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Otherwise Brewing

Otherwise Brewing
Calrose Crisp Gluten-Free Rice Lager

Category: Gluten Free Lager

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended

Otherwise Brewing
Calrose Crisp Gluten-Free Rice Lager

Category: Gluten Free Lager

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 5%
Yellow straw color. Aromas and flavors of toasted almost burnt rice, dark caramel grain, orange zest, and smoke with a velvety, vibrant, spritzy, dry medium body and an engaging, agreeable finish with shades of grilled melon, over toasted hawaiian bread, waxy chocolate orange, and mild citrus pith. Light yet complex; a medium body makes it a satisfying choice for a gluten free Lager.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Malty
Aroma Aroma: toasted almost burnt rice, dark caramel grain, orange zest, and smoke
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of grilled melon, over toasted hawaiian bread, waxy chocolate orange, and mild citrus pith
Bitterness Bitterness: Low/Medium
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Shepherd’s Pie, Cassoulet, Sauerbraten
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Light yet complex; a medium body makes it a satisfying choice for a gluten free Lager.

The Producer

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The Producer

Gluten Free Lager

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Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass
Brewed from non-gluten containing cereals such as rice, sorghum, buckwheat, and corn, these beers were originally brewed for the small, but growing portion of the population intolerant to gluten. Gluten-free lagers commonly range between 4-5.5% in alcohol with further variations depending on interpretations of the style. Celiac disease affects roughly 1% of the US population, thus completely removing beer brewed from barley, rye, and wheat from their diet. This category is not defined by style, but instead by the portion of gluten found in the beer. While any lager style may theoretically be brewed as a gluten-free beer, most lagers in this category closely resemble gluten-free interpretations of pale and amber lager styles. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Lakefront New Grist, Redbridge and Green’s Enterprise Dry-Hopped Lager.