I'd like to hear what you think of the Chipotle Ale Tony.
I picked up a bottle of it at Christmas. I was hoping for something subtle, I'm not a big fan of chilli beers but had tried the rest of the Rogue range available & thought why not, but I found it too over the top for my tastes. I love Chilli & especially Chipotle (I love the smokey taste) but didn't appreciate it in this beer. I loved their Stouts & Red ale though :icon_cheers:
I kind of took a risk with the chipotle beer. Its always going to be a love or hate beer. I will give my honest opinion when i try it!
Ive made some out there beers over the years. My best was an Iron bark smoked malt ale where i smoked the malt myself. I sent it to competition and it made it through to AABC by the skin of its teeth. I do recal it comming dead last over all and coments like bacon and whiskey dominate. It was like a bush fire in your mouth B) and i liked it
Now i have made lots of smoked beers but this is my first comercial smoked beer. I was actually nervous about a beer with Bamberg on the label.
Im very impressed and recon my beers are fair on the mark.
Much less "bushfire" than my ironbark ale, as was most of my rauchbier brews.
Nice deep copper colour, and the first impression is the aroma.......... bacon!
I love it!
Smokey bacon all the way to the bank on the nose. No hops at all.
Medium bodied, Light carb with a whispy head just covering the top of the beer, adding to a smoothing feel thats needed in a smokey beer.
Flavour is big! This beer is getting me on the front of the tongue which is really sticking out. The sticky smoke flavour really gets the front of your tongue and says.... "Howdy there!"
The bacon is on the sides of the tongue and some malt.... bready and roasty, seeps through from beneath the smoke onslaught. Its hard to find but its there.
Over the smoke is an almost spicy chocolate/coffee aroma. This is a very complex beer on the nose and gets better as it warms up.
This is not a lager to drink too cold. Pour it from the fridge and sip it slow, enjoying the change in character as it warms up.
As i said...... i was nervous about this beer. Wasnt sure what to expect but i was suprised to find it was just like my Rauchbier efforts. Smokey bacon, with a touch of spicy bready chocolate and caramel malt to complicate things and tingle the brain cells.
4 stars!
Cant wait to try the bock tomorrow nght now
