March 5th, 2021 - This Bürgerliches Brauhaus Altbairisch Hell Is True As Steel!

 

Guten tag and happy Friday rockers, rollers, and hop lovers!  The Meista here today rocking out with a pairing of Warlock's fun as hell "True As Steel" and a crisp and delicious Bürgerliches Brauhaus Altbairisch Hell from Herrnbräu!  Oh yeah!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Warlock
• Title: "True As Steel"
• Recorded: 1986 at Country Lane Studios in Munich, Germany and Hammerton A Studios in Düsseldorf, Germany
• Release date: August 21st, 1986 (3rd album by Warlock)
• Record company: PolyGram
• Production: Henry Staroste
• Album cover art: Holger Matthies
• Personnel: Niko Arvanitis (guitars), Michael Eurich (drums), Doro Pesch (lead and backing vocals), Frank Rittel (bass guitar), and Peter Szigeti (guitars)
• Additional musicians: Wesley Plass (guitars)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, hard rock 
• Sound: With crunching guitars, machine gun fire drumming, and thunderous bass, "True As Steel" is a heavy duty rocker with loads of catchy hooks, killer solos, and of course Doro's distinct and wonderful vocals!  
• Major themes: Rebellion, heavy metal, rock and roll, love, desire, sex, evil, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Mr. Gold"
2. "Fight For Rock"
3. "Love In The Danger Zone"
4. "Speed Of Sound"
5. "Midnite In China"
6. "Vorwärts, All Right!"
7. "True As Steel"
8. "Lady In A Rock 'N' Roll Hell"
9. "Love Song"
10. "Igloo On The Moon (Reckless)"
11. "T.O.L."

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Herrnbräu (Ingolstadt, Germany)
• Website: https://www.bestesweissbier.de/
• Brew: Bürgerliches Brauhaus Altbairisch Hell
• Style: German Helles / Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.9%
• Pour: The Altbairisch Hell pours a clear, golden-yellow hue with a frothy and firm, bright white 2+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate, spider web lacing throughout.
• Nose: The nose is hoppy, sweet, grainy, floral, and slightly fruity.  There are aromas of bready malts, cereal grains, light caramel, floral hops, light apple, light lemon zest, and a hint of corn. 
• Taste: The taste of the Altbairisch Hell is very similar on the palette as the aromas.  There are notes of cereal grains, bready yeast, fresh bread, light apple, mild citrus, sweet caramel, honey, light cooked corn, and spicy and floral hops in the finish. 
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied with bubbly carbonation, the mouthfeel of the is very crisp, yet very smooth with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The very crushable, drinkable, and crisp malt flavors of  the Bürgerliches Brauhaus Altbairisch Hell are perfect for the straightforward, in-your-face, heavy duty rockin' roll of Warlock's kickass !  Those lightly hoppy and fruity flavors pair well with Doro's powerful vocals while the bready malts are great for the rockin' backbone of the band!  

Prost!!  Rock on!!