Bud Light

Beer: Bud Light

Style: Pale Lager

Brewing location: St. Louis, MO

Originating country: USA

Alcohol by Volume: 4.2% 

Ingredients: Brewed with all natural ingredients; water, barely malt, rice, hops, and yeast. 

Format tested: 12 oz. bottle purchased in Los Angeles, CA

Beeradvocate rating: 47/100

Ratebeer rating: 1/100

Test kit: E-Z Gluten

Miscellaneous

• Bud Light is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is the largest brewing company in the United States, with a market share of 49.2%
• It was introduced in 1982 as Budweiser Light.
• It is now the #2 selling beer in the world, after China's Snow Beer.
• Anheuser-Busch continued to brew Budweiser during the prohibition. The brand was traditionally brewed and aged and then de-alcoholized in accordance to the law.

Test result photo

Test result

More than 20 parts per million (ppm). First, I tested at 10 ppm as I felt sure Bud Light would be very low gluten. Surprisingly the result was a Very High Positive, meaning it was greater than 10 ppm (see left hand side photo above). I then tested at 20 ppm; surely it's got to be under 20 ppm? But no, to my surprise the result was a Positive/Very High Positive, meaning it was more than 20 ppm (see right hand side photo above). Though standards vary from country to country, according to the FDA, "In order to use the term 'gluten free' on its label a food must meet all the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 ppm gluten." It is said that products with a gluten content below 20 ppm are suitable for people with celiac disease.

My experience drinking Bud Light

America's best-selling beer but not one of my favorites. I'll drink it in a pinch or if there's nothing else. I am not sure where I fall in the gluten tolerance spectrum; I am gluten intolerant but not celiac. I definitely know what it feels like to be “glutened” i.e. gluten exposure, but I have not deliberately pushed my gluten consumption limits with any food or beer. I consumed this 12 oz. bottle in 30 minutes and felt no noticeable gluten-type reaction, but will probably avoid it after these results.

Miller Lite

Beer: Miller Lite 

Style: Pale Lager

Brewing location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Originating country: United States

Alcohol by Volume: 4.2% 

Ingredients: water, barley malt, corn, yeast, hops

Format tested: 12 oz. can purchased in Los Angeles 

Beeradvocate rating: 53/100

Ratebeer rating: 0/100

Test kit: E-Z Gluten

Miscellaneous

• Known as the world’s first light beer. It’s only 96 calories per 12 oz. serving.
• Miller Lite’s first inception was as “Gablinger’s Diet Beer,” developed in 1967 by Joseph L. Owades, PhD, a biochemist working for New York’s Rheingold Brewery.
• Miller Brewing Company was founded in 1855 by Frederick Miller when he purchased the small Plank-Road Brewery. The brewery’s location in the Miller Valley in Milwaukee provided easy access to raw materials produced on nearby farms.
• Miller has been a motorsport sponsor since the 1980s.

Test result photo

Test result

Very High Positive at 20 parts per million (ppm), meaning it is more than 20 ppm. Though standards vary from country to country, according to the FDA, "In order to use the term 'gluten free' on its label a food must meet all the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 ppm gluten." It is said that products with a gluten content below 20 ppm are suitable for people with celiac disease.

My experience drinking Miller Lite

No better or worse than Bud Light - in fact it tastes the same as Bud Light to me. The kind of beer you'd use to wash down two dozen hot wings. i.e. something simple you don't need to savor the flavor of.

I am not sure where I fall in the gluten tolerance spectrum; I am gluten intolerant but not celiac. I definitely know what it feels like to be “glutened” i.e. gluten exposure, but I have not deliberately pushed my gluten consumption limits with any food or beer. I consumed this 12 oz. can in 30 minutes feeling no serious gluten effects - but did feel rather bloated.

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Beer Test Results Summary Chart - through 2015

Beer	Test Results using E-Z Gluten*
Asahi Super Dry	Over 20 ppm
Beck's	Over 20 ppm
Brooklyn Lager	Over 20 ppm
Bud Light	Over 20 ppm
Carlsberg	Under 20 ppm
Chimay Premiere	Over 20 ppm
Coors Light	Under 10 ppm
Corona Extra	Under 10 ppm
Duvel	Under 20 ppm
Fat Tire	Over 20 ppm
Foster's Lager	Over 20 ppm
Guinness	Over 20 ppm
Heineken	Over 20 ppm
Heineken Light	Over 20 ppm
Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale	Over 20 ppm
Kirin Light	Under 20 ppm
La Fin du Monde	Over 20 ppm
Leffe	Over 20 ppm
Maudite	Over 20 ppm
Miller High Life	Over 20 ppm
Miller Lite	Over 20 ppm
Modelo Especial	Under 20 ppm
Orval	Over 20 ppm
Negra Modelo	Under 20 ppm
Newcastle Brown Ale	Over 20 ppm
Omission Pale Ale	Under 20 ppm
Pabst Blue Ribbon	Under 20 ppm
Peroni Nastro Azzuro	Over 20 ppm
Pilsner Urquell	Over 20 ppm
Red Stripe	Over 20 ppm
Sapporo	Over 20 ppm
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	Over 20 ppm
Stella Artois	Over 20 ppm
Stone IPA	Over 20 ppm
Tecate	Over 20 ppm
Tsingtao	Under 20 ppm
Yanjing	Over 20 ppm

* Though standards vary from country to country, according to the FDA, "In order to use the term 'gluten free' on its label a food must meet all the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 ppm (parts per million) gluten." It is said that products with a gluten content below 20 ppm are suitable for people with celiac disease.
DISCLAIMER: We are testing beers out of our own curiosity at home and sharing the test results with others. We are not medical doctors and our results should not be interpreted as medical advice. We do NOT claim that ANY of these beers are safe to consume if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant.

