Gluten-Free Beer - Craft Beer Monkey

Color: Varies with underlying style

Clarity: Varies with underlying style

Perceived Malt Aroma & Flavor: Varies with underlying style

Perceived Hop Aroma & Flavor: Varies with underlying style

Perceived Bitterness: Varies with underlying style

Fermentation Characteristics: Although brewers may design and identify these beers according to defined style guidelines, these beers should be evaluated on their own merits without strict adherence to defined style parameters.

Body: Varies with underlying style

Additional Notes:

This category includes lagers, ales or other beers made from fermentable sugars, grains and converted carbohydrates and must also include some portion of cereal. All ingredients must be free of gluten which excludes the use of barley, wheat, spelt, rye, and other gluten-containing ingredients. Gluten-Free Beers may contain malted grains that are gluten-free.

These guidelines do not supersede any government regulations. Wine, mead, flavored malt beverages or beverages other than "beer" as defined by the TTB (U.S. Trade and Tax Bureau) are not considered “gluten-free beer” under these guidelines. Gluten-reduced beers’ original ingredients would have gluten content that has been reduced by enzymes or other processes to reduced levels. Gluten-reduced beers should be categorized in the classic style category most appropriate for the beer, rather than as Gluten-Free Beer.

When using these guidelines as the basis for evaluating entries at competitions, brewers may be asked to provide supplemental information about entries in this category to allow for accurate evaluation of diverse entries. Such information might include an underlying beer style if appropriate, gluten free grains and/or other carbohydrate sources or other information unique to the entry such as ingredients or processing which influence perceived sensory outcomes such as microflora, fruit, spices or other ingredients, wood aging, etc.

Color SRM (EBC): Varies with style
ABV: Varies with style %
IBU: Varies with style
AE - Apparent Extract: Varies with style
OG - Original Gravity: Varies with style