Is Mike's Hard Lemonade Gluten-Free?

[KyleEslick]

Mike's Hard Lemonade was probably my favorite alcoholic drink prior to going on the gluten-free diet, so it was one of the first things I checked on. Unfortunately, it turns out that Mike's Hard Lemonade products are NOT gluten-free.

Upon contacting Mike's Hard Lemonade, I was advised of the following:

Thank you for taking the time to contact mike's hard lemonade. Mike's products available in the US are lemon clear malt based ( fermented barley beer malt) beverages. In independent lab analysis mike's products do not contain any traces of gluten protein, however, our products are bottled in multiple sites that produce other malt beverages. We cannot guarantee complete absence of gluten contamination from other products run on the same equipment.

Due to the barley malt being added after the distillation process it isn't gluten-free.