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Anheuser-Busch Redbridge Lager

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Anheuser-Busch Redbridge Lager

Gluten Free Sorghum-Based Lager

The Redbridge Lager brewed by Anheuser-Busch is the most accessible gluten free beer in the United States due to its far reaching distribution network. The time has come to review this sorghum-based gluten free lager. This beer is still packaged in 12 ounce bottles and sold in 6-packs, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Redbridge released in cans one of these days.

Anheuser-Busch redbridge gluten free beer review

Redbridge has a 4.8% ABV. It’s hopped with imported Hallertau and domestic Cascade hops. Anheuser-Busch debuted the Redbridge lager in December of 2006, so its been around for some time now. I haven’t noted any noticeable changes in its presentation over the years.

You can purchase Anheuser-Busch Redbridge online here.

The Taste Test

Anheuser-Busch Redbridge

I put this beer off for a long time when I started reviewing them on this blog. The main reason being, I just wasn’t missing Anheuser-Busch since becoming gluten free. What I miss is the variety and quality I would find at my local craft breweries. But hey, I recognize that this is just my taste preference and there’s a lot of you out there who are searching for this beer, so let’s taste it!

Honestly, it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. The Redbridge pours with a golden amber color and its head vanishes immediately upon forming. The color is rich, especially in the sunlight, and the body looks light.

Anheuser-Busch redbridge gluten free beer review

The Redbridge turns out to be very light indeed. It’s also slightly sweet and has a healthy carbonation level. It goes down pretty smooth. That is to say, the sorghum isn’t the predominant taste (thank goodness).

Its body has more weight than I expected. That combined with the color and malt qualities is likely what has people classifying it as an American amber ale in some other online reviews. But Anheuser-Busch themselves classifies it as a lager, so that’s what I’m sticking with.

It smells like a sweet and basic American ale. It has a mild flavor, somewhere in between the NGB and the Coors Peak Lager. In fact, I think I like it better than both of those other brews. It has more substance.

Anheuser-Busch redbridge gluten free beer review

Overall, this gluten free beer is pretty unoffensive to those looking to replace an Anheuser-Busch habit, and it’s 100% gluten free ingredient list means it is safe for anyone with Celiac Disease to drink (assuming their brewing practices are super careful) but do keep in mind this beer is not brewed in a dedicated gluten free brewery, so there is some marginal risk.

Taste wise, it holds up to what I would expect from Anheuser, and I think a lot of you out there will be happy with it, but I wouldn’t personally stock my fridge with it. I myself would probably choose wine over it, but I think Redbridge delivers what its market is expecting.

Long Overdue & Highly Requested

This beer had been heavily requested for review. Readers from all over the States have been naming this beer their go-to, which tells me that people can get their hands on it all over the country. That is the best thing about Redbridge. It may not win any taste wars, but you can find it. You can even buy it online.

Cheers!

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Teri Chapman
Teri Chapman
24 days ago

Give us back Red Bridge gluten free beer, please. It’s the only gluten free beer that tastes like the real thing! It’s bad enough I have to give up so many of my favorite foods ! Bring back Red Bridge gluten free beer!

Paula
Paula
1 month ago

I am so disappointed about Redbridge being discontinued. I don’t understand why.. It always sold out.

John Cassell
John Cassell
1 month ago

my wife has Celiac Disease and I used to buy your Redbridge Beer for her. She said it was the best beer she could ever drink. Now I found out that you are no longer producing her favorite beer. Is there any place I can get a case or two or even three. Please help her.

Cheryl
Cheryl
1 month ago

I am really upset over Redbridge being discontinued! I can’t understand why? All the Total Wine locations in Louisiana told me they sold out all the time and had future orders for it that they can’t fill because the distributors quit providing it! Sad🙁

Julia
Julia
2 months ago

I really like this beer I have Celiac Disease I’ve been gluten-free since the since the 2000 this beer is very good. It taste like real beer guys girls. I miss this beer. I wish Anaheim is a bush could have another way of bringing it back. It was an amazing beer for those with Celiac. It tasted like real beer I missed it already.

steve
steve
2 months ago

The only GF beer i liked. I thought it was the #1 selling GF beer. Don’t understand this decision.

Cheri Rice
Cheri Rice
3 months ago

I’m being told Redbridge was discontinued. Is this true. Nooooooo. That is the only beer I can drink. Please don’t discontinued Redbridge

Ramona
Ramona
3 months ago

I was told that Red Bridge is going to be discontinued, I am Celiac and its the ONLY beer I have tasted and enjoy, being a beer lover and then having to find out I am Celiac totally devasted me, Until I found Red Bridge, Please tell me this is not so

Mike Miller
Mike Miller
4 months ago

So that’s why I haven’t been able to find iit for the past few months! This is a bad business decision! Whenever the store carried it would be gobbled up quickly.
What gluten-free product do you have to replace Red ‘bridge? My wife has been gluten free since 1975 and after years of absence was delighted when offered at PH Chang. The celiac / GF community needs a good replacement.

