Bottle, $2.00 from Beer Run, Charlottesville. Pours a golden with an inch of golden head. Smells of grasses/sweet wheat. Tastes of sweet grasses and bitter leaves.

For a gluten free beer, this is somewhere in between Redbridge and St. Peter’s G-Free/Sorghum. It’s got a lot of sorghum character, which isn’t altogether pleasant, particularly for someone used to normal beer. It looks fine, though a bit boring and without much head, which is typical for gluten free brews. The flavor has decent floral hops that provide an okay bitter bite, and it’s relatively dry, which is a big plus compared to Redbridge’s somewhat cloying finish. The downsides of the flavor are a sorta gummy cough syrup note and an unpleasant sweetness upfront. Both are probably from the sorghum. Feel is pretty normal for a light lager - a bit fizzy. Ultimately, this beer, like every other gluten free beer I’ve tried, isn’t up to a decent craft beer, however it’s pretty good against its actual competition. Bard’s is a nice step up from Redbridge. Though not as good as St. Peters, it’s significantly cheaper and more widely available. Having close family members who suffer from Celiac disease, I’m grateful to any company that makes a beer that will make my mom smile and bring a bit of normalcy back to her life.