A great review of gluten free beer from Udi's

This review divides beers between gluten free and gluten-removed beers:

Never Fear; Gluten Free Beer is Here!

Be sure to scroll down to the comments below the article for even more beer recommendations!

Recipes from Twitter pics

Hello Readers,

As the school year picks up, I may be blogging less, and I apologize in advance for not writing as much.  For those of you who don't follow me on Twitter, I wanted to let you know that I tend to tweet more than I blog - mostly photos of especially good gluten and lactose free foods/meals I eat throughout the week.
If you ever see anything especially intriguing, please send me a tweet or message and I'll be sure to blog the recipe!

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Thanks for your support and readership!

White Russians!

What is my most favorite application of almond milk?

A lactose-free white russian cocktail, of course! 

I prefer almond milk to any other variety, including soy and rice, and shudder at the thought of drinking Lactaid (weirdly sweet, yuck!). Almond milk has a nice, creamy texture that works well with the booze+ice, and gotta love that it's only 60 calories a serving with your calcium and vitamin D. 

I like to make these at home:

However, for those occasional afternoons when I like to park myself at a cozy bar and people watch, I've been known to bring my own lactose-free milk of choice and sweetly ask the bartender to keep it behind the bar for my very own white russians (of course I would only do this at a low-key place that's not too busy). Sometimes, I end up befriending other lactose-free patrons and become their white russian supplier! Sharing is caring.

Omission beer - gluten free!

So a friend of mine with the inside scoop on developments in the beer/cider/wine industry dropped precious nuggets of information about Omission Beer, coming to the Bay Area this Tuesday, June 5th. I did a little more clicking around, and found this great article about the beers and company in the Washington Post:

Unlike other GF beers, the ones from Omission (a lager and pale ale) are made from a de-glutenized form of barley, rather than the usual sticky sweet mess of sorghum and rice. This means it might actually taste like beer! The company also wasn't legally allowed to categorize the beer as gluten free if they wanted to distribute it nationwide, but it should be considered as such. Thanks for the info, WP!

Can't wait to try it! (and hope it's not booty expensive....)

Crispin Honey Crisp Cider

YUM!  Not bad, and 6.5% alcohol content. About $5 for this 22 oz. bottle.

Thanks again to my cousin for finding this at a random liquor store in Berkeley, CA!

Ciders!

Although I would never consider cider as a drink of choice in the past, it's become another option when I'm out and not feeling the liquor or wine. It's often tastier, lighter and more available than GF beers, too. I much prefer dry ciders, which can also be harder to find, and sometimes as pricey (or pricier) than a nice bottle of wine. Ciders may come in all different varieties: apple, pear, pomegranate, blood orange, etc. Careful though - due to the sugars, these can be high in calorie content, approximately 200 calories per serving.

Another decent beer

This drinks pretty easy, although like most sorghum beers, it's slightly heavy. More palatable than others such as Bard's, though.

Thanks to my cousin for finding this at Berkeley Bowl in Berkeley, CA!

Is Beer Still Worth Drinking?

Unfortunately, as my palate naturally favors darker brews, the paler gluten-free beers just aren't worth the calories to me.  Some are better than others though, when one needs that occasional beer fix.

• Redbridge Lager (brewed by Budweiser) - It actually tastes impressively like Budweiser. Which is great....if you like Budweiser.
• Bard's - Like a lot of sorghum beers, heavy and syrupy. Next.
• Green's - Drawn by my attraction to Belgium beers, I kinda got my hopes up on this one. Tried the Endeavor and Discover varieties since they are medium- and heavy- bodied. Unfortunately, both were so heavy and sickly sweet I couldn't even finish the expensive brew.
• Schnizter Brau - es ist gut!