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| - If you're on the hunt for a dedicated gluten free brewery, this is it! My boyfriend is gluten free so when we travel, he's always on the hunt for local GF beers. When he found out there was a GF brewery near Pittsburgh, it was a must-do on the itinerary. The brewery is outside the Pittsburgh area, in a suburb. Worth the drive if you're up for it. It took us about 20 minutes to get there from where we were staying.
The tasting room bar is right when you walk in, then there's a smaller room with a few tables, they even opened up a few tables in the brewery. The staff are all super friendly and helpful, willing to chat and asked us how we heard about the place and where we were from. They had lots of knowledge about the brewing process - their base is millet and quinoa for most of the beers, which allow it to be GF. They regularly test the levels too to ensure they're clear - a great option for beer lovers with celiac.
I went for a flight, Dan got a couple pints. His favorite was the Session IPA, mine was the blonde ale. I also really liked the hefeweizen, which normally isn't my favorite, but I found it to be really well balanced (less banana than most, which I appreciate - very subtle). They also had a nitro brown ale that was really interesting, I liked the tasting of that! We ended up grabbing a growler to-go of the hefeweizen and the IPA.
Some of the beers could use a kick up on the carbonation. A few also have a sweeter profile to them, which often is the nature of a gluten free beer. Either way, having a solely gluten free brewery is so awesome and they're doing something great with this place. Can't wait to visit again and see the progress.
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