December 22nd, 2019 - Group Sex is Punk As F*ck!

Hey there punks and brew-heads!  Today I'm pairing "Group Sex", the debut album by punk legends Circle Jerks and a Punk As F*ck from SaltFire Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Circle Jerks
• Title: "Group Sex"
• Recorded: July 1980 at Byrdcliffe Studios in Culver City, California
• Release date: October 1st, 1980 (1st studio album by the Circle Jerks)
• Record company: Frontier Records
• Production: Circle Jerks and Cary Markoff
• Album cover art: Diane Zincavage and Doug Drug (band logo)
• Personnel: Greg Hetson (guitars), Lucky Lehrer (drums), Keith Morris (vocals), and Roger Rogerson (bass)
• Musical style: Hardcore punk
• Sound: With the longest song coming in at 1 minute 35 seconds, the songs on "Group Sex" are fast, punchy, aggressive, and very high energy!
• Major themes: Critique of social mores, commercialism, and conservative ideology, sticking it to the man, sex, teen rebellion, anger, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Deny Everything"
2. "I Just Want Some Skank"
3. "Beverly Hills"
4. "Operation"
5. "Back Against The Wall"
6. "Wasted"
7. "Behind The Door"
8. "World Up My Ass"
9. "Paid Vacation"
10. "Don't Care"
11. "Live Fast Die Young"
12. "What's Your Problem"
13. "Group Sex"
14. "Red Tape"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: SaltFire Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://www.saltfirebrewing.com/
• Brew: Punk As F*ck
• Style: Imperial India Pale Ale (IIPA)
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle 
• ABV: 11.5%
• Pour: The Punk As F*ck pours a.dark bronze-amber with a 1-finger, bright white head with good retention and trace, soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is dank, earthy, citrusy, boozy, and malty.  There are aromas of pine resin, fresh pine needles, grapefruit rind, lemon zest, tangerine, a hint of pineapple, floral esters, crackery biscuit, toasted bread, and soft caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Punk As F*ck follows the nose with bold, boozy, bready, earthy, citrusy, and sweet flavors.  There are notes of toated bread, biscuit, grapefruit, tangerine, orange pith, pinapple, pine sap, juniper, black tea, gin, and sweet toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the is sharp, bready, thick, yet crisp with a dry, bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The bold, in-your-face, aggressive flavors of SaltFire's Punk As F*ck is perfect for the classic and groundbreaking punk insanity of "Group Sex" by the Circle Jerks!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!