Emergency Blog Resuscitation

Hello from the depths of procrastination!

Life happens and blogs get forgotten. I am only human. Also over the course of the past 8 months, I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and currently look like I fly fighter jets when I sleep.

In fodmap news, I have discovered a few new, awesome products and suffered through disappointing pain while eating out. I haven't quite found a restaurant where I am guaranteed to be satiated without consequences, but hope lingers. I do, however, have some beers to discuss:

New Planet
Gluten Free Beer
Style: Off Grid Pale Ale

It's made with sorghum and brown rice, but it actually tastes like a decent pale ale. At $10 for 4 bottles, it's expensive but much better than Bards or Redbridge.

Omission
Gluten Free Beer
Style: Pale Ale

So Omission is made by Widmer Brothers, based in Oregon. What's neat about this beer is that it is made from barley, but they've developed an enzymatic process that removes the gluten from the beer after it's been brewed. So it tastes like beer because it's made like a real beer. For the curious consumer, Omission posts the results of the gluten content analysis from each batch. Find the date on the bottle, enter it on the website, and results appear. Neat! I bought a 6-pack for $9.

Alcohol Part 2: Beer Pressure and Going Out

Did you know that high fructose corn syrup is in nearly every mixer? So that means when I go to a bar, I either take shots (reminiscent of college parties) or dilute my gin with ice. Cue sad faces and tears.

Yes, that's a merman in a fish tank above a bar.

I tried to resist the temptation of mixed drinks and beer. I ordered a shot of the cheapest vodka at the above bar which was way too expensive for my poor tastes. Lean back and down the hatch, I always say. However our next stop was at a pub and since the bar was so crowded that finding a drink menu was like looking for the holy grail, I ordered a Hoegaarden. One of my favorite beers. Brimming with wheat, yeast, carbonation, and who knows what kind of complex sugars. I know... bad decision and I'm starting to feel the repercussions now. My symptoms appear like clockwork about a day after I ingest an offending food or drink.

It's not too bad to do this every once in a while, but I wish bars spent a bit more on quality tonic water and mixers than on Grey Goose.