January 3rd, 2014 - Adventures Of The Schneider Weisse Imagination

Good evening my friends!  The Meista here with his brother Dain-o pairing a Schneider Weisse Tap 7 Unser Original Hefe-Weizen Ale from Weisses Bräuhaus G. Schneider & Sohn GmbH with Michael Schenker's "Adventures Of The Imagination"!  Here is the brilliant track list: 

1. "Achtung Fertig, Los!" - 4:40
2. "Open Gate" - 3:32

Adventures Part One

3. "Three Fish Dancing" - 14:01
4. "Michael Schenker Junior" - 1:54

Adventures Part Two

5. "Aardvark in a VW Smoking a Cigar" - 13:46
6. "I Want to Be with You" - 2:39

Adventures Part Three

7. "Old Man with Sheep on Mars" - 6:15
8. "At the End of the Day" - 3:58
9. "Hand in Hand" - 2:57

"Adventures Of The Imagination" was released in 2000 and is the 4th all-instrumental solo release by guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (best known for his work with the Scorpions, UFO, and the Michael Schenker Group).  Joined by Schenker on "Adventures Of The Imagination" is John Onder  on bass and the amazingly talented Aynsley Dunbar on drums.  Schenker's guitar tone on this album is rich, complex, and utterly breathtaking.  And that is just his tone!  The fiery compositions and delivery is really a thing of both beauty and marvel!  Man, what a great album!!

Like Schenker's tone, Schneider Weisse Tap 7 Unser Original Hefe-Weizen Ale is an intricate, complex, and tasty concoction.  It pours a very cloudy, very murky clover honey amber with a very thin head.  The nose is a combination of light malt and spice along with some light floral notes.  There are notes of clove, nutmeg, biscuit, soft banana.  The flavor follows suit.  Big banana flavors abound from the German yeast.  There are also complex spice notes of coriander, clove, nutmeg.  The mouthfeel is light, but frothy.  It finishes clean with a nice dryness and a hint of spicy kick... a great beer for a great album!

Prost!!