September 4th, 2021 - Hazy Yellow & Leafy Greens

 

Hello hop-heads and headbangers!  The Meista here today rocking out and getting heavy with a pairing of a dank and tasty Hazy Leafy Greens from Revision Brewing Company and "Yellow & Green", the kickass 3rd album from Baroness!

Album Info:

• Artist: Baroness
• Title: "Yellow & Green"
• Recorded: 2012 at Water Music Studio in Hoboken, New Jersey and Elmwood Studio in Dallas, Texas
• Release date: July 17th, 2012 (3rd full-length studio album by Baroness)
• Record company: Relapse Records
• Production: John Congleton
• Album cover art: John Dyer Baizley
• Personnel: Peter Adams (lead guitar and backing vocals), John Dyer Baizley (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards), and Allen Blickle (drums)
• Musical style: Sludge metal, stoner rock, art rock, psychedelic rock, progressive metal/rock with elements of post punk and folk rock
• Sound: Slow, sludgy, heavy, and progressive, Baroness creates a fresh and richly blended musical journey with "Yellow & Green", while giving a nod to bands like Mastodon, Melvins, Black Sabbath, and Fugazi!  They approach their writing and delivery with a truly artisan persona... passionate, heavy as hell, and wholly complex! 
• Major themes: Darkness, death, life, introspection, drugs, the sea, honesty, mythology,  knowledge, self-reliance, isolation, etc.
• Tracks:

1. "Yellow Theme"
2. "Take My Bones Away"
3. "March To The Sea"
4. "Little Things"
5. "Twinkler"
6. "Cocainium"
7. "Back Where I Belong"
8. "Sea Lungs"
9. "Eula"
10. "Green Theme"
11. "Board Up The House"
12. "Mtns. (The Crown & Anchor)"
13. "Foolsong"
14. "Collapse"
15. "Psalms Alive"
16. "Stretchmarker"
17. "The Line Between"
18. "If I Forget Thee, Lowcountry"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Revision Brewing Company (Sparks, Nevada)
• Website: https://revisionbrewing.com/  
• Brew: Hazy Leafy Greens
• Style: New England-style Hazy India Pale Ale (NEIPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 7.25%
• IBUs: 55 
• Ingredients: CTZ® hops
• Pour: The Hazy Leafy Greens pours a very hazy, very bright golden-orange hue with a frothy, bright white, 1+ finger head with great retention and lots of sudsy, sticky lacing.
• Nose: The nose is earthy, dank, citrusy, grassy, and floral.  There are aromas of orange juice, tangerine, peach, apricot, pineapple, mango, dank cannabis, light pine resin, wild flowers, bitter herbs, biscuit, and soft caramel/toffee.
• Taste: Hop-forward, the taste of the Hazy Leafy Greens is citrusy, grassy, fruity, and malty.  There are notes of orange juice, tangerine, peach, pink grapefruit juice, mango, pineapple, guava, melon, grassy hops, pine, sweet caramel, biscuity malt, peppery spice, and an ever so slight hint of booze.  
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp and very juicy, yet smooth with a dry, slightly peppery finish.

Overall pairing: The Revision Hazy Leafy Greens is a dank, complex, and juicy brew with lots of citrus and earthy flavor, which makes it a great beer to throw back to the complex intensity and heaviness of the riffs, vocals, and thunderous rhythm section of  Baroness!  'Nuff said! 

Cheers and hails!