Twisted Pine Brewery - Homer Simpson eats a Guatemalan Insanity Pepper

Actually, we're really talking about the the invention of a "Ghost Chili" beer called "Ghost Face Killah" by Twisted Pine Brewing Company, based in Boulder, Colorado. We know absolutely zero about this brewery, but we have to applaud its "balls" in making a beer that seems considerably less friendly than Casper ever was, plus we love the shout out to our favorite of the Wu Tang Clan. "Surprisingly", they have timed the release of this beer to coincide with Cinco de Mayo, the annual rite of passage for American's to celebrate our friendly neighbor to the south. It seems to be available in only Colorado, Texas, and Louisiana, so please let us know if you can get your hands on it and give us a good review:

"Colorado Brewery Brews Hottest Beer on Earth

Twisted Pine releases a Ghost Chili Beer

Boulder, Colorado – April 26th 2010 – Why brew a beer so hot that it melts taste buds and brings tears to drinkers’ eyes? To do something different. In a world full of pilsners, pale ales and porters trying to think a little more outside of the box keeps things exciting. Twisted Pine takes pride in making unique craft beers many of which combine flavors that have never been conceived before. “Ghost Face Killah” ghost chili beer packs the heat of 6 chilies including anaheim, fresno, jalapeño, serrano, habenero and the infamous ghost chili. The beer will be released May 5th at the Twisted Pine Cinco de Mayo party and again at the Snowmass Chili and Beer Festival. While pouring Billy’s Chilies Chili Beer at the Chili and Beer Festival last year, the crowd’s reaction was, “don’t you have anything hotter?” Be careful what you ask for. A little less than a year later brewers stumbled across a chili called Bhut Jolokia, better known as the ghost chili (the hottest chili on earth). The ghost chili is one of those foods you must earn the right to eat. In fact, the bag it arrived in came with a very stern warning label touting one million scoville units, which is five times hotter than a habenero. Needless to say, a little bit of this chili goes a long way. However, “once you get over the initial heat of the chili, you are left with a very flavorful smokiness,” says brewer Jeff Brumley. Chili beer is not a new concept at Twisted Pine who is known for brewing the ever so popular Billy’s Chilies. Billy’s Chilies Beer is a light wheat beer infused with 5 fresh peppers and was initially brewed as somewhat of a novelty. Five years later, sales of the chili beer are soaring. With brewers allowed much freedom in the brewery it was only a matter of time until “Ghost Face Killah” ghost chili beer came to fruition. One of a kind beers are something Twisted Pine is known for with past releases including Poison Fish, a ginger wasabi beer, “The Truffle,” a chocolate raspberry beer infused with coffee, and “Holy Mole,” a chocolate chili beer. While the Guinness Book of World Records is still pending, one taste should be enough to assure you; this is something truly unique."

Salud!