April 14th, 2015 - Rising Up Red From Beneath The Remains

Boa noite my friends!  The Meister here tonight pairing "Beneath The Remains" (1997 Remaster) from Brazilian thrash metal monsters Sepultura and a Rise Up Red India Red Ale from Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB)!
 
Album Info:

• Artist: Sepultura
• Title: "Beneath The Remains" (1997 Remaster)
• Recorded: December 15th through 28th, 1988 at Nas Nuvens Studio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Release date: April 7th, 1989 (3rd studio album by Sepultura
• Record company: Roadrunner Records
• Album cover art: Michael Whelan
• Personnel: Igor Cavalera  (drums and percussion), Max Cavalera (vocals, rhythm guitar, and mixing), Andreas Kisser (lead guitar), and Paulo Xisto Pinto, Jr. (bass guitar)
• Musical style: Thrash metal, speed metal, death metal
• Sound: Explosive, fiery, fast, and furious, "Beneath The Remains" is all about buzz-saw guitars, machine gun fire drums, thunderstorm bass, and Max's intensely brutal and wonderful vocals!
• Major themes: Pain, death, self-determination, aggression, mind-control, honesty, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Beneath The Remains"
2. "Inner Self"
3. "Stronger Than Hate"
4. "Mass Hypnosis"
5. "Sarcastic Existence"
6. "Slaves Of Pain"
7. "Lobotomy"
8. "Hungry"
9. "Primitive Future"
10. "A Hora E A Vez Do Cabelo Nascer"
11. "Inner Self" (Drum Tracks)
12. "Mass Hypnosis" (Drum Tracks)

    Brew Info:

• Brewery: Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) (Portland, Oregon)
• Website: http://hopworksbeer.com/
• Brew: Rise Up Red India Red Ale
• Style: Red IPA
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 6.1%
• IBUs: 65
• Gravity: 14.5 degrees Plato
• Pour: Deep mahogany red with a thick, 1-finger, well-sustained white head that displays lots of spider web lacing.
• Nose: The nose of the Rise Up Red is a very nice blend of herbal, floral, piney, and malty aromas. 
• Taste: Very well-balanced, the Rise Up Red has a nice blend of barley malt, toffee/caramel, citrus, pine, and herbal flavors.  There are notes of baked bread, sweet toffee, grapefruit, pine, and black tea.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied and medium to high carbonation the Rise Up Red is very smooth with a crisp and refreshing profile.  The finish is clean and smooth with a slight hoppy bite. 

Overall pairing: The Rise Up Red is a great brew to pair with "Beneath The Remains" for the simple fact that it goes down easy, but is full-flavored, complex, and has some bite... a great beer to pound whilst banging your head to the might and power that is Sepultura!!

Saude!!