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The future of beer lies in the past.

Beautifully crafted gluten free beer, expertly brewed from ancient grains & traditional ingredients.

In 1988 Derek Green had a problem. He had to avoid the gluten in barley and wheat, and at that time in the UK- indeed Europe - there was no gluten free beer available. A miserable life without beer lay ahead.

A natural entrepreneur though, he travelled across Europe at the start of the century getting brewery doors slammed in his face. The response was not good. “Too complicated” and “Why bother?” were common refrains.

So began a long process of discussions, meetings, trials, false hopes, and dead end trails. Breweries did not want to know about production that did not exist and one that could not be quantified.

The breakthrough came in 2003 when he met an eminent Belgian professor of brewing whom by coincidence had a daughter who also needed to avoid gluten, and there began a relationship with the mutual goal of brewing a beer made from alternative grains to barley, one that would be naturally gluten and wheat free. After numerous trials, in May 2004 Green’s launched the UK’s first ever naturally gluten free beer from Alternative Grains; named not surprisingly ‘Discovery’.
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larsga (7658) reviewed
Dubbel Ale from Green's
19 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Big brown head does not last. Dark red barely translucent body. Sweetish aroma with intense pine needle character and notes of apple and alcohol. Taste is sweet pine needles with notes of chocolate and earth. Carbonates in the mouth. Some alcohol is noticeable. Dry pine needle aftertaste. Quite good, but nothing too special. (0.33l bottle.)
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2007 at 15:25
Sigmund (15026) reviewed
Dubbel Ale from Green's
19 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
330 ml brown longneck bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. Also available in Norway at Vinmonopolet. This is the second gluten free beer on the Norwegian market, Glutaner (a pale lager) was the first one. Green’s Endeavour is called a "Double Dark Beer". ABV is 6%. Website www. glutenfreebeers.co.uk . Green’s is a trademark of Charles Cooper Ltd. The beer has a dark reddish brown colour and a thick and creamy tan head. Distinct sweetish aroma and flavour that remind me more of cheap fortified wines than of beer. Notes of raisins and spices. Some hops in the aftertaste. No masterpiece, but drinkable even for people who are not "forced to" drink it by coeliac disease.
Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2007 at 17:11
RuneBlix (27009) reviewed
Dubbel Ale from Green's
19 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle celebrating that the Hammers still have a premiership status! This double dark beer pours a deep mahogany red-tinged body supported by a beige, frothy head with lots of bubbles (I’m forever blowing bubbles in the air!) and some lacing. Sweet rummy aroma. Rich taste of dark berries and fruits (plums and prunes) - almost vinous. A spicy touch towards the end. Perhaps a bit too sweet and one-dimensional. Medium bodied and easy to drink (13.05.2007).
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2007 at 14:26
yngwie (25067) reviewed
Dubbel Ale from Green's
19 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear, chestnut body with a nice, dense beige head leaving lacings. Quite a lot of dried fruits almost hides the aromas of candisugar and roastiness. The flavor on the other hand isn’t that good, not bad though, especially considering that it is gluten free, as there’s a bitterness that doesn’t match the dried fruits and sugars, and a vinous hint. There’s a slight note of alcohol as well, becoming more pronounced in the finish. Quite full-bodied and leaving a sticky feeling in the mouth. Some sparkling feeling as well. I think I have found a favourite for the day hopefully not coming, when I have been diagnosed with gluten intolerance. (070508)
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2007 at 14:21
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
Explorer from Green's
20 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
An unclear brown beer with a huge bubbly lazing head. The aroma is sweet herbal. While the flavor is very sweet with a slight artificial touch as well as light notes of caramel. The end is dry, but yet sticky. I rather have a gluten beer ;-)
Tried on 16 Apr 2006 at 05:44
Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
Pioneer from Green's
21 years ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
A clear yellow beer with a huge white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel, while the flavor is very sweet with notes of caramel, lemon, and hops.
Tried on 09 Oct 2005 at 05:40