Screamin' Mosquito Chili Beer
Bushwakker Brewing Company

650ml bottle poured in a dimpled mug. Well... they just had to do it. They had to resurrect the Screamin' Mosquito. Well what the hell.. it's been about 6 years since I've had one... let's try this again. My understanding is that they weren't going to make this brew anymore, but decided to give it another go. They have a CD out that is inspired by Bushwakker and some of it's brews... and this is one of those beers that an artist made a song about. They sell a 6 pack of beers along with this CD so I think they just had a bunch of CDs left over and wanted to sell them off with the beers again this year, so they whipped up another batch... anyway... on to the review.

Holy Jalapenos Batman! There's a big mother of a pepper in this bottle! No wonder BigBry said it was super hot as it got older. That pepper would just keep seeping into the brew. This shouldn't be as bad since it's relatively fresh (came out a month or so ago). Hazy, pale straw yellow in colour. Thin white head on the pour that doesn't stick around.

You can definitely smell the pepper in there, but it's kind of a weird aroma coming from this. A hint of pepper with a weird background scent. Cooked green beans with pickle juice and a splash of pepper? Hmmm... not good.

Ya... this is no good. I need a bottle of water to cool my mouth off. There's a brief flash of grains before the fire hits the back of the throat. After that all you get is the chile burning sensation and no flavour.

Mouthfeel: My tongue, the roof of my mouth and the back of my throat are all burning. Oh sweet Jesus make it stop!

Well... they wanted to create a chile beer... and they got it. This is amazingly hot and I can only imagine what it'd be like if it was left longer. I took one sip and I won't take another. Drain pour. I tried to review within the style, but I just can't bring myself to drink any more of this. Anything this bad deserves a really low rating. However, to give them credit, they did want to make a Chile Beer and they've done a helluva job of it.

[edit: I just made my wife take a sip as she just got home from work. HA! The look on her face was sure worth a laugh! Guess I'll be sleeping on the couch tonight...]

Picked up a 650ml bottle on a recent trip to the Regina brewery, poured into a pint glass. Had an actual pepper floating in the bottle, a big one too, 3 inches long.
From their website "We infuse Freehouse Cream Ale with fresh Serrano chili peppers. Some like it hot!". As soon as the bottle cap popped, you could smell the pepper. Poured a very yellow color and overly fizzy - reminded me of Mountain Dew. I may have left this one sitting too long, but all you could smell or taste was pepper. Burned the tongue and throat, same as a shot of hotsauce. Sorry, too hot to even finish the bottle. First thought is to give it 1's across the board, but I am trying to review as per style and according to what the brewer was attempting. As a result it gets higher marks, because it is supposed to be hot and spicy. No subtle flavor, it hits you like a fist in the face. For the adventurous, or on a dare, try it. Sorry, not for me.

edit: Thanks to an email update from Dave, I learned this was a 'novelty' brew and has been discontinued due to it being too gimmicky. I also had an older bottle which just continues to get hotter as time goes by.