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> 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.