Hello. Mijn naam is Jonathan Passow en ik ben alcoholisch. Ik houd van een werkelijk goed bier en het? s wordt een nightly geheime zaak. I? ll neem uit laat bij nacht heimelijk en ga aan La Cave Du Vine in Coventry waar I? ll stel mijn smaakknoppen in het zoete, vergiste boeket van sprankelende nectar tevreden die bier is.
Op één dergelijke excursies was ik pleased om te vinden dat nog een ander bedrijf mijn twee obsessies heeft gecombineerd; bier en hete peper! De schurk Ales van Nieuwpoort, Oregon is uit met gekomen Het Aal van Chipotle van de schurk welke wordt gemaakt met 8 ingrediënten (gissing die zij hebben aangetrokken? t volgt Reinheitsgebot).
Het Aal van Chipotle van de schurk Ingrediënten: Harrington, Klages, het Mout van München; Cascade en Hop Willamette; De Peper van Chipotle, de Vrije Kustwateren van de Waaier, en Bovenkant die Gist Pacman vergist.
Alvorens ik dit probeerde kreeg ik de adviezen van twee verschillende bierverdedigers dat ik weet welke naar twee drastisch verschillende mening resulteerde. Eric, eigenaar van La Cave Du Vine bovengenoemd, „het proeft als natte cementgeuren“ en de goede vriend Eric Chmielewski zei, „het am goed bier. Grote de mensen kopen het een“ (ya, lang verhaal waarom hij grote bespreking als dat? agh! Nu ook doe ik het!). Laat zo? s ziet waar mijn palette beslist deze bierrelatie aan hun citaten te plaatsen.
Ik:ging uit en werd mijn 2007 BJ? s Jaarlijkse Grote collector Cru? s tulpenglas en ingeschonken het met een licht hoofd aan het. Rechtsweg houd ik van de donkere, rijke, rijpe rode kleur van Chipotle Jalapeno aan het. Aangezien ik geen betekenis van geur heb die ik aan mijn papa, Richard Passow heb gedraaid (mijn mom? s wordt getroffen dat met Anosmia as well), to do that area. He responded, “I smell gold, a very smooth sensation” I then clarified that I want him to smell the beer in the glass, not the glass of beer. “It doesn?t smell like your usual dark beer, it?s very pleasant with no bite to it.” He also tried it and what he said almost floored me. He actually had two sips of it and responded, “There isn’t that bite that I?ve come to associate with dark beers. That?s not bad.”
Let me explain something, my dad usually only drinks what we call, “Lawnmower beers”. Light beers such as Miller Genuine Draft that you end up having one or two of after mowing your lawn on a hot summer day. He never, ever likes things past that. The fact that he enjoys this (the first ale I?ve ever heard him say is good, and believe me, I?ve had him try a bunch of beers in hopes to expand his palate) bodes very well for the beer. Now my analysis.
It does have a slight sweet, almost flowery taste right off the bat that only lasts about a second. At that point there is a small amount of hoppyness that fills in and lingers for about 5 or 6 seconds. I?m no fan of IPA?s or other beer that are extremely hoppy and bitter. This has enough hop to it that it does grab my attention but no where near enough to turn me off of it instantly.
After the hop taste has left I find what I was looking for, the Chipotle Pepper flavor. It?s tiny, like grain of rice that has had the picture of Elvis delicately painted on one of it?s side type tiny. The tiny that makes you go, “Wow! That?s small! What kind of brush did they use to paint that picture of Elvis? And why the heck did I pay $5 to get into this art museum just to see a picture of Elvis painted on a piece of rice? Won?t that grow mold eventually? Who the heck does these kinds of things? That?s madness!”
Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yes, tiny pepper flavor. If I wasn?t the extreme chili-head that I am I would have never detected that taste. Which means almost 99.65% of the people that try this beer won?t even spot it. Which is said because I was hoping for a more smokey taste. Perhaps more chipotle peppers are needed in the brew or better yet, a Chipotle Porter or Stout would best be in order instead of an ale.
