I just hiked my fourth 14er yesterday! Mount Bierstadt! It was easier than the other three....okay, okay, well not as tough. If you like to hike, you know that 14ers are mountains over 14,000 feet. In the state of Colorado, there are 53 of them. Now you know where I live, the beautiful and awesome state of Colorado. So what does this have to do with this topic....well, let me tell you!!!! So once I got to the summit(the highest elevation of the mountain), not only was I excited and happy, I was hungry. All I brought with me was some cut up mangoes and Ranier cherries. My friends and I hung out for a bit up at the summit and headed down. As hiking back down to my car, my friends were about 10-15 minutes ahead of me. They are tall and have long legs. I, on the other hand, am short and have short legs. That didn't bother me that they were ahead. Looking at beautiful mother nature made me at peace and got me to contemplate about my life and personal issues. Well, one of them was(it's how I got the idea to write about this topic), my friends were having a BBQ and beer brewing party that day after the hike. My hunger pains for food now was getting stronger but worst of all, it was more my increased thirst and love for beer! I cried silently while hiking down the gorgeous mountain because all I wanted was BEER! I was craving for my Tucher or Pliny the Elder or Blanche de Bruxelles(known as the pissing baby ooorrrr I can't say the other name....sorry guys, too explicit). Give me a PBR(not my fav), the hippie beer, or an Old Style or Natural Ice Light(Natty Light as we say). I didn't care how great or horrible the beers were, I just wanted to taste the yummy gluten beer goodness! Yes, I can cheat and just drink beer, but I didn't and I'm happy I didn't.
Beers....."It just taste so good when it touches your lips!!!" For all of you gluten free people, as you know, we can't drink beer. It has all those wheats, ryes and barleys that we cannot eat. The three main glutens. However, there are alternatives to drinking beer. We all know there are gluten free beers. Some good, some bad, and some ehhhhh..... Most gluten free beers are made from sorghum or rice. But don't be fooled, some rice beers add some type of gluten like wheat to their beers, so please read labels! There are some beers that start out with gluten products but through the beer making process, it breaks down their proteins where it is considered to be gluten free, less than 20 ppm(parts per million). So what about ciders? Most ciders are gluten free, especially the popular ones you see in restaurants or bars, Strongbow, Woodchuck's Cider, Ace Pear Cider and Magners Cider. But, as I keep telling you, not all ciders are gluten free. Some brands add barley to their ciders, so beware. Click here for Top 10 Gluten Free Beers
To end all beer topics, I for one love beer, love everything about beer, can talk to you about different types of beer. My personal opinion is that gluten free beers are not the same as regular beer. There are some good gluten free beers, but for my love of beers, it's so hard to tell you I found the best gluten free beer ever! That's because I have not and still willing to try some out. I just stick to vodka(liquors like vodka will be another topic I will write soon) and grapefruit. I'm happy with this right now. I promise you, if I find a great gluten free beer, I will not hesitate to tell you what I found, but I am a beer snob and it's going to be hard. Mmmmmm....beer...oh how I missed you sooooooo......
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