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Looking for beer suggestions - that do not contain maize

  • 02-10-2020 7:26pm
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    The_Conductor
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    Sorry for the slightly weird question.
    I'm fond of Peroni- I'm quite fond of the slightly citrus taste and its very easy to drink. However, I am intolerant to maize- and maize seems to be a major constituent part of a lot of the imported beers. I can drink the German beers- without issue- but they're just not as flavoursome as Peroni.

    Any suggestions for a nice import beer that does not contain maize.

    I don't actually drink a lot- so I don't really care about the price, providing its got a nice full body flavour, possibly a double helping of hops, nice citrus after-taste- and goes well with different kinds of food.

    Its not really a tall order- but I'd be grateful for any suggestions you might have.


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  • #2
    irish_goat
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    Which German beers have you tried?

    Also, any reason you've ruled out Irish beers? I can't think of one which uses maize and you'll find plenty of nice citrusy pale ales.


  • #3
    The_Conductor
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    I'm not ruling out Irish beers- by any means- and have had some fun trying out a significant number of them.
    I'm specifically looking for something akin to Peroni- but a little more hoppy and without maize.
    As for German beers- I worked in Germany for a number of years (and also studied in Freiburg)- I couldn't even begin to list the different German offerings that I've tried (many of which would have been small batch breweries- akin to Brauerei Ganter etc. My biggest issue is that they're not easy to get over here.)

    I have Crohn's- which is exacerbated by maize- which is why I'm trying to avoid Maize- and I don't actually drink a lot (as it messes up my Crohns- the max I can handle without ending up in A&E is probably 2 500ml bottles- any more and I'm in trouble.)

    Yes- I know I shouldn't drink if it causes me medical issues- however, I guess whenever you can't have something, it is all the more tempting to take it.........


  • #4
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,618 Mod ✭✭✭✭ irish_goat


    Fair enough. Eight Degrees have an Italian Pils out at the minute. I've not had it but I'm guessing it's similar to Peroni. https://www.eightdegrees.ie/italian-pils/

    Would also maybe recommend the likes of Mikeller or To Ol pilsners, they would be nice clean lagers with a hoppier than usual flavour. Craft Central have a good selection of them.


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