Twisted Pine Billys Chilies

Brewed by Twisted Pine Brewing
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Boulder, Colorado USA

[Feb 22, 2009]
On tap at the brewpub then again in bottles. Score of 24? No way. This is the single best vegetable beer I have ever had by a large margin. The pour is hazy gold with a small white head. The aroma is absolutely delightful. We’re talking real, true, genuine fresh pepper aromas. Deep hints at the sweetness of green pepper with the heat and bitterness of habaneros and jalapenos. It’s strong and sharp, almost like an IPA except with peppers instead of hops. The flavor is fantastic. Deep, complex bouquet of all kinds of pepper flavors make a crisply stinging profile which I welcome heartily. Yeah, it’s fairly spicy, it burns mostly in the back of my palate and down the throat, but it never gets out of hand. I had two bottles back to back and never thought the heat was overbearing. What I like about this is the amazing depth and genuine feel captured from the peppers. The palate is medium light and works very, very well on this beer. I bought a four pack to go from the brewery because of the uniquely delicious experience. This is easily the best chili beer I have ever tasted. I love it. What a well made, refreshing departure from the norm.

Had this brew at the All Colorado Beer Festival on 11/08/08. Color is a bright gold with good carbonation and head. Aroma is like fresh roasted chilies. Taste comes on a light body with a bold fresh chili taste and a spicy bite on the end. This is the best chili brew I have ever had.

GABF 2009: Superb chili nose coming off of a slightly hazed yellow beer with a somewhat spotty head. A medium-bodied beer this was...and some nice, spicy chili flavors coming from of this shit. The base beer was clean and had adequate body...and it was a pretty nice palate for that chili flavor. Very nice, congrats.

Draft at Brew at the Zoo Benefit in Denver. Poured a slightly hazy golden color. Head was thin and white. Pleasant, distinct chile pepper aroma. There was only delicate spiciness on the tongue which dissipated quickly. There was a touch of sweetness at the end. Nice chile pepper flavor up front which gives way to fresh cereal grain and caramel. The chile aroma and flavor were nice, but I would have preferred a bit more burn.

4 oz sampler at the brewery, 4/15/06: Strong and nice chili aroma. First flavorful beer I tried here ... if you like the flavor of nice green chilis in your beer, that is!

Hazy gold, with a lot of fine floating particles - the aroma is almost all peppers (earthy, lightly vegetal), but with a faint whiff of tangy wheat - the flavor is much the same - it showcases the flavor of the peppers, but with a fraction of their heat - don’t get me wrong, there is some spice, but not nearly as much as some other hot pepper beers - aside from the pepper flavor, however, there is not that much going on - just faint notes of the wheat beer underneath - but I suppose that it the point - we want to highlight the flavor of the peppers, and this beer does that quite well - quite approachable for the style.

Bottle: Medium yellow with just a little chill haze ... or would that be "chile" haze, heh hee. Green nose. Lightish body; light cahbonation. Sweet, vegetable-like peppers up front (reminiscent of ripe green peppers and something else I can’t put my finger on) spicier and hotter peppers toward the finish. Becomes a little warm and peppery in the back of the throat, but not as hot as I expected, and not nearly as hot as Cave Creek. Loved the green chile-like flavors. Fun beer, and good to cook with.

(12oz bottle, thanks acrdz) Medium white head atop clear straw body. Aroma is medium sweet, sweet and spicy chili pepper. Taste is medium sweet, juicy chili peppers, "hot" but not overpowering. Light-medium body. A tasty fulfillment of what the label promises.