All is not quite lost

[clevermanka]

Is Guinness safe to drink on a wheat free diet?

This is a question that quite a few of you Guinness fans have sent to us. We contacted Diageo and they provided the following information:

"With the exception of Breo White Beer, none of the products produced by Guinness Ireland Group contain wheat. However all our beers are brewed from malted barley. Barley contains a protein called hordein which is somewhat similar to gluten, the protein in wheat that causes difficulty for quite a few people. While the reaction to barley protein is generally much milder than to wheat gluten, a few people may experience difficulty with barley-based products including beer."

"This information is only advisory and we recommend that you speak directly to a qualified medical advisor / dietician if you are concerned about consuming any of our products."

So it's wheat-free but not exactly gluten-free. I'll try drinking it in limited amounts. Which is So Much Better than not at all.

Did anyone else (besides curieuse) know that over half the bible is available for your reading pleasure in LOLCAT?

Comments

Wow

[nataliesee.livejournal.com]

Your life is hiLARious right now. Seriously, how do you stop laughing?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Amazing, isn't it? I keep from giggling myself into a fit by reminding myself that eventually the wheel will turn.

[tessagratton.livejournal.com]

That LOLCAT biblical genius is both wildly entertaining and so, so sad. Because someone spent time making it.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

A lot of time. Just think: They could've been snarking about annoying co-workers instead.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

or drinking Guinness.
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[adammaker.livejournal.com]

Want to go to freestate and test the Barley Wine?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_wine
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I know I want some.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

Old Backus Barleywine Bronze Medal Winner 1997 World Beer Championships - Barleywines. Yes that's Backus not Bacchus. Barleywines are an English style ale of great strength. Originally these were referred to as "Old Ales" presumably because of the lengthy conditioning time that these beers require. Eventually they became known as Barleywines in no small part because of their near wine strength. Some Barleywines are actually cellared away like wine and some tastings of barley wines have shown continued flavor development over periods as long as 25 Years!

Our Barleywine has been aging since February, 1997, the longest conditioning time of any beer that we've ever made. The huge amounts of both hops and malt that go into this beer necessitate a long conditioning period to mellow its intense flavors. The Old Backus contains just over 2,000 lbs of malt and 55 lbs of hops. the Original gravity is 25.6 P/1092 which contributes to an alcohol content of 8.4% by wt. and 10.5% by vol. The bitterness level is 150 ibu. This is a tremendously complex beer that should be savoured slowly and in moderation. It will continue to change with age as it is served unfiltered and is continuing to mature.

The Barleywine is named after Richard Backus - an old friend to the Brewery. O.G. 22.95/1092. Hops-70 IBUs

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Sure! Um. After June 13, though...