>>So what's a "chile beer" then? I always figured it was a beer
>>with chile in it, though most attempts don't work very well.

Good question.

I suppose attempting to infuse some kind of chile into the beer as a
part of the process, rather than plunking a serrano into a bottle and
calling it done. I've had the Wynkoop Brewpub version of a green chile
beer and it was outstanding. No heat (green chile aren't typically hot
to my taste even barkers) but a wonderful Big Jim or Anaheim type
flavor. I think they made a chile infusion and added that to the
secondary fermentation. Still, it's not something I would drink more
than one glass of. Also it really helps to have a well-made base beer.
Crazy Ed's strikes me as a novelty, kind of like a worm in a tequila
bottle or something.

_Randal