MORE: Gluten-Removed Beer: The Best Thing Ever? And aside from that delightfully punny name, these nut-, egg- and dairy-free loaves are actually pretty clean. None of the seven flavors is 100% whole grain, but the ingredients are refreshingly recognizable (especially when compared to mainstream bread mixes, which often top 20 ingredients). Take the classic flavor: It’s made from unbleached, unbromated wheat flour, cane sugar, baking powder, and salt. That’s exactly what you’d use if you had the time (and, let’s be honest, the skill) to take up from-scratch bread baking at home. (Just stick to the savory varieties like Classic, Roasted Garlic, and Rosemary. The sweeter ones like Honey Wheat and Cinnful Raisin—though tasty—go overboard on added sugar.) MORE: The Seven Cleanest Beers For Your Summer Cookout Then all you have to do is add a beer, which could be anything from your fave organic craft brew to a weak-ass Coors Light (hey, it’s probably a better way to use it than actually drinking the stuff). Soberbough’s loaves aren’t nutritionally perfect, and the price point ($8–$9) is steep. But there are days when broccoli bread just won’t cut it. When you need the real deal—I mean the real, chewy, yeasty, fresh-out-the-oven, gloriously gluten-filled deal—you could do a lot worse. Buy the mixes online or in stores across the U.S.