New and Updated Test Results Chart

The chart below has been superseded by this more recent one
http://gluteninbeer.blogspot.com/2015/11/beer-test-results-summary-chart-through.html

Beer	Test Results using E-Z Gluten*
Asahi Super Dry	Over 20 ppm
Beck's	Over 20 ppm
Bud Light	Over 20 ppm
Carlsberg	Under 20 ppm
Coors Light	Under 10 ppm
Corona Extra	Under 10 ppm
Duvel	Under 20 ppm
Fat Tire	Over 20 ppm
Foster's Lager	Over 20 ppm
Guinness	Over 20 ppm
Heineken	Over 20 ppm
Heineken Light	Over 20 ppm
La Fin du Monde	Over 20 ppm
Leffe	Over 20 ppm
Miller Lite	Over 20 ppm
Modelo Especial	Under 20 ppm
Negro Modelo	Under 20 ppm
Newcastle Brown Ale	Over 20 ppm
Omission Pale Ale	Under 20 ppm
Pabst Blue Ribbon	Under 20 ppm
Peroni Nastro Azzuro	Over 20 ppm
Pilsner Urquell	Over 20 ppm
Red Stripe	Over 20 ppm
Sapporo	Over 20 ppm
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	Over 20 ppm
Stella Artois	Over 20 ppm
Stone IPA	Over 20 ppm
Tecate	Over 20 ppm
Tsingtao	Under 20 ppm

* Though standards vary from country to country, according to the FDA, "In order to use the term 'gluten free' on its label a food must meet all the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 ppm (parts per million) gluten." It is said that products with a gluten content below 20 ppm are suitable for people with celiac disease.

DISCLAIMER: We are testing beers out of our own curiosity at home and sharing the test results with others. We are not medical doctors and our results should not be interpreted as medical advice. We do NOT claim that ANY of these beers are safe to consume if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant.

Test Results Summary Chart

The chart below has been superseded by this more recent one 
http://gluteninbeer.blogspot.com/2015/11/beer-test-results-summary-chart-through.html

Beer	Test Results using E-Z Gluten*
Beck's	Over 20 ppm
Bud Light	Over 20 ppm
Carlsberg	Under 20 ppm
Coors Light	Under 10 ppm
Corona Extra	Under 10 ppm
Duvel	Under 20 ppm
Fat Tire	Over 20 ppm
Guinness	Over 20 ppm
Heineken	Over 20 ppm
Heineken Light	Over 20 ppm
Leffe	Over 20 ppm
Modelo Especial	Under 20 ppm
Negro Modelo	Under 20 ppm
Newcastle Brown Ale	Over 20 ppm
Omission Pale Ale	Under 20 ppm
Pabst Blue Ribbon	Under 20 ppm
Peroni Nastro Azzuro	Over 20 ppm
Pilsner Urquell	Over 20 ppm
Red Stripe	Over 20 ppm
Sapporo	Over 20 ppm
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	Over 20 ppm
Stella Artois	Over 20 ppm
Stone IPA	Over 20 ppm
Tsingtao	Under 20 ppm

* Though standards vary from country to country, according to the FDA, "In order to use the term 'gluten free' on its label a food must meet all the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 ppm (parts per million) gluten." It is said that products with a gluten content below 20 ppm are suitable for people with celiac disease.

DISCLAIMER: We are testing beers out of our own curiosity at home and sharing the test results with others. We are not medical doctors and our results should not be interpreted as medical advice. We do NOT claim that ANY of these beers are safe to consume if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant.

Summary of 'Gluten in Beer' Test Results

Beer	Test Results using E-Z Gluten*
Bud Light	Over 20 ppm
Coors Light	Under 10 ppm
Corona Extra	Under 10 ppm
Duvel	Under 20 ppm
Fat Tire	Over 20 ppm
Guinness	Over 20 ppm
Heineken	Over 20 ppm
Heineken Light	Over 20 ppm
Leffe	Over 20 ppm
Modelo Especial	Under 20 ppm
Negro Modelo	Under 20 ppm
Newcastle Brown Ale	Over 20 ppm
Pabst Blue Ribbon	Under 20 ppm
Red Stripe	Over 20 ppm
Sapporo	Over 20 ppm
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	Over 20 ppm
Stella Artois	Over 20 ppm
Stone IPA	Over 20 ppm
Tsingtao	Under 20 ppm

* Though standards vary from country to country, according to the FDA, "In order to use the term 'gluten free' on its label a food must meet all the requirements of the definition, including that the food must contain less than 20 ppm (parts per million) gluten." It is said that products with a gluten content below 20 ppm are suitable for people with celiac disease.
DISCLAIMER: We are testing beers out of our own curiosity at home and sharing the test results with others. We are not medical doctors and our results should not be interpreted as medical advice. We do NOT claim that ANY of these beers are safe to consume if you have celiac disease or are gluten intolerant.

Work in Progress...

Pilsner Urquell
Kirin Light