The habanero beer is a “success”

I’m calling it a success because it was my first batch of home brew ever AND it was drinkable. Meaning, I was able to quaff an entire bottle without trying to convince myself it WASN’T swill.

The flavor was light and crisp with no beery aftertaste. If I had to dig deep into my bag of brewer’s verbiage, I would say the beer imparted “grassy notes” because peppers, even the searing hot kind, taste grassy…there’s no getting around that.

As for the heat factor, there was only a lingering wisp of fire at the back of my throat after each sip — not enough to detract from the flavor of the beer — which was my aim when brewing.  (Even though that makes it sound like I had a clue what I was doing when following the recipe.)

Habanero beer isn’t for everyone, but for fans of hot food like Jake and myself, it hit the spot.

Only 46 more bottles to go.