Steve
Steve
4 months ago

I communicated with Anheuser-Busch and was informed that they are no longer brewing Red-Bridge. Also they would not share the formulation with me so I could brew my own. Dag-nab-it!

Lorie
Lorie
5 months ago

Very hard time finding any in south Louisiana.

Tre' VanDyke
Tre' VanDyke
6 months ago

I’m in upstate NY and haven’t been able to find Red Bridge beer for several months now. Anyone know where I can purchase this?

sherri
sherri
6 months ago

I am in Maryland and I use to get Redbridge in all my local stores. No one has it anymore. I ask the owners and no one will give me a answer as to why they are not stocking it any more. I really like this gluten free beer. Please bring it back or explain on your website why no one can find it anymore.

John
John
6 months ago

Im from Nebraska and cannot get it around here anymore. I order it from The Booze Outlet in California and have it shipped to me.

Linda
Linda
9 months ago

I am gluten free but not by choice. I cannot have gluten. Love this beer and hard to find. I live in the south Texas and was easy to find for a while but now it is much harder to find. Please bring it back to the south. We have gluten free people here.

Jack
Jack
10 months ago

I live in SE Virginia and am gluten intolerant. I buy Red Bridge when I can but the stores have been out of it for the past few months.

Jack Floyd
Jack Floyd
1 year ago

Where can you buy Red Bridge Beer in Tennessee !
Thanks

Linda
Linda
1 year ago

I love Redbridge. I have Celiac and its the best. To me it taste similar to Bud Light which I used to drink before I was diagnosed with Celiac.
However I live in Missouri and I cant find it alot of times.
Walmart and Kroger does not carry it. Can you make it more accessible?

Hysen White
Hysen White
1 year ago

When will this be available in Austin TX again????

Cyril Ignatius
Cyril Ignatius
2 years ago

This is a very fine beer for anyone following a gluten-free regimen. The article is right: It does come across as an amber ale, even though it is listed as a lager. Strongly recommended, either way.

Richard Long
Richard Long
2 years ago

Since this is an IN-BEV owned brad I will be boycotting it now. Is there a similar replacement made by some other NON WOKE company?

Chris
Chris
2 years ago

Hard to find and I live in Missouri. I have found it in one place and it is very expensive there.

Raymond
Raymond
3 years ago

Finally I found a gluten free Beer I recently been diagnosed with celiac disease and my eats and drinks have been a real bummer all the crap so called beer I’ve tried none was any good Now I found gold (Redbridge THANK YOU ) 🙂

jose
jose
3 years ago

Please try sell in more stores like publix etc etc

Cheryl
Cheryl
3 years ago

When I found out I had Celiac i was devastated! I loved Bud light and Michelob Ultra. Now since I found Redbridge, I absolutely love it better than Bud light and Michelob Ultra! Thank you so much for making this beer!!

Lanette
Lanette
3 years ago

My husband loves this GF beer but it’s always out at our local stores.. where else can we purchase it?

Jackie
Jackie
4 years ago

I wish they would bring this beer back. Having a barley wheat allergies I can’t drink other beers. This allowed me to have a beer each not to fight against uti’s and kid eye stones!

Steve Losie
Steve Losie
4 years ago

One thing about RedBridge it is the only grain free beer. If you subscribe to the Gundry Plant Paradox diet, it is the only beer that qualifies.

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Laura Goldberg
Laura Goldberg
4 years ago

I like the Redbridge GF Beer a lot – curious, though – how much sugar in each bottle?

David Lee Ketchum
David Lee Ketchum
5 years ago

Can someone tell me what is the % of Cholesterol in a bottle of Red Bridge ? I’m finding alot of mixed data online.

Charlene Hooper
Charlene Hooper
6 years ago

WHERE CAN I BUY in Alberta Canada? PLEASE

Dywaine
Dywaine
7 years ago

I have a wheat allergy and I’ve been gluten free for almost 3 years now and It’s hard finding gluten free beer that’s not a cider and one that actually tastes good. This one I found about 4 months ago and I’m hooked. Love it! Great taste and no allergic reactions. Awesome!!

Annette Noelcke
Annette Noelcke
7 years ago

I live in oregon and can’t find Redbridge beer…. it’s the only beer my husband can have….. any help please!

Linda L.
8 years ago

I love this beer! But I cannot find it in Krogers where I have bought it before. No kroger seems to supply it.
Redbridge taste just like regular beer but not as strong tasting which I like.

Barb Smith
Barb Smith
9 years ago

I like Redbridge better than any other gluten free beer I’ve tried. I feel like I’m drinking a regular beer when I have it. It’s not a Blue Moon or other wheat beer that I’d prefer but definitely enjoyable.

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