Whether for diet or health concerns, giving up gluten used to mean missing out on the wildly flavorful new craft beers. The few gluten-free offerings available were bad copies of the real thing, like a tofu dog standing in for an all-beef frankfurter.

Now, brewers are tackling the challenge of creating beers that are low in gluten, high in flavor, making bitter IPAs, citrusy witbiers, and refreshing golden ales. They’re so good, you won’t know what you’re missing. Here are the 12 best gluten-free and gluten-reduced beers* available in America.

(*Breweries use an enzyme to reduce a beer’s gluten content to create beers that are suitable for people suffering from celiac disease or have gluten sensitivities.)

Joshua Bernstein is the author of Homebrew World: Discover the Secrets of the World’s Leading Homebrewers.