June 2014 Tasting: Chile Beers
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:19 pm
Chile Beer
Chile beers can be an interesting subset of beers essentially boiled or “dry peppered” with jalapeños, seranos, habaneras, etc. Chile beers typically fall into BJCP category 21, Spice/Herb/Vegetable beer even though chiles are technically a fruit. It really depends on what part of the fruit you use. If you are simply using jarred ancho chile powder, then it would be a spice beer, but if you are using the whole ancho chile, then technically it’s a fruit beer. As with any fruit or vegetable beer, the base style should not be overpowered by the flavor or heat of the chile. This is a difficult style to define and an equally difficult one to balance, but I think I found some solid examples to try.
See you Thursday.
Pröst!
Chile beers can be an interesting subset of beers essentially boiled or “dry peppered” with jalapeños, seranos, habaneras, etc. Chile beers typically fall into BJCP category 21, Spice/Herb/Vegetable beer even though chiles are technically a fruit. It really depends on what part of the fruit you use. If you are simply using jarred ancho chile powder, then it would be a spice beer, but if you are using the whole ancho chile, then technically it’s a fruit beer. As with any fruit or vegetable beer, the base style should not be overpowered by the flavor or heat of the chile. This is a difficult style to define and an equally difficult one to balance, but I think I found some solid examples to try.
See you Thursday.
Pröst!