Don't remember hearing anything about them. All gluten-free line-up. Anybody been? http://www.king5.com/story/entertai...en-free-brewery-beer-ghostfish-food/70731036/
I was up in Seattle/Tacoma this past weekend. I saw a lot of taprooms offering Ground Breaker gluten free beers in bottles. I'm guessing Ghostfish will put a major dent in Ground Breaker's Washington distribution.
Check out the Washington Beer Blog article about it: http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com/seattles-first-glutenfree-brewery-now-open-ghostfish-brewing/
Ah, it was posted while I was without a internet box. Still, doesn't seem to have been mentioned on here, so i thought I'd put it out there.
While I'm happy that the very small amount of the population ( http://www.celiaccentral.org/celiac-disease/facts-and-figures/) that actually does have gluten issues will have (possibly) a quality beer to drink, I wonder about a brewery surviving on that customer base. Because that Gluten free beer would have to taste beyond just average to get me, or anyone else I know to choose their GF beer over what is easily obtainable and of excellent quality from other breweries
As long as it's in the "average" range, in general, then it would be in contention for me to choose if I saw it on tap. I'll probably swing by next time I'm down that way.
Didn't Alpine pull something last year where they used an enzyme in their beer for a few months before they told anyone, and that enzyme brought the beers below the ppm threshold for celiac sufferers to be able to drink it? I think it's possible to make "good" beer now without gluten in the final product.
Yeah, that's how Widmer makes the Omission beers. Here in Bellingham, Boundary Bay's ISA, Safety Break, uses an enzyme to do the same thing. Very tasty brew.
Yes they added a new enzyme that White Labs developed that takes out about 99% of the gluten. The Man still wont let you call it "gluten free" but it does the trick. Couldnt tell the difference to be honest but still a great beer.
We have a brewery out here that uses clarity firm that's making amazing beers you would never know are gluten reduced(free). If that's the route they're taking I'd give them a shot. I think the whole GF craze is ridiculous, but I will admit that we are a little inundated with gluten. All things in moderation eh?
I've had few Ghostfish beers and they are legit. Millet based beer. I'll say it: I think most gluten-free beer is an abomination. Stick with the amazing ciders, wines or spirits produced here. Ghostfish made me rethink my experiences with bad gluten-free beer. It's a rare art to make this kind of beer and not be a shadow of a good beer, but these guys have promise. Disclosure, Brian, one of the owners, was our Crown (cans) rep for a few years and is a great guy. Still, I had to rethink my anti-gluten free beer bias after having his beer...
