May 5th, 2021 - ¡Adios Amigos! I'm Off To UTOG For a Que Rico Amber Mexican Lager

 

Hola and happy Cinco de Mayo my friends!  Your drinking buddy El Meista here this today pairing "¡Adios Amigos!" the 14th and final album by punk legends the Ramones and a deliciously crushable Que Rico Amber Mexican Lager from my good friends at UTOG Brewing Company in collaboration with Strap Tank Brewing!  

Album Info:

• Artist: Ramones
• Title: "¡Adios Amigos!"
• Recorded: January through February 1995
• Release date: July 18th, 1995 (14th full-length studio release by the Ramones)
• Record company: Radioactive
• Production: Daniel Rey
• Album cover art: Mark Kostabi 
• Personnel: C. J. Ramone (bass and vocals), Dee Dee Ramone (vocals on "Born To Die In Berlin"),  Joey Ramone (lead and backing vocals), Johnny Ramone (guitars), and Marky Ramone (drums)
• Musical style: Punk rock
• Sound: This is that classic Ramones sound... 4 chords and a crazy fast tempo!  It is loud, punchy, straightforward rock and roll goodness!
• Major themes: Dripping with sarcasm and humor, the themes on the album include rebellion, pain, life, violence, rock and roll, death, etc.
• Tracks:   
1. "I Don't Want To Grow Up" (Tom Waits cover)
2. "Makin Monsters For My Friends"
3. "It's Not For Me To Know"
4. "The Crusher"
5. "Life's A Gas"
6. "Take The Pain Away"
7. "I Love You" (Johnny Thunders cover)
8. "Cretin Family"
9. "Have A Nice Day"
10. "Scattergun"
11. "Got A Lot To Say"
12. "She Talks To Rainbows"
13. "Born To Die In Berlin"
14. "Spiderman" (unlisted 'hidden' track)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: UTOG Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah) in collaboration with Strap Tank Brewing (Springville and Lehi, Utah)
• Website: https://www.utogbrewing.com/
• Brew: Que Rico Amber Mexican Lager
• Style: Dark Mexican Lager)
• Serving: 32 ounce crowler can
• ABV: 5.0%
• IBUs: 24
• SRM: 22
• Ingredients: Crystal hops, and Goldpils Vienna, Dark Munich, C-60, Flaked Maize, Light Munich, and Black Primz malts
• Pour: The Que Rico Amber Mexican Lager pours a deep mahogany red hue with a bubbly off-white head that dissipates fairly quickly, leaving a thin ring with very light lacing.
• Nose: The nose is malty, grainy, lightly fruity, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of corn chips, light lime peel, crackery biscuit, an incredibly subtle hint of raisin, and a very subtle hint of cocoa.
• Taste: The taste of the Que Rico follows the nose with well-balanced flavors of sweet grains, light spice, a hint of fruit, and light, bready malts.  There are notes of freshly baked corn bread, crackery biscuit, very light cocoa, a hint of lime, and a hint of pepper.
• Mouthfeel: Light to light-medium in body with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is very smooth with very low bitterness and a clean, crisp finish. 

Overall Pairing: The Que Rico Amber Mexican Lager is an easy drinking and very tasty cerveza, perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo with some spicy food and perfect for the fast and rowdy rock and roll punk stylings of the Ramones!  'Nuff said!

Salud!!