Judge’s Review: 90 Rating – Green’s Gluten-Free Amber Ale by Green’s Gluten Free Beers

Alternative Grain Beer | Year-Round | Belgium

By Jim Koebel

Judges Rating: 90
Aroma: 20
Appearance: 6
Flavor: 37
Mouthfeel: 10
Overall Impression: 17

Green’s Gluten-Free Amber Ale by Green’s Gluten Free Beers was judged as BJCP Category 31A, Alternative Grain Beer. 
This beer’s aroma is an uncomplicated combination of caramel and earthy hops, which is medium in intensity. It pours a pretty copper color with haze, which is acceptable for an alternative grain version of this style. The flavor has a mild and clean caramel character that becomes more nutty as it warms. Hops are earthy, just like in the aroma, and lend a medium bitterness. This beer is crisp, dry and highly carbonated, making it very refreshing. Overall, this is a meat-and-potatoes example of an amber ale, and there’s never anything wrong with that. In this case, that’s all the more impressive due to its gluten-free grain bill.