Grab a glass and guzzle some gluten-free suds - Lake Country鈥檚 Gray Fox Brewing has won a major award.

Just a half year after opening, the brewery has won best gluten-free beer at the Canadian Brewery Awards.

鈥淣ot really knowing whether our friends had low expectations, or were just being nice, we entered our initial brews in the Canadian Beer Awards to get an objective opinion from industry professionals,鈥� reads the brewery鈥檚 entry to the awards. 鈥淭o actually win an award with these initial brews would really legitimize us as a 鈥榬eal鈥� craft brewery.鈥�

As it turns out, their friends were not just being nice, with their brew 鈥楺uick Witted鈥� winning gold.

Quick Witted is a Belgian white, crafted, of course, without the usual wheat. It鈥檚 ingredients include rice buckwheat, orange peel, and coriander seed.

Grey Fox Brewing, located on Hiram Walker Court and having just opened in Dec. 2022, is the Okanagan鈥檚 first gluten-free brewery. You can find their beer in plenty of locations in 琉璃神社, and as far west as Nanaimo and as far east as Fernie.

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Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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