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Long story short is that I got diagnosed with coeliac disease at the start of the summer. In terms of eating this hasn't caused me a lot of problems and is pretty much fine.
However one problem is the lack of beer. I absolutely love beer, and was always my beverage of choice at the pub or where ever, it was easy to drink and tasted great. I drank both lagers and real ales and enjoyed both depending on the circumstances.
With coeliac disease beer is denied to me as I do most of my drinking in the pub (there are gluten-free beers available). At the moment I'm drinking various apple and pear ciders but find them too sweet. Drinking wine seems largely hit and miss and I often end up with something disgusting as something delicous.
Unfortunately whiskey, vodka and tequila are pretty much denied to me due to youthful exuberance.
Any recommendations or advice PA?
However one problem is the lack of beer. I absolutely love beer, and was always my beverage of choice at the pub or where ever, it was easy to drink and tasted great. I drank both lagers and real ales and enjoyed both depending on the circumstances.
With coeliac disease beer is denied to me as I do most of my drinking in the pub (there are gluten-free beers available). At the moment I'm drinking various apple and pear ciders but find them too sweet. Drinking wine seems largely hit and miss and I often end up with something disgusting as something delicous.
Unfortunately whiskey, vodka and tequila are pretty much denied to me due to youthful exuberance.
Any recommendations or advice PA?
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But I'm inclined to say you're basically sunk for anything approaching real beer. Learn to enjoy saké. You can't drink it like other hard liquors because it's expensive.
To clarify I'm not looking for something that is beerish, but something that is alcoholic but also tasty.
I knew a guy with coeliacs that would drink it constantly.
edit: theres also mixed drinks.
these are all apparantly draft ciders in the UK
Sheppy's Cider - Traditional farmhouse cider that has been brewed in Somerset for over 200 years.
Somerset Distillery, The - Distillers of Somerset Cider and Cider Brandy.
Thatchers Cider Company Ltd - Makes traditional somerset cider from English apples.
Aston Manor - Brewer of ciders, perry, and ale.
Aspall - Producer of cider, apple juice, and vinegar.
Scrumpy Jack
Blackthorn Cider - Ice cold filtered cider.
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edit: I think Wine is ok as well if cider is too sweet.
All forms of Whiskey are created with Barley, so would probably not work well with Coeliac.
Which is a shame, because for cheap Famous Grouse or Johnny Walker Red are some awesome drinkings.
My father has coeliac's disease and is lactose intolerant. Congrats for getting it diagnosed - he went 45 years on the jon before they figured it out. He was a big beer drinker, and after eliminating all the wheat from his diet, he couldn't resist trying his favorite beer again: Guinness Extra Stout. Turns out, he doesn't have any problems digesting the wheat in it. It's been five years and he still packs down 4-5 a day with no problems, along with other dark beers.
I told this story to a boss who had been recently diagnosed, and he had no trouble as well. YMMV.
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When I refer to whiskey, vodka and tequila I refer to shots/by themselves
Have you had some even medium-quality scotch on the rocks? I hate shots. So much. I cannot take them, they make me feel like I'm going to throw up. The only time I do shots is when the girl who's asking me to do them with her is really hot.
I even hate beer for its hard taste. I'll drink it if it's available, but it is so not my preferred drink.
My favorite drinks before I discovered Scotch were shit like Mojitos, Tom Collins, Rum+coke if there were ladies nearby.
Sipping Scotch of at least the Famous Grouse/Dewar's White Label/Johnny Walker Red Label can be wonderful. It takes a while to get used to it but that shit is great.
Edit: Added linky... I didn't realize Redbridge is actually made specifically with coeliac sufferers in mind.
Strongbow is a very dry cider, I highly recommend it. Not too sweet.
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Plus, Woodchuck dark and dry (not sweet at all - very crisp) and Woodchuck holiday (tastes like apple pie - gets kind of old after a 6 of it).
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Even the oh so popular Zima is made with barley.
Strongbow is excellent, and if you can find it, so is Blackthorn Cider (I've had a bitch of a time finding it in my typical liquor/party places for the past year). I've never liked Woodchucks myself, I find it's typically way too sour. Hornsby cider isn't too bad either, though I'll typically want Strongbow well before I get the rhino.
Also, Gin and Tonic.
This is not true. Many brands of scotch whiskey are gluten free as is Jack Daniel's Tennesse Whiskey. Of the gluten free scotch whiskeys, the Macallan 18 year is my favorite. Though since you've said you don't like those. I'd recommend something mixed. When I'm out with friends, I'll usually have a few Tom Collins or a Margarita or two.
My experience with the gluten free beers is that they're pretty hit or miss. I've only had one that was not sickeningly sweet and that was the RedBridge brand that's already been mentioned. If you come across any that are especially good, please let me know
Can I assume you're American? In the UK Strongbow and Blackthorn are both very low value drinks which are drunk less for the taste and more for the relative cheapness of the alcohol.
Gin does sound good though
You would assume correctly... and if they're drunk less for taste then cheapness of alcohol, then you UK blokes are extremely lucky. For the less taste/cheap alcohol, the typical American lager that 95% of the time fits that bill is like mass produced piss.
That's cool -- in the US we have light beers, shit beers, and myriad other shit beverages for that purpose. Strongbow at least has a flavor.
I also would suggest Strongbow, as it's becoming more common in the US and is wonderfully dry. I don't drink beer, but the few times I've had some, I've generally liked the lighter flavors. I'm more of a wine guy.
But yeah, the thing about a lot of ciders is if you just pick one off a shelf, more than likely it's going to be rather sweet. Strongbow isn't, and any other dry cider is going to be similar. I've tried a bunch of various ciders and found most of them to be sweeter than Woodpecker, which is my default cider (because it's more common than Strongbow).
Woodchuck tastes like apple juice to me.
Pinot Noir: La Grange (has a black sheep on the label). Best Pinot Noir you can get for the price (roughly $10-12 dollars a bottle)
Riesling: Relax (blue bottle, with the word RELAX in big white letters). Not as sweet as a German Riesling (I think it's a California wine), but smooth, and fresh. Also has the bonus of being cheap and good for the price ($8-10)
I'd avoid inexpensive Chardonnay or Merlot. They are usually so full of chemicals that you'll have a terrible headache the next morning, hungover or otherwise. $25+ is usually the safer range, but get a recommendation first.
Have you considered Sake? There are as many varieties of rice wine as there are grape wines, and all of which are pretty good. Sake generally is stronger than grape wine, often sweeter, though drier kinds are available. It's a pretty hit or miss flavor, though be sure to try a decent kind before writing it all off as Gekkeken. I'd recommend Mura Mura, a Oregon bottler that has a variety of inexpensive bottles covering many of the more common styles. The bottles are usually blue, with a tan label that has varying images fer variety, and can be found at larger alcohol stores.
Mead might also be an option, though I'll be damned if I could tell you where to find it in the US. The only bottlers I've found were based in England, and while amazing, they no longer ship here.
Start with blended, mix with water or ice and gradually reduce the water content and try single malts.
Once you get used to it, it's super delicious and you can really appreciate a good Single.
personally for my non beer drinking days dark rum is a go to, but I do enjoy old school cocktails as well.
A pimm's and ginger is a good drink.
I had a Blackthorn though, it seemed pretty good. But not a big cider drinker, so who knows.
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Yes, because the brits are well known for their cuisine ;D
I would also recommend Magner's if you are in the UK