The brewery successfully petitioned the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to allow this product to be called a beer despite not having the previously required 25% malted barley content, thus creating the first gluten-free beer in America.
The brewery secured approval from the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to label its product as beer, even though it did not meet the standard 25% malted barley requirement, leading to the development of the first gluten-free beer in America.