{"id":92718,"date":"2019-08-01T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/carver-brewing-co-brings-home-the-pueblo-hatch-chile-war\/"},"modified":"2019-08-01T01:00:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T01:00:02","slug":"carver-brewing-co-brings-home-the-pueblo-hatch-chile-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/carver-brewing-co-brings-home-the-pueblo-hatch-chile-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Carver Brewing Co. brings home the Pueblo-Hatch chile war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The debate over whether Colorado or New Mexico chiles is better heated up this month as the governors of both states have gotten involved on social media. Carver Brewing Co. in Durango aims to settle the debate by letting guests taste Pueblo and Hatch green chiles and vote on their favorite.<\/span>Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Earlier this month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis added fuel to a long-burning fiery debate when he took to social media to proclaim that Colorado\u2019s Pueblo green chiles are better than those from Hatch, New Mexico.<\/p>\n

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham responded that her state\u2019s chiles would win in any head-to-head contest, but up until now, the chile war has been a cold \u2013 or would that be mild? \u2013 one.<\/p>\n

Carver Brewing Co.<\/a> aims to change that, bringing the battlefield to the Durango brewpub and letting diners determine which is the better chile.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw this battle between the governors of New Mexico and Colorado venting over who has the best chiles,\u201d said Chef David Cuntz. \u201c\u2026 All they really do is banter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought, let\u2019s do a side-by-side taste test,\u201d said owner Mike Hurst. \u201c\u2026 We call ourselves a Southwestern brewpub, so we thought this is a great place to stage this battle because it\u2019s right on the border.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contest<\/a> begins with a lunch and dinner special on Wednesday and will last \u201cuntil the chile is gone,\u201d said Cuntz, who has 24 pounds of both in his kitchen.<\/p>\n

The contest will take the form of vegetarian green chili served in two cups on one plate \u2013 one flying the Colorado flag and the other with New Mexico\u2019s \u2013 served with corn tortilla chips to clean your palate. Guests will be able to indicate on the flags which they thought was better, Cuntz said.<\/p>\n

Standings will be updated on Carver Brewing Co.\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n

As an unblinded experiment, the study does not eliminate bias from the contest. Hurst and Cuntz have clear opinions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re both native Coloradans, so we\u2019re a little biased, but I think the Hatch is going to win,\u201d Hurst said when asked for his predictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know, I think this community likes a little spice,\u201d Cuntz responded. \u201cI mean, when you eat a chile, you want spice. The Hatch has some spice \u2013 it\u2019s variable, but the Pueblos is going to be solid. It\u2019ll definitely make you brows sweat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carver Brewing usually gets Colorado chiles from its own farm, which will be coming at the end of the summer this year. When it doesn\u2019t have its own chiles, it uses authentic hatch chiles, Hurst said.<\/p>\n

This is the first time the restaurant brewpub has worked with Pueblo chiles, Cuntz said.<\/p>\n

ngonzales@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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What to drink with the chiles<\/h4>\n

\u201cA rule in beer pairing is you want to either complement or contrast your flavors, and what you really want to match is the intensity of whatever you\u2019re pairing with,\u201d said Carver brewing Co. owner Mike Hurst. \u201cObviously, with some green chiles with some heat, you need a beer that\u2019s not going to get completely overwhelmed by the flavor of the chiles. I like to bring out that heat with hoppy beers \u2013 our Jack Rabbit Pale Ale would be a classic pairing.
\n \u201cWith certain peppers, you can do a darker beer, like a stout or our coffee porter,\u201d he said.
\n Chef Dave Cuntz said Carver\u2019s Lightner Creek Lager is a straightforward beer that won\u2019t inundate the chiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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