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Biography

Due to my love of chocolate, I wanted more alcocoahol. To spice it up, I went for the legendary Aztec drink xocolatl, a blend of cocoa, cinnamon, and hot peppers. It was considered a stimulant (duh) and also a sexual performance enhancer. Since I don't really like it, I'll probably sell it to pornographers.

Creation

Trying to find the right pepper, I was taking small nips from various peppers I had picked up at the market. The first three were all relatively mild and thus unsuitable. Tired of the tedium of cautious biting, I chomped and chewed on the last subject, which turned out to be fiendishly hot and left me weeping into the brewpot.

Stats

Style: Spiced Porter
Base Grain: Vienna
Adjunct Grains: Maris Otter, Chocolate Rye, Aromatic, Special B, Victory, Smoked
Hops: Fuggle, Saaz
Curious Additives: Cassia Bark, Cinnamon Sticks, Cocoa, Red Hot Chili Pepper, Habanero, Aleppo Pepper Flakes
Yeast: WLP 007 - East Coast Ale
OG: 1.070 / FG: 1.020
ABV: You don't notice it because your tongue is burning
Color: Burnt
Head: Inconsistent.
Flavors: At first, it's just an awkward blend of excessive cinnamon, ample hops, and meager roasty chocolate. You probably don't like it, so you swallow quickly, at which point you notice that this is a barbed beer, its chilis spiking your throat.