"Randal" > wrote in message
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>>>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

I'm just now opening the bottle of Chipotle...

Btw, next time I'm in Ft. Collins, I'll have to try the Coopersmith Sigda's
Green Chili