<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> > > We seem to be going around yet again on beer. I don't have time to do major > comments right now, but if someone is willing to do a search for past > postings on beer, it might help the people who think that Modelo Negro and > Sapporo are safe for celiac patients. I would say that the general > conclusion last time around was that no beers brewed from barley or wheat is safe for celiacs I agree with that statement but Sapporo is not made from barley or wheat, It is made in Japan and is made from rice. > I would guess that any beer that is made from hops is also based >on barley or wheat, but I could be wrong. We didn't deal directly >with Sapporo Hops is the fruit of a plant that is related to the hemp family which is an herb. It was originally used in beer to mask the taste of the Barley.