Against the Grain
Is Against the Grain gluten free?
- Gluten-reduced (enzyme-treated)
- Community report
- 5
- 2026-08-09
- No
Off Label is for people avoiding gluten by sensitivity or choice — not for celiac disease. Gluten-reduced is not gluten-free.
Off Label is for people avoiding gluten by sensitivity or choice — not for celiac disease. Gluten-reduced is not gluten-free.
Wold Top Brewery · Driffield, Yorkshire, UK
No. Against the Grain by Wold Top Brewery is gluten-reduced, not gluten-free. It is brewed from gluten-containing grain and treated with a gluten-reducing enzyme (AN-PEP), which breaks gluten proteins into fragments. Reported testing: 5. Breweries generally choose not to advertise this, which is why it is documented here rather than on the label. Enzyme-reduced beer is not considered safe for people with celiac disease.
Wikipedia cites 5 ppm.
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No. Against the Grain by Wold Top Brewery is gluten-reduced, not gluten-free. It is brewed from gluten-containing grain and treated with a gluten-reducing enzyme (AN-PEP), which breaks gluten proteins into fragments. Reported testing: 5. Breweries generally choose not to advertise this, which is why it is documented here rather than on the label. Enzyme-reduced beer is not considered safe for people with celiac disease.
No. Against the Grain is gluten-reduced, not gluten-free, and enzyme-treated beer is not considered safe for people with celiac disease. Even trace and fragmented gluten can trigger an immune response. Speak to your doctor.
The specific enzyme product has not been published for Against the Grain. Breweries in this category typically use AN-PEP, sold as Brewers Clarex or White Labs Clarity Ferm.
Reported testing for Against the Grain: 5. Treat reported ppm as indicative rather than definitive — the standard R5 ELISA test can under-read the gluten fragments an enzyme produces.
Prefer a sealed bottle or can. Shared tap lines can carry residue from other beers poured through them, which can reintroduce gluten regardless of how the beer itself was brewed.
Gluten claims on this page are independently researched from published sources and community reports — they are not verified by lab testing by Off Label. Recipes and processes change without notice, and enzyme use can vary between batches; we cannot guarantee this beer is currently gluten-reduced. Confirm directly with the brewery before consuming. Enzyme-reduced beer is not gluten-free. Nothing here is medical advice.