Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Light stone fruit aroma. Med body. Flavor is light apricot, earthy sox, some wood, and perhaps a hint of chili. It’s rather mild considering the name. Finishes towards horse blanket.

Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours gold with no head. Aroma is light sour citrus. Med body or nearly. Flavor is earthy, citrus, light sweat sox. Rather refreshing.

Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento. Pours hazy perry color with a slight white head. Citrus aroma. Med minus body. Flavor is wheat, grapefruit, and then a touch of zest/rind. Good for a wheat.

The slightest clouded golden coloured body with a thin white head. Aroma of pale wheat, tons of grapefruit, pineappley and citrusey hops, some earthy notes and a ton of light spice flavours - very nice throughout the smell. Light-bodied; Assertive effervescence; Strong spice kick of white pepper, sage, coriander seed, spruce and hay all with not much malt at all - this tastes more like a gruit with every sip. Aftertaste is very mild with hops and spices coming out - no malt or depth, no strength nor pungency. Overall, a very light offering with a ton of spice and grassy flavours, but not depth, maltiness or earthy flavours at all. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, Oregon on 27-September-2013 for US$5.50 sampled at home in Washington on the other side of this country on 17-March-2014 on St Patrick’s Day.

Sample at First Sunday. Pours yellow, with a thin, white head. Aroma of lemon zest, straw, grape must, and pine. Very sweet, with some light bitterness and just a touch of sourness. Medium body, sticky, and fairly lively. Not bad!

Draught. Clear yellow pour with white head. Spice and hop aroma. Herb flavour with a spice note. Light bodied with a spice and hop finish.

Super clear, light orange and copper coloured body with a thin, half a centimetre tall just off-white head with almost no movement at all. Aroma of pine, light hops, resin, flowers and a hint of perfumey hops - not much malt or alcohol here at all. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong perfumey and floral hop flavours with not much malt, some light fruity sweetness and a subdued bitterness at the end. Aftertaste shows a little of the hops, but in an odd way - just perfume and flowers, some light malt and not much else - this was fairly weak. Overall, a very sub-standard IPA, especially by PNW standards! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Portland (Pearl), Oregon on 27-April-2013 for US$4.29 sampled at home in Washington on 04-September-2013.

Dark brown coloured body with a light tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, caramelised sugars and a good amount of chiles. Medium-bodied; Standard robust porter flavour at first with noticeable roasted malt, chocolate and toffee sweetness and little else. Then, a few seconds later you feel a nice pleasant chile burn on the back of the palate that lasts there for a while but isn’t overwhelming, but provides a nice consistent and warming sensation and adds to the experience. Aftertaste shows a good blend of a porter and a chile infused beer - well done. Overall, a nice beer that should be sampled if you like porters, but especially if you like chiles, since this is a well-balanced beer. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Pearl Specialty Market in Portland, Oregon on 26-April-2013 for US$6.49 sampled at home in Washington on 23-June-2013.

On nitro tap at Bailey's Taproom, pours black with a medium beige head. Aroma of oats and toasted malts. Flavour of smooth oats, mild toasted malts and bitter dry cocoa. Very smooth and drinkable for a stout. The nitro makes this very easily drinkable. Solid stuff, just nothing out of the ordinary.

Billed as a chili porter. Aroma is malty with a spice edge. Flavour is mild restrained malt with a loud chili finish. Dark with an off white head pour. Truly a chili porter.