{"id":96971,"date":"2018-10-08T08:05:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/?p=96971"},"modified":"2018-10-18T09:07:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T15:07:33","slug":"ground-breaker-beer-makes-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/featured-brewery\/ground-breaker-beer-makes-a-difference","title":{"rendered":"Beer That Makes a Difference in People\u2019s Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When James Neumeister stumbled on a homebrew club in 2008, he turned into a beer brewing nut. But it was a friend\u2019s Celiac Disease diagnosis a year later that inspired him to focus on gluten-free beer and establish Ground Breaker Brewing in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;[newsletter_signup_box]&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">[newsletter_signup_box]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Neumeister was a machinist for 15 years. In 2008, he wanted a change and enrolled in culinary school. When he found the homebrew club, he started making beer at home late into the night. \u201cI was brewing like a maniac and packed years of brewing into one year,\u201d says Neumeister. His efforts paid off. In 2010, he won the Widmer\/Oregon Brew Crew Collaborator competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(New: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/featured-brewery\/hop-river-brewing-watershed-moment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hop River Brewing Taps Into Fort Wayne\u2019s Watershed Moment<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a friend was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, an autoimmune disorder where ingestion of gluten results in small intestine damage. Gluten is a protein found in barley, a main ingredient in beer, as well as wheat, rye and triticale. The friend was in and out of the hospital and told Neumeister, \u201cThe worst part about it is I can\u2019t drink beer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A New Career Changing Lives<\/h2>\n<p>Neumeister had never heard of Celiac. He started researching it, determined to make a good beer his friend could drink. \u201cMy first attempts were really bad,\u201d he says. It motivated him.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_96980\" class=\"wp-caption alignright \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181003090916\/GroundBreaker_DSC_0111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181003090916\/GroundBreaker_DSC_0111.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181003090916\/GroundBreaker_DSC_0111-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181003090916\/GroundBreaker_DSC_0111-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181003090916\/GroundBreaker_DSC_0111-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181003090916\/GroundBreaker_DSC_0111-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beertender pours a gluten-free beer. Ground Breaker Brewing was the first U.S. all gluten-free brewery.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><strong>(IN-DEPTH: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/craft-beer-muses\/independent-craft-brewers-have-a-right-to-compete-with-megabrewers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent Craft Brewers Have a Right to Compete with Megabrewers<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Around the same time, his father-in-law died from colon cancer. Neumeister\u2019s wife was also having problems becoming pregnant. Based on what Neumeister learned, his wife went on a gluten-free diet. She was pregnant in a month and lost a rash she had had for most of her life. \u201cI realized a gluten-free diet changes lives,\u201d says Neumeister. \u201cI knew this should be my career because I can brew beer and make a difference for people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ground Breaker Brewing was the first U.S. all gluten-free brewery. Operations began in November 2011, and the brewery opened the next month under the name Harvester Brewing. Due to a trademark issue with a California winery, the brewery changed its name in 2014. Consistent with its customer-centric approach, the brewery held a crowdsourcing competition for the new name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(List: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/beercation-destination\/easy-tips-traveling-beer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Beer Geek\u2019s Travel Checklist<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certified by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), Ground Breaker\u2019s definition of gluten-free is more strict than the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s, which allows up to 20 parts per million of gluten in items labeled \u201cgluten-free.\u201d Ground Breaker is naturally gluten-free and doesn\u2019t permit any gluten on its premises\u2014in the brewery or the gastropub, which opened in September 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The brewery\u2019s first beer was a pale ale, which it still makes. Today, Ground Breaker typically has five beers in its packaged line. Over time, there have been about 25 seasonals for wide release and several hundred different beers for the taproom.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_97044\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97044\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181004113332\/t.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181004113332\/t.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181004113332\/t-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.craftbeer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20181004113332\/t-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ground Breaker Brewing head brewer, Tyler Kueber works on the Ground Breaker brew deck. (Ground Breaker Brewing)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>A Groundbreaking Difference<\/h2>\n<p>Since opening, Ground Breaker has won a medal at the Great American Beer Festival every year. It earned a silver medal at the World Beer Cup the second time it entered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Find: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/breweries\/find-a-us-brewery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A US Brewery Near You)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ground Breaker\u2019s list of ingredients is much longer than the typical four of malt, hops, water and yeast. The biggest difference is the kind of enzymes to make sugars and break down proteins are lacking in most gluten-free ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of the brewing process, there\u2019s almost zero difference,\u201d says Tyler Kueber, who joined Ground Breaker almost five years ago and is now head brewer. \u201cThe steps are tweaked a bit in terms of times and temperatures because of the ingredients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/craft-beer-muses\/malt-and-hop-shoppe-the-scoop-on-milkshake-ipas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MALT SHOPPE: The Scoop on Milkshake IPAs<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through trial and error, they\u2019ve figured out ingredients that give the mouthful and other attributes of traditional beer. Neumeister began using chestnuts after reading about Italian brewers using the nut due to its low oil content and high carbohydrate level per weight.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cEvery now and again, you get people who cry&#8230;\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Ground Breaker continues to adapt, changing ingredients to use better options as they become available and meet customers\u2019 physical needs. For example, buckwheat is no longer considered. \u201cWe learned that lots of people with Celiac are sensitive to buckwheat,\u201d says Kueber. \u201cWe pivot to cater to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>(MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftbeer.com\/craft-beer-muses\/whats-deal-gluten-free-beer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s the Deal with\u00a0 Gluten-Free Beer?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The brewery doesn\u2019t just brew gluten-free beer. It also emphasizes research and development and prioritizes sharing knowledge with the craft beer industry and homebrewers. Earlier this year, Ground Breaker sponsored the first annual Pacific Northwest Gluten-Free Homebrewing Competition to encourage quality in gluten-free brewing and give homebrewers a chance to compete. The brewery also hosts the Zero Tolerance Gluten-Free Home Brew Club.<\/p>\n<p>Ground Breaker is making a difference. \u201cEvery now and again, you get people who cry,\u201d says Kueber. \u201cThey\u2019re tears of joy. We get people who come to us from across the country who haven\u2019t tasted beer for more than a decade. That\u2019s the whole reason we got started in the first place. People had something and, due to nature, it was ripped away from them. 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