STONE Delicious IPA

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17071509 (mg/L is approximately equivalent to ppm)

 

This is the first time I've seen a Pubmed citation on here. Bravo!

 

Agreed. If those suffering from Celiac disease cannot have any gluten whatsoever, I don't see the point, as "gluten intolerance/sensitivity" isn't really a thing. However, if reduced gluten allows those suffering from Celiac disease to imbibe, then I'm all for it.

 

Some scientists and other folks believe there is a correlation between gluten and dementia. Maybe Greg just wants us to be healthy and mentally sharp long into our golden years.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/819232

 

It's sort of sad that this sort of stuff was what Stone used to make fun of. Remember Stone Justification Ale?
http://www.stonebrewing.com/justification/test.php.htm

Now they're riding that crazy fad diet train all the way to the bank instead of telling people they aren't worthy.

 

Quackery.

 

Sometimes an event is about the journey not about the destination.

 

I read that in my fortune cookie last week. Cool.

 

Plenty of people are sensitive to gluten. Just because you aren't a full celiac does not mean you won't get sick because you have one beer.

This is also the most internet statement ever. Alpine has been using this same yeast? Does that mean they are "riding the crazy fad diet train"?

 

buuuuut, as others have pointed out. It isn't glutton free, it's just a sort of glutton lite. So folks who are full celiac aren't going to benefit from this.

I would say that with Alpine doing this without such a big announcement to one such beer, that it's even more evidence that the whole arrogant stone company motto is even more laughable now a days. Much like how Enjoy By was nothing more than something every brewery should be doing... printing the dates on the bottle. Stone really just got absurd with the font size of it and suddenly are praised as great innovators.

 

Whenever I got my press release at my bar when Delicious first came out, there was hardly anything about it being a gluten reduced beer.

If this wasn't Stone you wouldn't say a thing. Also, imagine this.. a business is marketing it's product! Who would've thought..

 

While I'm largely on your side of the argument, a couple of notes. First, glutton and gluten have very different meanings.

Second, Alpine did have a big announcement about their yeast and gluten reduction. Was actually probably bigger than Stone's announcement really.

 

I less than three it is i<3 it. Whoever was talking about the name up there. It's the dry hopped version of I love it.

 

I think it tastes like a less enjoyable chewable vitamin C.

 

I agree - just had one - not very enjoyable. no nose - bitter finish.
Had it on tap last year and enjoyed it.
Did they change the hops from the tap version i wonder.

 

I popped a bottle tonight. At first, I felt the same "I want to vomit" feeling that I did when having a beer with the same hops at this year's Alesmith IPA day. By the time I was finishing the bottle, I was actually enjoying it. Maybe it needs to be warmer?

 

So much hate for Stone. All they do is brew and pioneer great beer. Oh, and they promote other awesome small breweries. Oh, and they distribute beer for other great breweries. Also, they are the only large brewery I've ever visited that served great beers from other breweries all over the world. Oh, and they added pressure for other breweries and distributors to provide fresh IPAs. And did I mention the great beer part? Companies need to market themselves to grow. Sometimes people take this stuff way too seriously. All I know is that I make my weekly stop by my big box local based on the day Stone distributes to that store. Because that could mean Russian River, Alesmith, etc. Stone kicks ass.

FWIW I thought this beer was really nice.

 

I don't see much "hate" at all in this thread. Care to cite examples?