There is a tiny (seems to a theme here) bit of heat to this one. You notice it after drinking about 1/2 of the bottle and sometimes letting it sit on your tongue. I would have to say it/s a 0.00782 on my one through ten scale of heat. Yes, it?s that small but it does appear.
All in all, I?d have to side with Eric Chmielewski on this one. It?s not a bad beer at all. I don?t see myself buying a six pack anytime soon, but I just might buy a bottle again sometime in the near future.
Taste: 6.7, Heat: 0.00782
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The first time I had this, I didn’t like it. I tasted like a beer that had been in a house fire. A while back I decided to give it another chance and that time I liked it. Much better flavor that time. I guess I just got part of a bad batch the first time.
Comment fired by chuk hell — January 19, 2008- 9:03 pm
Probably a bad batch, been known to happen from time to time.
Comment fired by Jonathan Passow — January 20, 2008- 12:42 pm
I can say without question that Rogue is my favorite beer provider in the world. Having said that, this beer never gets bought. It’s not that it’s that bad IMO, it’s just that they offer so many others that are better IMO.
Should you ever get the chance as it’s hard to find out here in the midwest, grab some Shakespheare Stout by them. Simply fantastic to say the least and my overall #1 favorite beer.
Comment fired by INCaneFan — January 22, 2008- 7:34 am
I’ll be on the lookout for the Stout (I sure love Stouts and Porters)!
As for best beer provider, I’m going to have to go with Germany’s #1 brewer, Spatan. The Optimator is to die for. It’s actually tied with my other favorite, Aderson Vallery’s Brother’s Tripple Ale.
Comment fired by Jonathan Passow — January 22, 2008- 10:47 am
The Triple is not to be missed. Big beer, very big. The Double is good too, but the Triple - wow. I introduced Jon to fresh beers and now he’s gone and enrolled…. *sigh*. I also introduced him to the Spatan Optimator and he didn’t like it at first. He thought it was too bitter! Go figure.
BTW, I don’t know who this “Aderson Vallery” is, but I think he may just mean “Anderson Valley”.
Comment fired by Dave Reed — January 22, 2008- 11:18 pm
Yes, it tis true. Dave was the one who introduced me to the very sweet tastes that I have become accustomed to. From peppers, to wine, to beer, to …others (except proof reading, I still haven?t gotten the hang of that?yes Dave, I know, letter by letter ya ya ya!).
And it also is true, Spatan was bit strong when I first tried it?.but now, I am having a hard time living without it in Cleveland. I must find the local Trader Joe?s here and purchase a six pack!
Comment fired by Jonathan Passow — January 22, 2008- 11:25 pm
If you find it, buy a case, ’cause you’ll be too drunk to go get more…
Comment fired by Dave Reed — January 22, 2008- 11:42 pm
Beer novices…LOL!
Try going to Belgium where they have over 750 different, distinct brands of beer…just from Belgium alone. We exercised (or maybe exorcised) our liver during our time living there and established a few faves:
Rodenbach, any variety–>sour Flemish ale unlike any other on the planet. One year in H-LL for any drop wasted
Grimbergen Dubbel
Leffe Bruin —>both of these are brown beers from Flanders as well. Not quite as thick as Guinness or anything, but tasty
Kasteel Donker - a whopping 11% alcohol in this puppy, but it tastes pretty good. Like drinking 3 American beers at a time, but you won’t mind the buzz you get while enjoying the taste
If you find any of these at your local import beer store, don’t miss a chance to try them.
Comment fired by Joe & Linda — January 22, 2008- 11:51 pm
Look, this is Los Angeles, for God’s sake. I can get ANYTHING here, just usually don’t have all that much $ to drop on a $15 bottle of Belgian.
I’ll have to see if I can find those, they sound yummy!
dr
Comment fired by Dave Reed — January 23, 2008- 12:08 am