‘I’m not sure if there is another alcoholic beer that’s organic, kosher, vegan, and gluten-free altogether,’ says the owner of Barrie-based Miski Brewing.

Ricardo Irivarren had been in the health-food industry for quite some time when, in 2019, he had his first taste of quinoa beer while dining at a Mexican restaurant in Orlando, Florida. 

“Quinoa was one of the top products I was bringing to Canada,” says Irivarren, the owner of the recently established Miski Brewing and a Peruvian food importer and distributor in Canada.

Irivarren came upon quinoa-based beer at a time when he was seeking for new commercial potential for the grain beyond salads and smoothies.

“I thought that was a really cool idea and a great way to use quinoa.” So I brought several bottles to Niagara College for lab tests,” he explains. 

“That’s when I decided to collaborate with the Food and Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC) to create a gluten-free beer made entirely of quinoa,” he continues. 

Irivarren acknowledges that it was a risk at the time.

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SOURCE: BarrieToday
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