Chile Line Brewery | Como Pica Green Chile Rauchbier

November 2, 2021 | Scott Grossman

Fall brings the tempting smells of aromatic wood smoke and roasting chiles all across New Mexico. Chile Line Brewery in Santa Fe capitalizes on this backdrop year-round with its focus on smoked and chile beers. The most emblematic of these is Como Pica, a green chile Rauchbier.

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Brickway Brewery & Distillery | Jalapeño Pineapple Pils GABF Gold

November 26, 2019 | Lori Kitzing

Being a fan of spicy food, I’ve tried to like chili beers. Some are too mild, some blast out my taste buds; I rarely finish a full pint before tapping out. But when I heard that the GABF Gold Medal Winner for Chili Beer was a quick drive away in Omaha, Nebraska, I knew I had to try it.

When you take your first sip of Brickway Brewery & Distillery’s Jalapeno Pineapple Pils, you will set down your glass and say, “Oh, I get it. That’s what a chili beer is supposed to taste like.”

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Prairie Artisan Ales | BOMB! Imperial Stout

November 16, 2016 | Danny King

There comes a point in every hobby where you have to take things to the next level. This usually involves investing more time, energy and, most of all, money. I’m someone whose always resisted that for any hobby. With craft beer, it’s been a specific price point. When I started drinking I set a price I was willing to pay for a single bottle of beer from a store. Surely, I thought, I’ll never actually cross that line. Nothing can be that good. Well Porchdrinkers, Prairie Artisan Ales finally blew me to the next level of craft-dom with BOMB!, its imperial stout.

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Twisted Pine Brewing Co. | Ghost Face Killah

July 31, 2015 | Dan Olds

ABV: 5.2% | IBU: 10

Although it claims Twisted Pine Brewing Co.’s Ghost Face Killah is brewed in Boulder, Colorado don’t let them fool you. This beer is a descendent … Read More

Stone Brewing Punishment

November 26, 2013 | Cory Pelc

ABV: 12%

IBU: 82

Stone Brewing Punishment is the 2013 Double Bastard Ale brewed with freshly harvested peppers and aged in bourbon barrels. So, when you add those spicy chilies to a big beer what do you get? The result is a chili beer with a tremendous depth of flavor, as well as a legitimate heat.

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Black Mountain Brewing Co. – Cave Creek Chili Beer

October 17, 2012 | Lindsay Krumel 1

ABV:  4.2%

My fascination with chili beer started this summer, and as you may recall from an earlier post, I’ve been searching for that spicy, smoky flavor ever since.

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