Bronze in Chili Beer
El Poblano Borracho
Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., Lafayette, CO
- Category
- Chili Beer
- Entries
- 55
- ABV
- Not Found
- IBU
- Not Found
- Style
- Chili Beer
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
Not Found
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Hop Profile
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Research Notes
El Poblano Borracho, listed by the brewery as El Borracho Poblano, is a repeat award winner from Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. in Lafayette, Colorado. No published description of the beer itself could be found.
Award
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Chili Beer | Bronze (3rd place) | 55 | Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. | Lafayette, CO |
Specs
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Chili Beer (category name; no brewery label found) | Not Found |
| ABV | Not Found | Not Found |
| IBU | Not Found | Not Found |
| Hops | Not Found | Not Found |
| Malts and grains | Not Found | Not Found |
| Yeast | Not Found | Not Found |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | awards: 2026 World Beer Cup bronze, 2025 Colorado Brewers Cup gold, 2024 GABF gold, 2023 North American Beer Awards gold | Liquid Mechanics: awards |
Brewery Description
No brewery description of El Poblano Borracho was found.
Tasting Notes
Not Found
Ingredients
No ingredient list is published. The name points to poblano peppers, but no page read confirms the pepper or how it is used.
Hop Profile
Not Found
Brewing Details
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Not Found | Not Found |
Style Context
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline defines Chili Beer as any beer using chili peppers for flavor, aroma or heat, with chili character from subtle to intense in harmony with the base style, and IBU and ABV varying with that style. No published specs exist to compare against it.
Awards History
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Great American Beer Festival | Chili Beer | Gold |
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Chili Beer | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Brewery Context
Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co. is in Lafayette, CO. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Untappd.
Related
- Brewery: Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.
Links
- Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co.
- Liquid Mechanics: awards
- Liquid Mechanics: tasting room
- Brewers Association: beer style guidelines
Gaps
- Not Found: Description, Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Malts and grains, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, web search 2026-10-14: El Poblano Borracho Liquid Mechanics (no beer results), liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, bizwest.com.
- Not Found: ABV, IBU. Checked liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, web searches recorded in the research notes, web search 2026-10-14: El Poblano Borracho Liquid Mechanics (no beer results), liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, liquidmechanicsbrewing.com, bizwest.com, Catalog.beer search by beer and brewery name.
Research Notes
- The brewery's awards page lists the 2026 GABF bronze under the name El Borracho Poblano; it gives no category or description.
- The tasting room page says the menu changes several times a week and names no beers, so beer url is null.
- Search summaries of BizWest and Axios 2024 coverage place the 2024 GABF gold in Chili Beer; the Axios page returned 403 and was not read.
- Researched 2026-10-13.
- Second pass 2026-10-13: Exact-name and alternate-name searches with Untappd, ABV and BeerMenus found no verified specifications. The brewery's Untappd activity and medal coverage identify the beer but do not supply its recipe; fields remain null.
- Field pass 2026-10-13: A retailer focused exact-name search found brewery activity and medal coverage, without a new specification source. ABV, IBU, brewery beer page and named hops remain unverified.
- Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: an exact-name web search returned nothing about the beer.
- Brewery site scrape 2026-10-14: found nothing new; 4 pages tried (robots.txt obeyed, one request every few seconds per host).
- Second deep dive pass 2026-10-14 (brewery site, press): found nothing new; 3 pages tried. Press only lists the beer as an award winner (2024 GABF chili gold and Colorado Brewers Cup gold); no ingredients or specs published. Brewery menu rotates and does not list it.