Guilty by "Omission"

Omission Pale Ale

Omission Gluten-Free Pale Ale

Omission Beer is the gluten-removed brand from Widmer Brothers Brewing. The Oregon brewery has been a staple in the craft industry for a long time. The Omission brand currently has three offerings: a lager, a pale ale, and an IPA. Unlike other beer companies that brew with non-gluten grains like sorghum, Omission brews the traditional gluten-containing ingredients and then an enzyme called Brewers Clarex is added to the beer to break the bonds of the gluten protein chains. Each contains fewer than 20 parts per million of gluten, which is the FDA standard for labeling a product to be safe for persons with gluten allergies. Each batch is sent to independent laboratory testing to verify gluten content. 

Their Pale Ale contains 5.8 percent alcohol by volume. The body has a rustic orange, translucent quality, with a medium sense of effervesce. The smell is quite simple. Light sweet caramel malt with a light zesty hop aroma. Little floral, but mainly some pine, and an earthy quality. It has a pretty light caramel flavor, just lightly sweet and rather light on the hops. The hops up front have a little floral and grassy quality, and finishes with a bitter grassy touch slash zingy spice. 

Overall I found this to be a drinkable pale, drinks like a lighter beer than it is and doesn't taste like other Gluten Free beers I have experienced, I would certainly buy this again.  I would recommend Omission Pale Ale to any easy going beer drinker; gluten intolerant or not. It's a worthy beer for anyones glass and a tip of the hat to the brewers who figured out a way of removing the gluten. 

Hayley's thoughts on Omission Pale Ale, "Bleh! This really taste like beer, you must love it." (And I do love it!)