Gluten Free beer Against the Grain strikes gold at independent brewing awards

Against the Grain, Britain?s first and favourite gluten free beer, has been? awarded the gold medal in the speciality bottled beer category at the?Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Northern awards.

Brewed by Yorkshire?s Wold Top Brewery, Against the Grain is a premium, full flavoured bitter beer with a good head, refreshing bitterness and a citrus hop after taste. It has an ABV of 4.5% and its gluten content is certified to be well below the Codex standard of 20ppm.

Tom Mellor, who owns the brewery with his wife, Gill, says ?Against the Grain is brewed using pure, chalk-filtered water from our farm?s own borehole combined with maize, malt, hops and yeast.? We work hard to benchmark Against the Grain with the rest of our range of ?standard? beers and we?re delighted that SIBA have given us the seal of approval with this award."

The latest award brings Wold Top Brewery?s award tally to 12 in the 6 years since the micro brewery was launched.? The award winning ales include Wold Top Bitter, Wold Gold blonde beer, Mars Magic, Wolds Way and Falling Stone.

Against the Grain costs ?30 for 12 x 500ml bottles including mainland UK delivery.? You can order online at?www.woldtopbrewery.co.uk/mailorder.html or by calling the brewery on 01723 892222.