Style: Light Lager
Brewing location: Anheuser-Busch, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Originating country: Japan
Alcohol by Volume: 3.3%
Ingredients: Czech Hops, Canadian barley malt, water and yeast
Format tested: 22 oz. bottle purchased in Los Angeles, CA
Beeradvocate rating: 58/100
Ratebeer rating: 1/100
Test kit: E-Z Gluten
Miscellaneous
- A 12-ounce bottle of Kirin Light has only 95 calories.
- Kirin Brewery was founded in Japan in 1885.
- In Japanese, “kirin” can refer to giraffes, or to Qilin, mythical hooved Chinese chimerical creatures. Kirin Brewery is named after the latter.
- Kirin has a 48% stake in San Miguel Brewery, the dominant brewer in the Philippines
- Kirin now applies its fermentation technology to areas such as plant genetics, pharmaceuticals, and bioengineering.
Test result photo
Test result
Negative 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 Kirin Light
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 22 oz. bottle in 30 minutes and felt no gluten effects.
