Jalapeno Ale

[bcmaui]

Was at Flat Branch in Columbia, MO a couple days ago and had an interesting twist.

This beer used a blend of the large, mild Anaheim chile (think chile relleno) and the smaller Seranno pepper that packs more heat than a Jalepeno. Definitely more up front aroma and flavor than the other chile beers I have had that you don't notice the heat until 5 seconds or so after you sip it.

http://www.flatbranch.com/beers.asp?7

[TapItGood]

Here's a great chart on the different peppers, their flavor and heat index. I've made beers with California Chile that were great flavor but low heat and with Habaneros that were just too hot on the heat side. I'm going to try a mix of flavor and heat peppers and see what I get. The Mirasol Pepper looks interesting with it's beery like flavor but still packs a punch with 5,000 on the Scoville scale.

http://missvickie.com/howto/spices/pepp ... sdict.html