Chipotle Ale - Rogue Ales

jwhancher

Pennsylvania

4.55/5  rDev +27.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a cloudy orange with amber highlights. Nice orangish fluffy head. Smells mostly malty, but as it warms you ger a nice subtle smokey pepper character. Tastes fantastic! The chipotles really shine through and are beautifully balanced with the malts. Virtually no hop character - I'd imagine they're strictly for bittering purposes at 35 IBUs. Feels medium with very nice balance between malts, hops, & spices. Really well done pepper beer. Something I'd like to brew myself. Pleasantly surprised!

Note: do not drink this beer with anything that is chipotle spiced. I had a chipotle spiced chicken burrito (homemade) and it completely masked this beer. I'd say try it with something neutral to spice up your meal. And don't worry: there's no noticeable heat in this brew - just yummy goodness.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2012 23:17:36 | More by jwhancher

GetTheYayo

Colorado

3/5  rDev -16.2%

05-18-2013 02:40:37 | More by GetTheYayo

eliz108

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

05-17-2013 15:59:57 | More by eliz108

Smextongo

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +18.7%

05-16-2013 05:59:38 | More by Smextongo

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%

05-15-2013 10:23:04 | More by TheBadger0289

CBPAS

New York

3/5  rDev -16.2%

05-15-2013 02:02:33 | More by CBPAS

jzmaui1

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +32.7%

05-13-2013 18:13:35 | More by jzmaui1

largadeer

California

3/5  rDev -16.2%

05-13-2013 02:45:08 | More by largadeer

Flight0011

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

05-11-2013 04:12:27 | More by Flight0011

FLima

Brazil

3.69/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

I did not get the fact that in the ingredients it mentions Chipotle, but in the description Jalapeños, but they are completely different.
Amber color with a small head with a medium retention.
Aroma of chipotles, but not aggressive, with hints of floral hops and sweet malts on the background.
Fruity taste mixed with dry-smoked chipotles and floral hops. Dry and mildly bitter aftertaste with a residual spicy feeling in your throat and condiments on your tongue. On a second, the smoked flavor is so present that may not come just from the Chipotle.
Medium body with good carbonation.
Interesting beer, I liked the fact they limited the amount of chipotle added to the recipe, and its hops helps to refresh it. That would be a great beer to mix on a blind taste session. It is the kind that I am glad I tried it but not sure I would seek this again, but I would sure drink it again if it knocks my door.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 02:09:59 | More by FLima

caverog

California

3/5  rDev -16.2%

05-10-2013 19:21:31 | More by caverog

FrankShirley

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +11.7%

05-09-2013 20:44:16 | More by FrankShirley

JakeDebus

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

05-09-2013 19:30:57 | More by JakeDebus

Laklimell

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

05-07-2013 00:31:54 | More by Laklimell

curtismontcalm

Alberta (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

05-06-2013 01:06:46 | More by curtismontcalm

Swosu19

Oklahoma

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

04-30-2013 01:03:33 | More by Swosu19

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -16.2%

04-27-2013 09:58:24 | More by Kelp

EGolfer4

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

04-26-2013 21:25:02 | More by EGolfer4

BeerEngineer

California

3.51/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

General - This beer was from a bottle that poured this into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass.

Appearance - Great color to the beer, a nice clean amber color. Head was a great off white that diminished fairly slowly. Great lacing on the beer though. The color of the beer honestly reminds me a of a pepper for some reason!

Smell - A smoky scent to the beer with a slight (very mild) burn from the peppers. Really like it, different for sure, but very nice. I can smell a slight backbone of malt with a touch of hops although they aren't floral or fruity. Just a slight bitterness.

Taste - Very understated chipotle taste, really enjoyable. There is a slight burn at the back of the throat after drinking it but nothing that would be "overkill". A definite bitterness to this beer also, you can taste the hops in it more than I expected that you would be able to. The malted flavor stands up to the chipotle very well. There is a good smokey flavor with the beer also, not as severe or noticeable as a true smoked beer but there is a certain hint to it. Very nice.

Mouthfeel - A little on the thin side for a true amber ale, I would say light to medium light. Pretty highly carbonated also.

Overall - Something different that's not TOO different. If you were to drink this without knowing what it was you would know that it was with some sort of pepper but it's not too pronounced. Not something to have every day or in large quantities but for a random beer every once in a while it's good.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 03:47:27 | More by BeerEngineer

cnwillis31

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%

04-23-2013 21:54:28 | More by cnwillis31

Iamstryker

New Jersey

1/5  rDev -72.1%

04-20-2013 23:03:45 | More by Iamstryker

williahd

Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.7%

04-20-2013 22:51:46 | More by williahd

CaptDavyJones

New York

4/5  rDev +11.7%

04-20-2013 02:54:01 | More by CaptDavyJones

EvanJohnson

Connecticut

3.8/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

This is a great flavored beer. I've had a few chili pepper inspired beers in the past and usually they are over the top. This one is right on. You get a nice and very distinct chipotle flavor. That said it doesn't overpower the nice clean underlying ale. This would be a great beer to mix in to a tasting due to its distinctness. I had it paired with some local cheeses and it was fantastic. This isn't an every night beer but a great one to mix it up a bit.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 00:46:14 | More by EvanJohnson

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%

04-18-2013 04:57:14 | More by Jason1337