Crazy Ed's Cave Creek Chili Beer
Chili Beer Co.

Crazy Ed's Cave Creek Chili BeerCrazy Ed's Cave Creek Chili Beer
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From:
Chili Beer Co.
 
Arizona, United States
Style:
Chile Beer
ABV:
4.2%
Score:
46
Avg:
1.76 | pDev: 48.3%
Reviews:
237
Ratings:
285
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 09, 2022
Added:
Feb 04, 2002
Wants:
  25
Gots:
  18
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Rated: 1.93 by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

May 09, 2022
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Reviewed by jc1973 from New Jersey

1.22/5  rDev -30.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
I honestly don't know what made me just remember the torture that was this beer, but I was reminiscing on things I regret in life and suddenly this beer came to mind.
Had it for the first time in the mid-90s on a military base overseas. Became local famous for being the only person who could drink a whole bottle. I didn't like it, mind, you, I was just starved for attention and had a pretty forgiving palate.
Because I was the only one who could drink it, I was gifted like 2 cases of it, which became my practical joke beer for friends (or soon to be ex-friends).
1. It smells and tastes horrible. Like, you know all you're getting in this is a blast of an old ass chili pepper. There wasn't any beer flavor or aroma to be had. It looks kinda cool with the chili pepper in the beer, like "man up, mother effer, and drink me." That's where the appeal stops.
2. HOT.
3. Each sip left me feeling further violated, as chili pepper fumes enveloped my sinuses and left me wishing I had something more refreshing, say perhaps an expired bottle of bud light or something.
Overall: I visited their website and saw that this beer is out of production. That's probably a good thing.
Apr 07, 2022
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

3/5  rDev +70.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
I like chili beers and had this over 20 years ago. It was fresh. It looked, smelled and tasted like Corona with a whole serrano chili pepper with it's stem placed into the bottle. If one were to drink it directly out of the bottle then the pepper heat was a bit more subdued. But poured into a glass, then tugging out and breaking open the pepper and putting it back into the glass made the heat come alive.
Nov 20, 2021
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Rated by Jimsjunkyard65

4.72/5  rDev +168.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Not your pound one down and grab another type beer. But a beer with bite. Excellent for sipping over a fine Mexican dinner.
Oct 19, 2021
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Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania

2.21/5  rDev +25.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
It tastes like you put the juice from picked jalapenos in an AAL.
Not good at all.
Not even a good novelty.
Give one to your drink friend as a prank.
Feb 17, 2021
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Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales

2.07/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 2.25
Small disturbed head. Smell of chilli and usual adjunct lager smells. Taste is awful sickening chilli as you'd expect. Mouthfeel is of fire spice. A unique beer to try once. Whilst it's marked retired I'm sure I saw it in a specialist beer shop recently.
Jun 13, 2020
 
Rated: 2.24 by smi69 from New York

May 25, 2020
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Rated by LindaAlfieri

4.6/5  rDev +161.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 5
this is my favorite beer but I cant find it anywhere..please let me know when and where I can find it please
Apr 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Aptosblue from California

1.56/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
I found this beer in an "around the world" assortment of nine different beers. I haven't had many spicy beers and what I have had have not been able to pull it off. So I was kind of excited and cautious at the same time as I love spicy food and I love beer.

So I pour it into a clear glass as I usually do to see the color and head. I immediately notice the head was VERY thin and dissipated very quickly, in a matter of seconds. The color was a clear gold, but not the good kind, if you poured apple juice in a cup next to it I wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

On to the taste, oh dear. I don't know how this company managed to make a beer that simultaneously had very little taste and gives you a nasty aftertaste. It's the worst of both worlds. Yea it's spicy, kind of, but it's not pleasant.

I would stay clear away from this beer, it's not inedible but it's far from enjoyable.
Sep 09, 2018
 
Rated: 2.9 by DavidST from Texas

Oct 07, 2017
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Reviewed by SuomiHobbit from Connecticut

1.5/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Take a shitty beer, put a jalapeno in it, drizzle in some jalapeno brine, and light it on fire. That would be better than drinking this abomination. It was a novelty in its time, but should never be considered as something to put in your body.
Sep 14, 2017
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Rated by SoonerSuds from Oklahoma

4.77/5  rDev +171%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
This lager is seriously underrated. A very tasty, light, and moderately spicy beer that I would/have recommended to everyone.
Jun 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Slowjamcdub from Kentucky

4.34/5  rDev +146.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
This was a really cool beer with some good heat and spice to it. Really could taste the nice hot chili and I still found this beer on May 19, 2017. It may be an older beer but it didn't taste flat or anything found it at liquor barn.
May 20, 2017
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Reviewed by JesseAlbin from Arizona

4.99/5  rDev +183.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Don't buy all these "sophisticated" palates' reviews. This is a great beer for what it is. They aren't going for some fru fru IPA that appeals to the hipsters down the way. They are an embodiment of the spirit of the Southwest, which is where Cave Creek, AZ is. It might not look like the tastiest beer, but you WILL see the chili floating within the bottle. A feat yet to be accomplished elsewhere. The taste and smell are outstanding, unique, and fresher than one would believe from just looking at it. You can immediately taste the spice as you drink it down, but the spiciness never reaches an uncomfortable level! It maintains optimal levels of burn throughout the bottle. Only eat the chili if you've got the gall though! ...just kidding. It isn't that hot. The beer pulls all the spiciness out.

EXTREMELY UNDERRATED
(All the negative reviewers can shove it and get back to loving the smell of their own flatulence.)
May 11, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

1.31/5  rDev -25.6%
look: 1.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Woof, that appearance in the clear bottle with the looks like it was printed at home design. Pretty gnarly. Aroma was of macro extract and chili.

Taste, I mean, i've definitely had worse. It definitely has a lot of un-beer things going for it, most notably an almost vinegar like presence bringing imagery of these peppers being pickled and then dropped in post fermentation. I dunno if its the peppers or the lack of barley that make the alcohol pop hard and not in a good way here.

Because its been around so long and has wide distribution, its often on a lot of worst beer lists. And make no mistake, this beer sucks. But after a few thousand ticks, there's worse stuff out there. Somewhere slightly above the bud light a rita stuff and Rogue crazy shit, sits this turd.
Oct 05, 2016
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Reviewed by frothy_80 from Missouri

1.33/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
I had this about ten years and it's awful taste is imprinted in my head. All I can recall is that this liquid WTF, from Where we do not speak, tasted of acid reflux chased with carbonated urine . Don't be fooled, this beer was not retired. Cave Creek chili beer was exorcised back to the evil place it spawned from.
Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.39 by el_michoacano from Georgia

Aug 09, 2015
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Reviewed by ADuff from Michigan

3/5  rDev +70.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Depending on what I pair this with, I have been enjoying this beer since 2005. Definitely not the best, but I can easily get worse anyday of the week in my local retail cooler.
Feb 12, 2015
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Rated by JamesB63

2.29/5  rDev +30.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Great ingrediants that just came a little short of making a good beer
Feb 08, 2015
 
Crazy Ed's Cave Creek Chili Beer from Chili Beer Co.
Beer rating: 46 out of 100 with 285 ratings