Let's Get Something Straight......

I am a girl who loves the sunshine, I love it even more when it is combined with a rockin' BBQ, great friends, and even better, an ice cold summertime adult beverages....that's right people, we're talking beer!! I have always, well since college, been a HUGE fan of beer. Mich Ultra, Bud Light, Sea Dog, just to name a few of my old favorites. Although, now I am a gluten free sunshine worshipper, so this of course means I must find the best gluten free adult beverage I can for a decent price! I'll take that challenge, so let's get down to business. First off, let's talk mixed drinks, I only drink Twenty2 Vodka. This is gluten free and made right in my home town of Houlton, Maine. Awesome vodka, works well with lemonade, cranberry juice and really any GF beverage you can think to mix it in! So there, grab some ice, a shaker, some Twenty2, and your fave mixer, so yummy!  But, let's not skip over the essentials, beers and cider of course! My favorite GF beverage is Original Sin hard cider, naturally gluten free and full of flavor, although the Price is less than desirable, coming in around $11 for six. Which let's face it, I'm willing to pay good money for an awesome GF frosty beverage, and I know I'm not alone in this one. I must say that if I'm just looking to quickly grab a six pack of cider, not give my 1st born as payment and head to a BBQ, then I'll automatically reach for the Angry Orchard hard cider. This is also naturally gluten free, as are all ciders I have found. Angry Orchard tastes quite good, has a vibrant flavor and packs a punch if you know what I mean. ;)
If it's not Angry Orchard then it a frosty bottle of Woodchuck, let's face it, I was drinking woodchuck even before I was forced to go GF, and loving it!The price is right, always has been and this is an old stand by in my world, how can you go wrong with a classic!?! Both ciders ring in around $8 for six, not bad in my book. So this brings me to the most recent cider I tried that I have to say left me wishing for more. Mich Ultra Light Hard Cider, seriously? I have friends who loved this drink, me it was a 4 on a scale of 1-10. I've drank worse things, but why would I chose this on my own when I can drink watered down apple juice any day at a day care and not pay $8 for it?..... yup, I said it, watered down apple juice with a touch of aspartame, guaranteed I will not purchase this again unless I'm seriously jonesing for a cider and there's no other choice in 50 miles.....maybe it's because I drink cider so often, so my palate is more experienced or I just hate it or maybe I set my expectations too high for a new product. Who knows, but I can't do it, more power to ya if you love it! Okay, let's cut to the chase, my favorite thing to enjoy on a hot summer day while sitting my sun bathing butt in a lawn chair, Red Bride Beer. YES!! There is really nothing better on a hot day or even a cold day, or any day in my book for that matter! $7ish for six and it's a win win, great taste, good price and found at pretty much every grocery store now! It was even sold at a concert I recently went to, if you only could see how excited I was to be buying GF beer at a GodSmack/Staind concert!? YAHOO!!! The GF world has come a long way, and it's only getting better. Don't let your summer creep by without some enjoyment, if you're like me, grab a cold one, pull up a lawn chair and enjoy the sunshine with your friends. You only live once, don't let being GF hold you back from sun and fun!!

PS: just an FYI for you all, I am not being paid by anyone to endorse or review these different beverages, I have just chosen my favorites and given you my honest opinion. :)
Be sure to check out the pics! One of the worst cider I've tasted, one of Me and my RedBridge, and the middle pic is of the sign of summer to us sun worshippers, ROXY!!! peace and love bitches ;)