Yesterday we had our very first bottling and soon to be on the shelf at a store near you is our award winning Chili Beer. If you’d like some this weekend I understand that it should be on shelves in Eugene and Corvallis at area Market of Choice and Bi-Mart stores.
5400 bottles, or 7 pallets, were filled yesterday. Here are some pictures and video of the action.
dc
Despite the notification that the Calapooia Brewing Company’s Chili Beer would be available “this weekend” (the weekend of October 15, 16, 2011), it was not actually available in my Eugene area Market of Choice store until Wednesday, October 19. I didn’t check any Bi-Mart stores.
I purchased two bottles of Calapooia’s Chili Beer on the morning of October 19. I also purchased two bottles of Six Rivers Brewing Company’s Chili Pepper Spicy Ale (the only other chili pepper beer that is available in this area) for a side-by-side taste test. Verdict: Calapooia wins hands down for taste and flavor, despite the slightly elevated cost ($5.49 per 22 oz. bottle, vs. $4.99)
My advice? This Sunday while you’re watching NFL games, whomp up a batch of cheese or beef enchiladas (chicken? Who eats chicken?) and top them with a couple of cans of Hatch (brand) Five Pepper Enchilada Sauce (also available at Market of Choice.)
Then indulge in the very best enchiladas you can possibly make, accompanied by the very best beer made to compliment those enchiladas.
Go Calapooia Chili Beer!
Hey Guy,
Sorry about the false alarm this past weekend. We published that information based on what we were told by our distributor. We apologize for delay, but glad to hear you’re enjoying it!
Thanks for your note,
dc
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I’ve just had the great pleasure of trying pooia’s chile beer. Oh my god, this beer rock’s. All of pooia’s beer’s are great. I’ve been to a lot of brewery’s in Oregon, this is exceptional beer brewing!!!!!!!!!