Chili Beer

Chili Beer
Cave Creek, Australia

Importer: Pierhead Purchasing Ltd., Belvedere
Strength: 4.5% ABV
Form: 375ml bottle
Price: £1.40 (Nelson Wines, South Wimbledon)

As a chaser to the Cooper's Stout, we have this stuff.

No head on pouring, but a good bitter colour, albeit the colour of a flat pint.

Sipping it, all I can taste is offensively-strong chili. I love chili, but while this is not enough for a British Curry or chili, it overpowering and just too much in a beer. It is, in fact, destined for the drain.

Attempting to taste through the chili, I'm not detecting a good beer. Nasty reminders of VB show through. No bloody wonder they went for dumping a chili in there to take the taste away. One should at least be thankful that only the chili, and not the beer, hits you.

A rather fun novelty, but just completely fails to work due to the heat and no decent beer behind it.

Rating: Unfair to give a score, but 4 out of 10 if you insist.
Reviewed: 2006-10-29