The St. Patrick’s Day celebration has two essential components: beer and food! Fortunately, people living gluten free are welcome at the festivities.

♦ Redbridge Beer is the most widely available gluten free brew since it is made and distributed by Anheuser Busch. Other brands include Ramapo Valley Beer, Bard’s Tale, and New Grist. There is a good possibility that at least one or two of these beverages are available at your local Whole Foods Market.

Keep in mind that there are lots of wheat free beers available. The “bad guy” here is barley. Until recently, bottlers were not allowed to use the word “beer” to refer to a beverage that was not brewed from barley.

♦ RecipeZaar.com indexes 3455 recipes under the terms “gluten free” “St. Patrick’s Day”. Hopefully, that should be enough for your St. Patrick’s Day feast.

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