Meli Quinoa Beer Creator Samara Oster

Never thought quinoa could be in beer? Neither did the founder until she encountered a quinoa-barley brew on her travels through South America. Inspired, she returned to Boston, enlisted a few bold MIT scientists and embarked on a journey of experimentation to create a beer that would deliver all of the refreshment, with none of the bloat. The team refined the recipe for three years and over 100 formulations, until the crisp perfection that is Meli was born — the first beer in the U.S. brewed exclusively with quinoa as the base. It's sugar and gluten free and tastes so light and crisp, I had the chance to taste it when we sat down to talk all about Samara's journey that is now her full time gig!   Meli