Bristol Beer Factory Smoked Chili Chipotle

Brewed by Bristol Beer Factory
Style: Stout
Bristol, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Here we go then- first beer from the ’12 Stouts of Christmas’ selection box. Lasted all of 30mins in the fridge before I cracked it. Pours oily black with a nicotined swell of foam. Good burnt milk, smoked haddock poached in spiced milk aroma with a jerky, peppery meatiness about it. Well-pitched spiciness on the palate that neither overwhelms or shies away from warming the lips and tongue; fine underpinning chocolate, burnt wood and and grilled Med veg notes; more of that peppery, smoky burnt haddock milk scraped off the bottom of the wok. Spicy as raw ginger, maybe slightly hotter. Can’t fail to love this if you love beer, love chilli and love smoked stuff. Right up my alley.

12 stouts of Christmas 2012 tasting with Craig and Ben. Pours a very dark brown colour with a decent, light tan head. Aroma of smoked chipotles, chocolate, caramel and Weetabix. Similar flavours with mild carbonation and a creamy mouth-feel. Nice chilli linger without being overpowering.

Dark brown with pink tinged brown head with red flecks, could that be remaining chili? Rich chocolate enrobed black cherry, smoke, sweet tomato. Initial tongue tingling gives way to milk chocolate followed by a fruity chili hit which warms the tongue and throat on the swallow and a dry ashen roast barley finish with a fiery tingle. This could cope with a higher ABV and would be a great food beer.

Bottle, thanks Craig. Black with tan head. Smokey chipotle pepper aroma, slightly fruity and roasty. Similar taste. Nice body with a dry finish then a chilli kick in the thought. Nice

500ml bottle (Snow@ChrisO)
Very nice rich roast aroma. Full palate. Only a gentle burn, the chili’s in good balance with the malts. Classic BBF stout, and the additions fit in well this time.

Bottle as part of the BBF Twelve Stouts of Christmas. Near black in colour, with undertones of red and a decent, off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, with a touch of red chilli and cereals. Easy drinking, with chocolate and roast malts to the fore, before some warming chilli notes kicked in at the finish. A great beer which, as others have noted, goes well with food.

Bottle at home ... 2012 12 Stouts of Christmas ... dark black ... thinest lacing ... soft roast ... dark chocolate ... light chilli nose ... nice mellow chocolate roast ... dark roast ... soft malts ... ligth chilli

Bottle from brewer 12 Stouts 2012 161212
Black, big deep tan head that dissipates to thin layer, moderate lacing
Aroma - Dark malts, light smoke, some heat on the nose
Taste - Deep dark caramel malts, mellow soft roast malts, chocolate, touch of smoky fruity peppers, light hint of burnt crust, more mellow than the Bristol Stout
Palate - Soft to medium carb. medium body, smooth texture. Finish some lingering chilli peppery burn at the back - it’s quite hot, soft smoky malts, soft dark chocolate, smooth
Overall - I find chilli beers rather gimmicky, mainly lots of burn in the finish. However, this is a good one

I approached a chilli beer with some reservation, and although i enjoyed the beer, as a style i would not go for another. The aroma is smoky, warm, spicy and chocolatey. The taste is more subdued until swirled in the mouth. The longer in the mouth, the sharper the chilli hit. Black as night. Bristol Beer Factory have done well to produce this range. 11 more to go!

Bottle at Bruce’s, London - yet another rarity from Jack. Pours dark brown with a fine, creamy beige head. Dark malts and hints of green pepper in the nose. Light sweet flavor, some dark chocolate, light salted pork, some peppery heat. Light dark malts, some moderate heat in the throat, subtle dark chocolate, low bitterness. The heat is restrained enough so that the beer remains quite drinkable. Interesting, decent.