There was a very clear result on the latest beer poll. Well, it strangly jumped on one day from a very close result to a huge lead and at the end to a clear winner. It seems “somebody” was really interested in getting this beer tested and voted over and over for Tuborg. Anyway – a poll is a poll and even without this “somebody” it was not unlikely that Tuborg wins this poll. 

I tested the German variant of the Tuborg pilsner and I don’t know if this is similar to the “Tuborg Green”. If you know please use the comments to let us know. 

And here is the test result:

Beer: Tuborg Pilsener
Producer: Carlsberg
Originating country: Denmark
Brewing location: Germany
Bottle size: 500 ml
Alcohol by volume: 4.9%
Ingredients: Water, barley malt, hops
Miscellaneous: on the label stated that the beer was brewed in Germany in accordance with the German purity law

Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit

Test result: There is a very faint but visbile pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) which indicates the presence of gluten. According to the instructions a “very low gluten” level of 20 to 100 ppm should give a test spot which is weaker or similar in intensity to that of the control spot ( C ). As this spot is very faint the gluten level seems to be much below 20 ppm. 

On a scale from 1 to 20 I would rate the test spot intensity 2. As Imutest uses the R5 antibody since a while it is difficult to estimate the gluten level in ppm in comparison to Skerritt antibody they used earlier, hence I will mark the test just positive. Please find some more information here. Even though this test is positive please note it is not a medical advice – see my facts page.

Here comes a Finnish double feature for you. A Finnish friend of mine brought some beer and as I never had Finnish beer before I decided to test them. It’s Karhu 5,3 and Lapin Kulta – the latter is probably the most popular beer in Finland.

According to my internet research Finland has the highest prevalance of diagnosed CD in the world. So people are probably very much interested in the test results. 

For the taste I liked Karhu 5,3 more. Malty with a nice bitterness, still watery though. The Lapin Kulta was rather sweet and watery as well. Both didn’t cause any reaction to me. As usual please don’t take the results as a medical advice.

Beer: Karhu 5,3
Producer: Sinebrychoff 
Originating country: Finland
Brewing location: Finland
Bottle size: 0.33 l can
Alcohol by volume: 5.3%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, barley, hops
Miscellaneous: –

Beer: Lapin Kulta
Producer: Hartwall
Originating country: Finland
Brewing location: Finland
Bottle size: 0.33 l can
Alcohol by volume: 5.2%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops
Miscellaneous: –

Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit

Test result: Both test results are negative. According to the instructions there should appear a clearly visible pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) to indicate the presence of gluten. The pink spot on the right test area ( C ) is a control spot and indicates that the extract/sample is suitable, the test has been performed correctly and all reagents are active. Even though the detection limit in this kit is very low (1-2 ppm) and the tests are negative please note this is not a medical advice – please see also my facts page.

After I received a new test kit I will continue testing some beers now. As I mentioned in the 100 Gluten Test post I will not push anymore to post the test results quickly and it can be that I don’t post anything for quite a while. Anyway, here is a poll on some beers from Europe where you can vote for your favourite to be tested. So which European beer do you want me to test next?

Gösser (Export) – from Austria
Holsten (Pilsener) – from Germany
Krusovice (Imperial) – from Czech Republic
Tuborg (Pilsener) – from Denmark

(listed in alphabetic order and from left to right in the pic)

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 Poll closed.

A nice German beer from the Black Forrest is the Rothaus Pils. I am not so sure if it is available outside Germany but in Germany people like it and it is also much more expensive than other mainstreams beers like Warsteiner, Beck’s or Bitburger. More common than the 0.5 l bottle is the smaller version with 0.33 l called Tannenzäpfle (pinecone). But it’s the same beer and gluten level seems to be OK too, see test result below.

Beer: Rothaus Pils
Producer: Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus
Originating country: Germany
Brewing location: Germany
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Alcohol by volume: 5.1%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops
Miscellaneous: –

Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit

Test result: The test result is negative. According to the instructions there should appear a clearly visible pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) to indicate the presence of gluten. The pink spot on the right test area ( C ) is a control spot and indicates that the extract/sample is suitable, the test has been performed correctly and all reagents are active. Even though the detection limit in this kit is very low (1-2 ppm) and the test is negative please note this is not a medical advice – please see also my facts page.

This is my first test of Romanian beer during my trip to Timisoara. Timisoreana is an average tasting beer – no bad but nothing special too. The brewery is the oldest in Romania and is part of SABMiller.

Beer: Timisoreana
Producer: Fabrica de bere
Originating country: Romania
Brewing location: Romania
Bottle size: 0.5 l can
Alcohol by volume: 5.0%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, corn, hops
Miscellaneous: –

Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit

Test result: The test result is negative. According to the instructions there should appear a clearly visible pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) to indicate the presence of gluten. The pink spot on the right test area ( C ) is a control spot and indicates that the extract/sample is suitable, the test has been performed correctly and all reagents are active. Even though the detection limit in this kit is very low (1-2 ppm) and the test is negative please note this is not a medical advice – please see also my facts page.

A beer from the city of Herford in Eastern Westphalia. It’s a decent Pils I always have when I visit some relatives. I like it and it’s best enjoyed not too cold from the small bottle (in German called a Steinie).

Beer: Herforder Pils
Producer: Herforder Brauerei
Originating country: Germany
Brewing location: Germany
Bottle size: 0.33 l
Alcohol by volume: 4.8%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops extract
Miscellaneous: –

Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit

Test result: The test result is negative. According to the instructions there should appear a clearly visible pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) to indicate the presence of gluten. The pink spot on the right test area ( C ) is a control spot and indicates that the extract/sample is suitable, the test has been performed correctly and all reagents are active. Even though the detection limit in this kit is very low (1-2 ppm) and the is negative please note this is not a medical advice – please see also my facts page.

During the famous Oktoberfest time a lot of the breweries brew a special beer which is only available during that time. This normally has higher alcohol content and is so very tasty as alcohol transports the taste in beer. Well, that’s also why I don’t really like alcohol free beer. Anyway here is the gluten test of Spaten Oktoberfestbier. I saved two bottles I bought in Oktober in my basement to enjoy them later. Despite the result below (*spoiler warning*) I had no reaction on it.

Beer: Spaten Oktoberfestbier
Producer: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu Munich
Originating country: Germany
Brewing location: Germany
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Alcohol by volume: 5.9%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops, hops extract
Miscellaneous: –

Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit

Test result: There is a clearly visible pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) which indicates the presence of gluten. According to the instructions a “very low gluten” level of 20 to 100 ppm should give a test spot which is weaker or similar in intensity to that of the control spot ( C ). Please find some more information here.

On a scale from 1 to 20 I would rate the test spot intensity 3. As Imutest uses the R5 antibody since a while it is difficult to estimate the gluten level in ppm in comparison to Skerritt antibody they used earlier, hence I will mark the test just positive. Even though this test is positive please note it is not a medical advice – see my facts page.