6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Taster at St. Nicholas, Eclipse Sunday. Yes, I will always try out a pepper beer. This single batch was just put on tap, so the server was unsure of details, so I wrote the brewer, who said it’s made with pepperoncini, mild jalapeños and banana peppers. It was light and cloudy, like a Belgian wit, with a very thin head. I had picked up on jalapeño peppers right away, and it left a mild burn, mitigated by the addition of mango fruit sweetness.