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Lakefront New Grist Sorghum Beer 2.07 266

Lakefront New Grist Sorghum Beer

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6
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bottled
common

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2662.06/5.02.07/5.05%1.9Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
An all-sorghum beer. New Grist, a beer for Celiacs brewed from sorghum and gluten-free yeast grown on molasses. New Grist is the first “official” gluten free beer in the U.S., although it cannot technically be called “gluten-free” until established governmental guidelines are determined for all products claiming “gluten-free” status. In the interim, this Celiac-safe beer can be called “barley-free,” and is a welcome product to those who need to live on restricted diets due to intolerance to gluten, a protein found in common brewing grains such as barley, wheat, rye, oats, spelt, kamut and triticale.
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 SSSteve (2104), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
0.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/101/52/20
Jan 31, 2008  
clear gold with a large foamy white head. awful aroma of of vodka, wine, alcohol, sourness, tequila. this is just horrendous. sour, rotten flavors. plastic comes to mind. this is a close tie with miller chill for my worst beer ever. too bad, i really like lakefront products.


 SuperDave70 (1158), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Jan 20, 2008  
Aroma of fruit on a golden clear fizzy pour. Flavor was sweet, with a light palate. Reminds me of apple juice, with a bit of a kick.


 turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/101/58/20
Jan 3, 2008  
Poured clear gold with a very thin head. Aroma reminds me of Colt 45. Sour bitter flavor, lemmon...blahh. Not the best but also not the worst..but closer to worst than to best.


 junon (222), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/514/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Hmm. Very interesting. Looks typical of your Pilsner, Ale, and Lagers. Decent looking beer but nothing of note. Ok. Now the smell of this thing is very sweet and unique. Do not know what to compare it to. I will say the same about the taste. Easy and sweet but is truly the first time Ive tasted anything like it. Its not a great beer but its just intriguing me right now.


 hughie (3081), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/103/57/20
Dec 31, 2007  
Bottle from Whole Foods Market, New York. Gold. Sweet, floral aroma with just a hint of citrus fruit. Very restrained flavour: perhaps some sourness. The finish needed a bit of hoppiness. There was something rather artificial lurking in the background. Presumably sorghum, whatever that is.


 fredjaz (108), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
Dec 30, 2007  
if I was allergic to gluten I’d be glad someone made beer for me, but I’m not and I will never drink this crap again. unpleasant sourness of rotten fruit


 Cybercat (819), Georgia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/57/20
Dec 25, 2007  
Pours a cloudy straw yellow with not much head. Aroma is fairly strong, somewhat malty and fruity with just a hint of hops. Flavor is crisp and pleasant, but rather weak - mainly fruity, more like a cider than a beer. It feels watery and thin, but at least it is drinkable. I’ve had plenty worse.


 Slipstream (785), USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/513/20
Dec 14, 2007  
Mild, but pleasant aroma and a foamy, fast-fading head. Now here is an unusual beer, made from sorghum for people who are allergic to gluten (which I know is in wheat, but is it in barley too?). Is there any malt in this beer? I don’t know. It tastes like a thin hefeweizen - grains and hints of clove, cherry, and lemon peel. Unusual flavor, possibly due to the sorghum. And what is the point of adding "rice extract", whatever that is? This is intriguing and off the main road - not the greatest brew ever, but I give it points for originality.



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