Butcombe Brewing Co is celebrating a Free From Awards win, with a silver for Stateside Session IPA in the gluten-free beers category.
“We’re delighted that our Stateside Session IPA has been recognised at these incredibly prestigious awards,” said Bruce Rowland, marketing director at Butcombe parent Liberation Group.
“Our brewing team consistently innovate and adapt, ensuring we have products that appeal to modern tastes and lifestyles that are authentic and taste great. This award pays testament to their hard work, passion and dedication.”
Stateside Session IPA is not the only gluten-free beer in the Butcombe Brewing Co product range. The brewer launched Gold GF, a gluten-free variant of its ever-popular golden ale Butcombe Gold, back in 2021.
Both work well as an ingredient in gluten-free recipes such as beer-battered fish and chips and steak and ale pie, particular favourites in Butcombe Pubs & Inns.
The Free From Awards judges described Stateside Session IPA as “a nice, bright flavourful IPA, with more than a nod to the US”. They added: Really tasty full-bodied beer – great depth of flavour, nice slightly caramel colouring, with a taste that lingers on the tongue!
“Malt bitterness to the nose and initial bitterness and citrus note to taste. Packed with depth of flavour with burnt caramel and late hops. Good body and satisfying, long-lasting aftertaste. Great example of a sessionable IPA.”
