July 7th, 2020 - A Little funkwerks At Dynamo Open Air

Boa noite evildoers and craft beer lovers!  The Meista here getting aggressive with a pairing of the kickass "Live At Dynamo Open Air 1998" by Soulfly and a delicious Saison Belgian-Style Ale from funkwerks!

Album Info:

• Artist: Soulfly
• Title: "Live At Dynamo Open Air 1998"
• Recorded: live at the Dynamo Festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands on May 30th, 1998
• Release date: June 22nd, 2018 ( full-length live album by Soulfly)
• Record company: Dynamo Concerts
• Production: Dynamo Concerts
• Album cover art: ?
• Personnel: Max Cavalera (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Cello Dias (bass), Logan Mader (lead guitar), and Roy Mayorga (drums and percussion)
• Additional musicians: Chino Moreno (backing vocals) and Benji Webbe (backing vocals)
• Musical style: Groove metal, thrash metal, death metal
• Sound: The sound on "Live At Dynamo Open Air 1998" blends head-bobbing grooves with crunching thrash and death metal intensity!  !
• Major themes: Ceremony, tribalism, native cultures, chaos, corruption, violence, seeking truth, seeking knowledge, anger, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Eye For An Eye"
2. "No Hope = No Fear"
3. "Spit" (Sepultura cover)
4. "Bleed"
5. "Beneath The Remains / Dead Embryonic Cells" (Sepultura covers)
6. "Tribe"
7. "Bumba"
8. "Quilombo / Exodus" (Bob Marely And The Wailers covers)
9. "Prejudice"
10. "Roots Bloody Roots" (Sepultura cover)
11. "Attitude" (Sepultura cover)
12. "The Song Remains Insane"
13. "First Commandment"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: funkwerks (Fort Collins, Colorado)
• Website: https://funkwerks.com/
• Brew: Saison Belgian-Style Ale
• Style: Farmhouse / Saison
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle
• ABV: 6.8%
• Pour: The funkwerks Saison pours slightly hazy bright yellow hue with a frothy, 1-finger bright white head that dissipates quickly, leaving only a very thin ring with virtually no lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, tart, floral, spicy, and slightly funky.  There are aromas of fresh plum, lemon juice, white grapes, tangerines, wet leather, cloves, and a hint of funk.
• Taste: It is fruity, tangy, spicy, and slightly funky.  There are notes of passionfruit, tangerine,  lemon juice, Chardonnay, light grain, light and very light barnyard funk. 
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium in body and well carbonated, the mouthfeel is crisp, frothy, quite tart, and tangy, yet very smooth with a clean, dry finish.

Overall pairing: The Saison from funkwerks is a bright, fruity, tart, complex, and very crushable brew, which makes for a great juxtaposed pairing to the chaotic and aggressive grooves of the brilliant grooves and by Soulfly!!  'Nuff said!

Saude and hails!