Ahoy, me hearties and happy Friday! Captain Meista here today getting the weekend of right with a pairing of the very rockin' and very raucous "Captain Morgan's Revenge", the debut album by Scottish pirate metal monsters Alestorm and a new and very tasty Wicked Sea Party Hazy Pale Ale from TF Brewing (and a little shot of Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum)! So raise your cutlasses and your pint glasses with me ya scurvy dogs!!
Album Info:
- Artist: Alestorm
- Title: "Captain Morgan's Revenge"
- Recorded: September through October 2007 at Lök Studios in Perth, Scotland and LSD Studios in Lübeck, Germany
- Release date: January 25th, 2008 (1st studio album by Alestorm)
- Record company: Napalm Records
- Production:
- Album cover art: Dan Goldsworthy
- Personnel: Christopher Bowes (lead and backing vocals, keyboards, and tin whistle), Dani Evans (bass), Gavin Harper (guitars, Jew's harp, tambourine, drums, and backing vocals), and Ian Wilson (percussion)
- Additional musicians: Brendan Casey (backing vocals), Lasse Lammert (vibraslap and Tambourine), Chris Mummelthey (backing vocals), and Migo Wagner (drums and backing vocals)
- Musical style: Pirate metal, power metal, folk metal
- Sound: Combining Scottish jigs with pirate themes, European folk music, and epic power metal, Alestorm has made a name for themselves for fun and silliness, yet also for masterful musicianship. The music is fast-paced, fiery, and incredibly entertaining with hilarious pirate-themed lyrics! What's not to love?!
- Major themes: Pirates! Pirates! And more pirates! As well as beer, rum, quests, drinking, fighting, drinking, sex, drinking, stealing, drinking, pillaging, drinking, plunder, drinking, death, drinking... did I mention drinking?
- Tracks:
- "Over The Seas"
- "Captain Morgan's Revenge"
- "The Huntmaster"
- "Nancy The Tavern Wench"
- "Death Before The Mast"
- "Terror On The High Seas"
- "Set Sail And Conquer"
- "Of Treasure"
- "Wenches & Mead"
- "Flower Of Scotland"
Brew Info:
- Brewery: TF Brewing (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Website: https://www.tfbrewing.com/
- Brew: Wicked Sea Party Hazy Pale Ale
- Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
- Serving: 16 ounce can
- ABV: 5.0%
- Ingredients:
- Pour: The Wicked Sea Party pours a very murky, very hazy golden-yellow with a bright white, 1-finger head with good retention and soapy lacing.
- Nose: The nose is citrusy, tropical, hoppy, herbal, and sweet. There are aromas of grapefruit rind, tangerine, orange peel and pith, mango, melon, herbal tea, and soft caramel.
- Taste: The taste is characterized by bright, fruity, hoppy, earthy, and slightly sweet flavors. There are big notes of pink grapefruit, tangerine, mango, peach, grassy hops, and pine, along with more subtle flavors of freshly baked bread, biscuit, and toffee.
- Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Wicked Sea Party is very crisp and punchy with a dry, slightly bitter finish.
Overall pairing: The punchy, fruity, and citrusy aromas and flavors of TF's Wicked Sea Party Hazy Pale Ale is a great beer to throw back whilst pillaging Caribbean villages... or just rockin' out to the kick-ass tunes of Alestorm's highly upbeat and entertaining "Captain Morgan's Revenge"! So grab a sweet lass and a Wicked Sea Party and spin some Alestorm... you won't be sorry!
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