I'm always willing to try something differentt (when it comes to food and drink, that is). I'd actually had a chili pepper beer a few years back, but I could not recall the name of the brewing company, or what it tasted like (the chili beer was sampled well into the night, so my recall of the specific flavor escapes me). The other day I was at the liquor store in order to purchase a bottle of white wine, and I decided to browse the cooler area for an interesting beer. Thus, my review of "Billy's Chilies Beer" from the Twisted Pine Brewing Company, located in Boulder, Colorado.
The web site describes this beer as follows: " The wildly acclaimed new Billy’s Chilies beer is made with fresh Anaheim, fresno, serrano, jalapeno and habanero peppers. It has an aroma that jumps out of the bottle, followed by a mild yet insanely satisfying flavor and a pleasant finish." I can't really argue with this description. My thinking on this beer was as follows: 1) It appears to be a lager that is flavored, so plan on drinking it outside, when it's warm; 2) It is flavored with peppers, so make sure you drink it with something that matches a pepper flavor; 3) Don't actually have anything with peppers in it while drinking this beer, or else the flavors will blend, and you won't be able to distinguish the beer-pepper from the pepper-pepper (or something like that). With these rules in place, the beer sat in my refrigerator for two weeks...
...until, voila! Bratwurst! Ah, bratwurst grilled over coals, served with corn on the cob, fruit salad, and regular salad. The perfect meal to try this brew. And again, the description is pretty accurate. The scent of pepper dominates the aroma, and the beer itself has the golden hue of a lager or light ale. The taste is of pepper, primarily the ahaheim (which is fine by me, since I love anaheim chili pepper), but not overpowering. The beer matched well with the brats, since brats and other linked-meats will often be served with peppers and onions. The beer was sold in a 1 pint 6 ounce bottle (basically two beer glasses), so if you are simply looking to have a glass of this beer with a meal, plan on sharing the experience with another micro brew beer drinker. It goes down easy, the aftertaste is not too strong, and overall it was a very good fit for the grilling experience. Definitely worth a try, if you're into that sort of thing. If you're more of the Bud/Miller Lite/Coors kind of guy, you'll probably spit it out.
The web site describes this beer as follows: " The wildly acclaimed new Billy’s Chilies beer is made with fresh Anaheim, fresno, serrano, jalapeno and habanero peppers. It has an aroma that jumps out of the bottle, followed by a mild yet insanely satisfying flavor and a pleasant finish." I can't really argue with this description. My thinking on this beer was as follows: 1) It appears to be a lager that is flavored, so plan on drinking it outside, when it's warm; 2) It is flavored with peppers, so make sure you drink it with something that matches a pepper flavor; 3) Don't actually have anything with peppers in it while drinking this beer, or else the flavors will blend, and you won't be able to distinguish the beer-pepper from the pepper-pepper (or something like that). With these rules in place, the beer sat in my refrigerator for two weeks...
...until, voila! Bratwurst! Ah, bratwurst grilled over coals, served with corn on the cob, fruit salad, and regular salad. The perfect meal to try this brew. And again, the description is pretty accurate. The scent of pepper dominates the aroma, and the beer itself has the golden hue of a lager or light ale. The taste is of pepper, primarily the ahaheim (which is fine by me, since I love anaheim chili pepper), but not overpowering. The beer matched well with the brats, since brats and other linked-meats will often be served with peppers and onions. The beer was sold in a 1 pint 6 ounce bottle (basically two beer glasses), so if you are simply looking to have a glass of this beer with a meal, plan on sharing the experience with another micro brew beer drinker. It goes down easy, the aftertaste is not too strong, and overall it was a very good fit for the grilling experience. Definitely worth a try, if you're into that sort of thing. If you're more of the Bud/Miller Lite/Coors kind of guy, you'll probably spit it out.