Green Chile
Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Vegetable Regular|
Score
6.03
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A blend of hot and mild Anaheim chiles infused in a refreshing lager. Tommyknockers slipped into the mining camps of Idaho Springs in the 1800 with the discovery of gold in our mountains and streams. These elves though hardly seen, were often heatrd stirring, singing and working. They guided many fortunate miners from harm’s way and the gold they sought.
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6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2026
at 17:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can at Alus Celle, Riga. Chili beer without chili hotness, subtle chili in the aroma. Rather light and modest.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2025
at 06:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 12 oz. can. Pours a hazy gold with a thick off white head. Aromas of green chili. Flavors are more sweet than hot although there is a lingering heat on the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2019
at 00:16
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can, best by May 11th 2019.
Pours a straw gold, decent head of foam, umm...I see black floaties. What's up with that??
Smells like an AAL, grainy, corny, only the slightest bit of a hint of any heat.
Taste is watery, lightest of light hints of chile. Mishandled can? Maybe.
Light and watery mouthfeel.
I can't believe how bad this is.
Pours a straw gold, decent head of foam, umm...I see black floaties. What's up with that??
Smells like an AAL, grainy, corny, only the slightest bit of a hint of any heat.
Taste is watery, lightest of light hints of chile. Mishandled can? Maybe.
Light and watery mouthfeel.
I can't believe how bad this is.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2019
at 01:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, best before 8/24/2015. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/yellow color with a small fairly dense white head with decent retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty cap that lingers. Minimal lacing on the glass. Good appearance. Aromas of red/green chile peppers, skin/seeds, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of chile peppers, pale malts, and mild earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big red/green chile peppers, skin/seeds, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy hop bitterness and pepper spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of red/green chile peppers, skin/seeds, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of chile peppers, pale malts, and mild earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, zero yeast notes preset. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as wexpected of 5.3%. Slightly increasing pepper heat through the glass, never overwhelming. Overall this is a very good pepper spiced pale lager. All around nice robustness and balance of chile peppers, pale malts, and mild earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and quite refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy finish. Very flavorful and no overdone on the peppers. Clean balanced pils malts, peppers, and mild earthy hops. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2018
at 23:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at Björn, 2017-09-22.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Chili, some fruit and malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Chili, malt.
Where: Tasting at Björn, 2017-09-22.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Chili, some fruit and malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Chili, malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2017
at 06:11
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Aroma of fruity greeh chili. Dry with light body and rounded mouthfeel. White bread and plenty of mild green chili. Low bitterness in a finish with distinct heat. Pretty good for a chili beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2017
at 12:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear, orange color, with a small, fleeting, white head. Lovely, mild Chile aroma, with some background notes of bread dough, caramel, and honey. Sweet and malty, with a very mild bitterness and a low, pleasant heat. Light body, with a smooth, syrupy, and a little acidic mouthfeel. This is a wonderful exhibition of green chilies, without overwhelming heat or terrible raw veggie flavor. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2017
at 21:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear orange gold with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong chilis and lime zest. Thin, wheat, lime, nice heat from chilis, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2016
at 13:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Green chile/bell pepper and light malt aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Sweet green bell pepper/chile, light biscuit malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Slight heat in finish. Okay - if you like the taste of peppers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2016
at 14:00