Gold in Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer
Armored Cow Brewing Co., Charlotte, NC
Hops
Tasting Notes
Soft haze, bright citrus, and endlessly drinkable.
| Form | Use | Farm or Lot | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | El Dorado | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | armoredcowbrewing.com |
| Mosaic | Mosaic | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | armoredcowbrewing.com |
Aroma
Pear, watermelon, apricot, wintergreen, mandarin
Grown by
Aroma
Tangerine, lime, peach, passion fruit, blueberry
Grown by
Grown by. These farms publish the variety as grown. It does not mean this beer used hops from them.
Hell Yeah is a gluten-free hazy IPA hopped with Mosaic and El Dorado, one of the flagship beers of Armored Cow Brewing Co. in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27, Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer | Gold (1st place) | 19 | Armored Cow Brewing Co. | Charlotte, NC |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | GF Hazy IPA | Armored Cow: on tap |
| ABV | 6.5% | Armored Cow: on tap |
| IBU | Not Found | Not Found |
| Hops | Mosaic, El Dorado | Armored Cow: on tap |
| Malts and grains | Not Found | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | listed as a flagship | Armored Cow: on tap |
A gluten-free hazy IPA hopped with Mosiac and El Dorado. Soft haze, bright citrus, and endlessly drinkable.
Source: Armored Cow: on tap
Soft haze, bright citrus, and endlessly drinkable.
Source: armoredcowbrewing.com
The tap list names two hops, Mosaic (spelled "Mosiac" on the page) and El Dorado. The grains for this beer are not stated; the same page lists buckwheat, pale millet and caramillet for the brewery's Miss Rosie gluten-free amber, but nothing ties that grist to Hell Yeah. No yeast is named.
| Hop as Published | Variety | Form | Use | Lot or Farm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | El Dorado | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | armoredcowbrewing.com |
| Mosaic | Mosaic | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found | armoredcowbrewing.com |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guidelines for Gluten-Free Beer require every ingredient to be free of gluten, exclude barley, wheat, spelt and rye, and let ABV, IBU and color vary with the underlying style, judging entries on their own merits. A 6.5% hazy IPA with named aroma hops is consistent with a hop-forward gluten-free entry; no published figure conflicts with the guideline.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Hoppy Gluten-Free Beer | Gold |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Armored Cow Brewing Co. is in Charlotte, NC.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.
Each farm listed as growing a variety grows that variety according to the hop farm data; the brewery has not said it bought hops from that farm.