USA: Lakefront releases new gluten- free beer for people with celiac disease

Lakefront Brewery a craft brewer from Milwaukee has recently launched a new beer that is aimed at people with an illness that leaves them unable to tolerate gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains.

The new Grist Beer will be targeted to people with celiac disease. It is brewed with sorghum, and it is the first U.S. beer brewed without malted barley or gluten-containing products, according to Lakefront as of January 12.

"We're glad New Grist makes it possible for people with celiac disease to finally have a beer," said Russ Klisch, Lakefront president, in a statement. "And I'm very pleased with the initial requests and compliments for this product that have been pouring in from around the country."New Grist is to be the first beer sold nationally.

In the United States 3 million people are living with celiac disease.

13 January, 2006