January 10th, 2021 - The Genesis Of The Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier

 

Guten tag metal maniacs!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here today getting heavy and aggressive with a pairing of "Genesis XIX", the latest album by German thrash monsters Sodom and a very crisp and tasty Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier from Weldebräu!

Album Info:

• Artist: Sodom
• Title: "Genesis XIX"
• Recorded: Summer 2020 at Staudio-Studios in Altenessen, Germany and Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany 
• Release date: November 27th, 2020 (16th studio album from Sodom)
• Record company: Steamhammer / Napalm Records
• Production: Sodom
• Album cover art: Joe Petagno
• Personnel: Tom Angelripper (bass and vocals), Frank "Blackfire" Gosdzik (guitars), Toni Merkel (drums), and Yorck Segatz (guitars)
• Musical style: Thrash metal
• Sound: This is classic Sodom... fast, fiery, aggressive as hell, and just as angry!  Sodom is a juggernaut... Angelripper's vocals are gripping and harsh !  The guitar work of Blackfire and Segatz is fiery, crushing, and furious!  And Merkel's machine gun drumming coupled with Angelripper's thunderous bass is the embodiment of thrash metal perfection!
• Major themes: War, anger, hate, death, violence, evil, darkness, the occult, power, anti-religion, mythology, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Blind Superstition"
2. "Sodom & Gomorrah"
3. "Euthanasia"
4. "Genesis XIX"
5. "Nicht Mehr Mein Land"
6. "Glock 'N' Roll"
7. "The Harpooner"
8. "Dehumanized"
9. "Occult Perpetrator"
10. "Waldo & Pigpen"
11. "Indoctrination"
12. "Friendly Fire"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Weldebräu (Plankstadt, Germany)
• Website: https://www.welde.de/en/
• Brew: Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier
• Style: German Kellerbier / Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.8%
• Pour: The Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier pours a clear, bright yellow hue with a frothy, bright white 1+ finger head with good retention and lots of intricate, sticky, and layered lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by light toasted grains, grassiness, and light hops and fruitiness.  There are aromas of crackery biscuit, summer grass, light pepper, sweet honey, caramelly malts, and a hint of lemon zest.
• Taste: The taste of the Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier follows the nose with light crackery, slightly sweet, and hoppy flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, toasted bread, grassy hops, a hint of apple, light honey, sweet caramel, and a hint of lemon.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well-carbonated, the Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier is crisp, smooth, and refreshing with a clean, dry finish. 

Overall pairing: The Kurpfalz Bräu Kellerbier is a very tasty, very light, very drinkable brew... perfect for crushing with the raw aggression, musical prowess, and unbridled, fist-pumping rage of Sodom's killer "Genesis XIX" on a cold January afternoon!  'Nuff said!

Prost and hails!