Cave Creek Chili Beer

Brewed by Cervecería Mexicana
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Tecate, Mexico

Needed this one for a beer world tour...lets just say i’m glad I got it out of the way. No head whatsoever. Perhaps if it were dropped down a flight of stairs a bubble or two may have risen. I think it was Sol that had had a chili sitting in it for a year or so. Good for display, not for the tummy. How did this beer make it to Georgia?

12 oz bottle, snifter. Light bread, hay malt (L); peppers and light honey aroma. Light hay body, no head whatsoever. Chili burn aside: lightly sweet, moderately acidic flavor becomes a moderately acidic, lightly bitter finish. The chili burn really kicks in after the first sip, but compared to the Thai curry I had today it’s pretty mild. Medium light body, watery texture, light carbonation. The bottom line is: tastes like a standard pale lager (no DMS) with chili. Not revolting, not interesting.

At first I wasn't a fan, but after sampling A Le Coq imperial stout, my appreciation for methylated spirits, turps and pale lagers with chili has increased no end. A perfect lager, complex aroma and flavour, so perfectly balanced with the addition of a real chilli. 5/5.

Whose idea was this anyway. I love beer and I’m also a chilihead so this should be the perfect combo, right? Wrong! Bad beer is not improved with the addition of a chili pepper.

Looks so crisp and refreshing in the bottle. Not refreshing at all it is painful to drink this stuff. You need to drink a beer after you drink this stuff to stop the burning. Novelty I guess.

Gold. No head or lacing really. The pepper is floating around in my glass like a green turd. Aromas of jalapeno or bell pepper. That’s it. Flavor.... holy gods! That burns! Jalepeno. That’s all! I’m going to have some mad FAS tomorrow. The palate.. only way I can say it: It tastes like burning. I look at the pepper in the glass and Bück eggs me on to take a bite. I’m scared. Uhhggh, I didn’t really like the pepper.

Very spicy. Not enjoyable at all however I guess it might be good to use as a seasoning in cooking.

I bought a 6 pack of this about 10 years ago as gag gifts. I never actually tried it myself until now. This is the worst beer that I have ever had. Like drinking jalepeno juice with a hint of beer. I love hot foods, but not this.