Jalapenito
Berkshire Brewing Company in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Vegetable Regular|
Score
6.87
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Jow (8309) reviewed Jalapenito from Berkshire Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Still chasing styles and chili pepper is needed. Is this style growing on me? Potentially. Murky orange pour with a decent head. Nose is jalapeño and tropical fruits. On the palate more jalapeño flavor and some heat but not overwhelming, pineapple, dough, orange zest, koolaide punch. Smooth. Heat lingers on palate.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Jalapenito from Berkshire Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at Casa Verde, 5/31/17.
Lightly hazy, dark, brassy-gold with a medium-sized, white head showing moderately-low retention.
Fresh pepper flesh in the nose greets the senses, with light tropical fruit and moderate citrus notes alongside it, as lightly sweet malts add honey and bits of cracker to balance gently. No resin or alcohol and very low on the pineapple; you can’t tell between hop and actual fruit. Pepper is certainly front and center, though I don’t think it completely dominates. That will certainly be up to the individual drinker’s preference for spicy pepper character, though. Otherwise, clean, with ample hops and no alcohol noted.
Bright and peppery, with mild but lightly spicy heat and well-done tropical fruit notes from the hops. Malts are very biscuity, with light cereal suggestions, that really create quite a bit of depth. Perhaps it’s a touch on the sweeter side, though it definitely balances the heat, in that regard. Carbonation is moderate, fairly engaging and no flaw or alcohol is noted. As with most pepper beers, the pepper is quite apparent and this will hinge on whether or not you enjoy peppers. However, here the actual heat (and hop bitterness) is very low, so as long as you don’t mind the flavor, the heat won’t bother you.