Hello and happy Sunday rockers, rollers, and craft beer lovers! The Meista here today grooving to the progressive sounds of "Union" by Yes with the tasty and nutty Union Station Amber Ale from the fine folks at Ogden River Brewing Company!
Album Info:
- Artist: Yes
- Title: "Union."
- Recorded: 1989 through early 1991
- Release date: April 30th, 1991 (13th studio album by Yes)
- Record company: Arista Records
- Production: Jon Anderson, Jonathan Elias, Steve Howe, Mark Mancina, Eddy Offord, Trevor Rabin, and Billy Sherwood
- Album cover art: Roger Dean
- Personnel: Jon Anderson (lead and backing vocals), Bill Bruford (acoustic and electronic drums and percussion), Steve Howe (electric and acoustic guitars), Tony Kaye (Hammond B-3 organ and piano), Trevor Rabin (electric guitars, lead and backing vocals), Chris Squire (bass guitar and harmony and backing vocals), Rick Wakeman (keyboards), and Alan White (drums and percussion)
- Additional musicians: Deborah Anderson (backing vocals), Gary Barlough (synthesizer), Jerry Bennett (synthesizer and synth percussion), Pauline Cheng (Cambodian poetry reading), Jim Crichton (synthesizer), Jonathan Elias (piano, synthesizers, programming, and backing vocals), Gary Falcone (backing vocals), Sherman Foote (synthesizer), Brian Foraker (synthesizer programming), Chris Fosdick (synthesizer), Tommy Funderburk (backing vocals), Jimmy Haun (electric guitar), Rory Kaplan (synthesizer programming), Alex Lasarenko (synthesizer), Tony Levin (bass guitar and Chapman Stick), Ian Lloyd (backing vocals), Steve Porcaro (keyboards and synthesizer programming), Allan Schwartzberg (percussion), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), Michael Sherwood (backing vocals), and Danny Vaughn (backing vocals)
- Musical style: Progressive rock, art rock, pop rock
- Sound: Combining multiple musicians of the Yes legacy, the sound on "Union" is blend of the more classic progressive and jazz-based era with the poppier, more synth based era. I quite enjoy the album. There are some stellar tracks including "I Would Have Waited Forever", "Lift Me Up", and "Miracle Of Life". However, the majority of Yes members were not happy with the final versions of the songs and the production.
- Major themes: Love, relationships, hope, peace, life, meditation, kindness, protest, animal rights, etc.
- Tracks:
- "I Would Have Waited Forever"
- "Shock To The System"
- "Masquerade"
- "Life Me Up"
- "Without Hope You Cannot Start The Day"
- "Saving My Heart"
- "Miracle Of Life"
- "Silent Talking"
- "The More We Live - Let Go"
- "Angkor Wat"
- "Dangerous (Look in the Light of What You're Searching For)"
- "Holding On"
- "Evensong"
- "Take The Water To The Mountain"
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Ogden River Brewing (Ogden, Utah)
- Website: https://ogdenriverbrewing.com/
- Brew: Union Station Amber Ale
- Style: Amber Ale
- Serving: 64 ounce growler bottle
- ABV: 5.0%
- IBUs: 29
- Ingredients: Amarillo and Citra hops
- Pour: The Union Station Amber Ale pours a clear, deep copper amber with a creamy, off-white, 2-finger head with good retention and sticky, soapy lacing.
- Nose: The nose is roasty, toasty, malty, and nutty. There are aromas of toasted malts, roasted chestnuts and walnuts, biscuit, a hint of pine resin, herbal tea, a hint of grapefruit rind and orange peel, and sweet toffee/caramel.
- Taste: The taste of the Union Station Amber Ale follows the nose and is characterized by bready, malty, nutty, and slightly citrusy and earthy flavors. There are notes of freshly baked bread, crackery biscuit, roasted walnuts, hazelnuts, and chestnuts, orange peel, light pine, black tea, honey, and sweet toffee.
- Mouthfeel: Medium in body with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is a well-balanced blend of crispness and heartiness with a dry, slightly bitter finish.
Overall pairing: The Ogden River Union Station Amber Ale is a very drinkable, very balanced brew... great for progressive and pop blend of early and 1980s Yes alum! 'Nuff said!
Cheers!!
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