Original C Cave Creek Chili Beer - Cerveza Con Chili
Chili Beer Co.

Original C Cave Creek Chili Beer - Cerveza Con ChiliOriginal C Cave Creek Chili Beer - Cerveza Con Chili
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From:
Chili Beer Co.
 
Arizona, United States
Style:
Chile Beer
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
52
Avg:
2.1 | pDev: 38.57%
Reviews:
208
Ratings:
453
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 23, 2021
Added:
Sep 23, 2007
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  44
The beer is now owned by Cerveza Mexicali - listed at https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/11174/221542/
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Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas

3.82/5  rDev +81.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Hey it looked cool with that pepper in it. Tempting even. The beer tasted like the pepper and the pepper tasted like beer. Yes. We ate the worm and the pepper. Usually mild and the soft texture was palatable. The pepper leads to the blue agave.
They were a novelty beer and I bought them occasionally. They were also available at Mexican Restaurant I liked.
It wasn't the same after Cave Creek. Definitely an early craft beer for me. Years ago 1990 something. When you drank Coors Light all the time it was craft like an Anchor Steam.
Jun 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.03 by Daneve76 from Australia

Jun 22, 2021
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Reviewed by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

1.34/5  rDev -36.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
First off it's not as bad or as hot as the ghostface killah beer (I could'nt even finish that one). This beer is at least drinkable (to a degree) but not really enjoyable unless you're a hardcore spice lover, and as much as i love spice and spicy foods, spicy just doesn't mix well with a beer. It's good for the novelty but nothing else.
Jun 21, 2018
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

2.11/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Best by August 2014. What have I done.

Pours a pale gold color with pepper sediment and yeast sediment both. No head at all.

Aroma of jalapeno and light cereal.

Flavor is a whole lot of nothing, and then a huge pepper burn. Like liquid fire. There's really no flavor, just slight substance. It's not a complete fail, but it is indeed pretty awful. Took a bite of the jalapeno and it tastes like a green bean.

Feel has some sort of mouthfeel to it, but I can't really pin it down. It's like a 1% milk heaviness, but with a lot of carbonation and heat. Hmph.

Overall, it's not the vomit fest I thought it would be, but it's still a pretty bad beer overall. The stuff of nightmares.
Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 1.84 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Aug 28, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by Marvicsin from California

Feb 02, 2017
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Reviewed by MaltTeaseFalcon from Georgia

1.49/5  rDev -29%
look: 1.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.25
L- yellow with greenish tint. Organic matter located throughout. Sparse head, almost non-existent. Decapitated.
S- turpentine followed by a hint of embalming fluid.
T- literally unforgettable as your primary gustatory cortex will refuse to function normally for between 36 and 48 hours following ingestion.
F- burning sensation of mucous membranes. Shame, remorse.
O- if you suffer from any gastrointestinal disorder and have close relatives you honestly dislike be sure to change your will before drinking.
Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 1.93 by YvesB from Belgium

Sep 09, 2016
 
Rated: 2.25 by freewill35 from Indiana

Aug 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by StoutAtTheDevil from Alabama

Jul 29, 2016
 
Rated: 2.1 by Jodio from Texas

Jul 19, 2016
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Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas

2.08/5  rDev -1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
Poured from bottle into a pint glass with a chili pepper floating in the brew

Appearance – The beer pours a clear golden amber color with a one finger head of white foam. The head fades very fast leaving just a trace of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma of the brew is massive of a hot pepper smell mixed with some other aromas of a light caramel nature as well as a little bit of a bread.

Taste – The taste begins with a light bready and caramel taste mixed with a hot pepper taste. The hot pepper taste gets even stronger as the taste advances and is met with some other black pepper tastes, all while the bready and the sweet get even lighter in flavor. In the end with the increase in the heat and with a loss of the bready and the caramel, a very watery hot pepper taste is left on the tongue.

Mouthfeel-The body of the brew is very thin with a carbonation level that is rather average to slightly on the lower side. A higher carbonation level would have certainly been better for the spicy tastes to help keep them from overwhelming the light tastes of the brew.

Overall – This was not a very pleasant beer in my mind. I actually couldn’t even finish it which is super rare. I would certainly recommend to stay away from this one.
Jul 15, 2016
 
Rated: 2.41 by nmann08 from Virginia

Jul 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.67 by pkalix from California

Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 1.15 by Scott17Taylor from Iowa

Jun 08, 2016
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Rated by dippy from Massachusetts

1/5  rDev -52.4%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
The worst thing ever
May 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.34 by beersapian from Virginia

Apr 13, 2016
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Reviewed by IchLiebeBier from Virginia

3.51/5  rDev +67.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: golden body with lots of fizz and foam on pour; no head retention at all. Oh, and it has a pepper in it

Smell: smells like a pilsner with just enough pepper smell to notice it. Reminds me of a chili relleno smell at a restaurant. Not that bad, actually.

Taste: I'm scared from the reviews. Here goes...Fairly smooth, refreshing, citrusy pilsner flavor to it, with some, but not a lot of pepper flavor; the heat starts to kick in pretty quickly, but it's not overpowering at all. It's about as much heat as a good bar of chili chocolate. I'm actually pleasantly surprised at how refreshing it is. As it warms up, the pepper's vegetal flavor starts to come through.

Mouthfeel: fairly thin overall, which is expected; but smooth and balanced.

Remarks: It think it's much better than some folks are saying. Maybe it has a short shelf life and they got an old one. I'm not saying it's an award winner, but heck, I'd buy it again, just for the conversation aspect.
Apr 12, 2016
 
Rated: 1 by jeschaefer from Texas

Mar 30, 2016
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Reviewed by beertraveler08 from Louisiana

1.99/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
The look of this beer was what attracted me.Its looks clean and refreshing with an actual chile in it.The smell was a hot saucy cheap beer.The taste was a horrible cheap mexican cerveza with intense heat.It felt terrible going down and was way to hot and cheap tasting for my preference.I was suprised how hot this beer tasted and will always have the memory of my brothers face as we finished these beers,but i would never drink this beer again.
Mar 29, 2016
Original C Cave Creek Chili Beer - Cerveza Con Chili from Chili Beer Co.
Beer rating: 52 out of 100 with 453 ratings