It also surprises me that wheat is one of the ingredients in this beer, but I'm guessing that it is only a small percentage of the grain bill.

 

They also might throw it on because it's made in a facility that processes wheat..... if they even still make any Goose Island beers there aside from the stout any more.

 

I use a chocolate wheat in my brewing for stouts. This is the wheat equivalent of black patent in barley with less bitterness. I really like what it adds. They may use that.

 

There's no mention of this on their website. Interesting. Doesn't bother me either way as I have no problems with wheat and this year's 13.8% tastes amazing.

 

with the gluten imbalance in Africa..(south park joke)

 

Pretty sure this is the case. I don't see them changing an incredibly successful recipe after this many years. It's probably a mouthfeel thing or a less bitter thing as mentioned by @bluehende

 

FWIW, they don't..

Probably more to do with the fact it's used in a facility with wheat, and the lavel requirement to add it due to people being sensetive to wheat.

Also, I think people who are allergic to wheat and gluten should look for a different libation, IMO.

Similar to breweries who've brewed with peanuts. They have to clean to HECK out of their equipment based on federal guidelines to not have to denote latter products to be labeled having be in touch with peanuts. Hence why most peanut butter beers... don't have the whole warning about containing peanuts.

 

off the topic but mildly related, based on info slowly trickling out, it looks like much of the wheat /gluten allergy issue isn't wheat or gluten at all. most people are totally oblivious to the fact US producers are legally using ROUNDUP (weed killer) to drench wheat just prior to harvest. it speeds up the harvest & other processes increasing yield.

it's looking like that in & of itself is most of the mystery explanation to people that are completely gluten intolerant on US soil going on vacation to Italy & other Euro nations, eating pasta & wheat grain products with zero ill effects

 

Source Please?

I worked on roundup ready corn. I have never seen any study like this. I am not saying there isn't, but I need a source to believe it as there is a lot of fear and misinformation thrown around on GMO crops.

 

you're absolutely right. it's just fear. the best bet is to simply disregard this misinformation.

 

If that was the TTB requirement, wouldn't there be many more beer labels that say it, considering how many US brewers with large portfolios brew wheat beers? Wouldn't all their beers have to then have such a warning?

According to the TTB:

 

Yeah, this was my assumption too; that there probably haven't been many changes to the beer itself, but that in the last few years the whole gluten-free thing has really put wheat as an ingredient in the spotlight.

 

If you're a true celiac, you need to ensure your food or beverage is produced in a facility with no wheat contact. Worse than that, these cereal grains can kinda cross pollinate, so even barley grown in close proximity to a wheat field could have traces of wheat gluten in its gluten. For example, oats don't bother celiacs, but great care has to be taken to ensure it is 100% safe for them. This is why you'll see things listed as "certified gluten-free" and "naturally gluten-free."

Now if you're just one of these fashionable celiacs, you'll be fine.

 

Kinda agree with @bluehende about the source. It seems like something I would really like to know about instead of blindly trust an Alex Jones type of mention of it with no study.

 

http://nuttygrass.com/2014/11/17/a-farmers-response-to-the-real-reason-wheat-is-toxic/

http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/roundupwheat.asp

 

Alex Jones or not I generally just don't trust any source pushing some sort of anti-gluten, anti-GMO or anti-wheat woo. The GMO stuff in particular will go down in history as the anti-vaccine movement of the 20-teens decade, except with worse effects.

A quick, rudimentary examination of US farming practices would tell you that at most 5% of the US wheat harvest goes through this roundup pre-harvest procedure. And it's not like all of that stays here, the US exports wheat all over the world. The actual % of roundup-dosed wheat in the US is going to be a lot lower.


It's actually more common in Canada than the US. Is there some sort of anti-wheat hysteria north of the border I haven't heard about?

 

Seemed like a bit of a stretch on the whole Round up thing, especially given the amount of regulation out there. That's why I got a bit more intrigued with the response bluehende received. Had a friend that was a HUGE Alex jones friend, and he made it sound like unless you sit quietly in a cave, you are doomed to death by those making you die......

There was a pretty good link to a celiac disease page on a previous thread that I wish I would have marked. I learned a lot about the disease from reading it. Didn't see anything about Round Up as a culprit though.