Estrella Damm Daura
In 2011 the gluten-free beer Estrella Damm Daura won a Gold Medal at the World Beer Championships, a Gold Medal at the International Beer Challenge and the World's Best Gluten-free Lager Award at the World Beer Awards.
Beers from all over the world competed in the three competitions, and Daura managed to beat off stiff competition to be named the best gluten-free beer in strong markets such as England and the United States.
At the 2011 World Beer Championships in Chicago, The Beverage Testing Institute awarded Daura the Gold Medal in the category of "Gluten-free lager" as it rated it "outstanding".
The second gold medal was awarded by the International Beer Challenge 2011 in London who also named Daura as the best gluten-free beer.
Finally, for the third year running, Estrella Damm Daura was awarded the World's Best Gluten-free Lager Award at the World Beer Awards in London, after already having received it in both 2008 and 2009 (there was not a gluten-free beer category in 2010).
According to the Spanish Federation of Coeliac Associations, there are 40,000 people diagnosed with coeliac disease, a figure that is growing by 15% annually.
However, since it is an infra-diagnosed disease, it is estimated that the real number of cases is around 400,000 individuals.
Coeliac disease is an hereditary chronic dysfunction that is characterised by permanent intolerance to gluten, a protein present in wheat, oats, barley and rye, and which produces a severe lesion in the digestive system for gluten-intolerant people.
People with coeliac disease are therefore unable to eat any food that contains these cereals, even staple foods such as bread or pasta and other common foods such as popcorn, ready-meals, cakes, sweets or beer.
For this reason, Estrella Damm Daura, suitable for people with coeliac disease, has added to the range of special products available that make it possible for thousands of people with coeliac disease to lead more enjoyable lives.
For more information visit www.estrelladamm.com