Glutenberg Blonde
Montreal, Quebec
Brewed from millet and corn with no barley or wheat, at 4.5% ABV. Made in a dedicated gluten-free brewery in Montreal.
- Ingredients / botanicals
- water, millet, corn, demerara sugar, hops, yeast
In its favor
- ✓Brewed without barley, wheat or rye
- ✓4.5% ABV
- ✓Short ingredient list
What to watch
- !Brewer publishes no calorie or carb figures that could be verified
- !Ale fermentation carries more amines than a lager
Factor by factor
Congeners Low ▾
Byproducts of fermentation (methanol, acetaldehyde, fusel alcohols). Strongly linked to hangover severity; darker, less-distilled spirits carry more.
Histamines Moderate ▾
Produced by bacteria during fermentation/aging. Trigger flushing, headaches, congestion in sensitive drinkers. High in red wine, beer, aged spirits.
Polyphenols Low ▾
Plant compounds with antioxidant activity. Slightly protective at low doses but at high concentrations may worsen hangover via tannin/quercetin reactions.
Sulfites Low ▾
Preservatives (SO₂) added to wine and some beers. Common trigger of headaches, asthma, and allergic-type reactions.
Tannins Low ▾
Astringent polyphenols from skins, seeds, barrels. Bind proteins, slow alcohol clearance, and aggravate dehydration-style symptoms.
Sugar Moderate ▾
Residual sugar amplifies hangover via blood-sugar swings and dehydration. Liqueurs and cocktails are the main offenders.
Additives Low ▾
Colorants, flavorings, glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbates. Cheap spirits and ready-to-drinks often hide these in trade-secret formulas.
Glutenberg Blonde is gluten-free by ingredients, not by enzyme treatment: millet and corn replace malted barley, with demerara sugar and hops. That separates it from gluten-reduced beers such as Omission, which start from barley.
Retailers list it at 4.5% alcohol. No brewer-published calorie or carbohydrate figures could be verified, so this page carries no nutrition table.
Glutenberg Blonde questions
Is Glutenberg Blonde gluten-free? ▾
Yes. Glutenberg Blonde is gluten-free, with no wheat, barley or rye at any stage.
Does Glutenberg Blonde give you a bad hangover? ▾
Glutenberg Blonde scores 5/10 on the SpiritFacts Hangover Index, against 6/10 for beer overall. It is low on every hangover factor we track, so most of the morning after comes down to how much ethanol you drink.