January 13th, 2019 - Diabolical Fullmoon Gruit

Good evening and hails!  The Meista here tonight pairing "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism", the debut album by Norwegian black metal legends Immortal and a Gruit Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale Brewed with Herbs from Proper Brewing Company!

Album Info:

• Artist: Immortal
• Title: "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism"
• Recorded: April 1992 at Grieghallen Studios in Norway
• Release date: July 1st, 1992 (1st full-length studio album by Immortal)
• Record company: Osmose Productions
• Production: Eirik Hundvin and Immortal
• Album cover art: J.W.H.
• Personnel: Abbath Doom Occulta (bass guitar and vocals), Armagedda (drums), and Demonaz Doom Occulta (electric and acoustic guitars)
• Musical style: Black metal
• Sound: Primal, aggressive, and very melodic, the sound on "" is both insanely powerful and chaotic as well as mesmerizing!
• Major themes: The occult, evil, Satanism, death, coldness, darkness, Norse culture and lore, winter, revenge, anti-religion, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Intro"
2. "The Call Of The Wintermoon"
3. "Unholy Forces Of Evil"
4. "Cryptic Winterstorms"
5. "Cold Winds Of Funeral Dust"
6. "Blacker Than Darkness"
7. "A Perfect Vision Of The Rising Northland"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Proper Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.properbrewingco.com/
• Brew: Gruit Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale Brewed with Herbs
• Style: Gruit / Abbey Ale
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 8.5%
• Ingredients: Yarrow, sweet gale, and Labrador tea
• Pour: It pours a very cloudy (almost opaque) dark amber with a very thin beige head that dissipates quickly, leaving a thin ring and sparse lacing.
• Nose: The nose is herbal, floral, vegetal, and sweet.  There are aromas of bitter and sweet roots, summer squash, wet grass, black tea, mountain flowers, and honey.
• Taste: The taste is bitter and herbal with sweet and boozy notes lingering as well.  There are notes of licorice, herbal tea, wild herbs, sweet honey, and homemade booze.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with low carbonation the mouthfeel is smooth, somewhat thick, and somewhat bitter with a slightly dry, sweet, and boozy finish.

Overall pairing: The old-world charm and paganistic flavors and aromas the Gruit from Proper Brewing evokes is perfect for the Norwegian black metal brilliance of Immortal's classic, heavy-hitting, and infernal "Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism"!!

Skål!!  HAILS!!