Month: December 2013

Puckerbutt Pepper Co. owner Ed Currie had recently appeared on the CBS This Morning show to showcase his now Guinness World Record chile pepper Carolina Reaper. Watch the clip below to see his segment:

I’ve often said that the chilehead world contains some of the nicest people on the planet; and at times, we’re like a big, extended family that expands across the country and extends around the globe. I stand by that statement, and I’m one of the luckiest and most blessed folks for being able to get into an industry with so many quality men and women that often seem like brothers and sisters to me. Getting together at fiery foods events can actually seem like family reunions!

But there are the few that nearly ruin it for me. There are people I’ve run across my travels and ones who have contacted and communicated with me over the years that range from mildly irritating to downright have me proclaiming, “off with their heads!”. The following is a compilation of the many goofy and annoying types of people who I have encountered over the years.

Before I get into the list, I want you to take this thought as you read this whole blog post: I love receiving feedback from all sorts of people! I wholeheartedly welcome constructive criticism, including ones that really challenge me and that help me become a better blogger, podcaster and an overall better person. So if you have something to say, by all means, feel free to contact me…

The Missouri Boyz review team returns! Chilehead reviewers and bloggers myself and Ryan Graub (http://www.pepperfiend.com) try out Crime Beer from the Stone Brewing Company.

This is one of the famed beers to appear on the Esquire Channel’s “Brew Dogs” show, as it is the world’s first beer to feature the one-time World’s Hottest Chile, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion pepper, among other chile peppers.

Between us two dudes, Ryan is clearly the beer fanatic. While I’ve tasted a few thousand hot sauces and other condiments of all kinds, I am only an occasional beer drinker, so it is that perspective I have while reviewing this product. But one thing that Ryan and I share is that we both have never previously tasted a chile beer that we’ve thought actually tasted great. Will this spicy alcoholic concoction finally break that trend with us?

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A big thanks goes to the crew at Stone Brewing Company (http://www.stonebrew.com/) for making this beer, and to Jim Duffy of Refining Fire Chiles (http://www.refiningfirechiles.com) for providing some of the super-hot chiles used in this brew.