October 26th, 2021 - Bringing Back The Best Of Becker's And The Best Of The Doors

 

Good evening rockers, rollers, and craft brew lovers!  Your pal the Meista here tonight pairing "The Best Of The Doors" by The Doors and a Becker's Best American Pilsner from Ogden River Brewing (dba Becker's Premium Lager Co.)! 

Album Info: 

• Artist: The Doors
• Title: "The Best Of The Doors"
• Recorded: 1967 through 1971 at various studios in California
  Release date: 1985 (8th compilation album by The Doors)
• Record company: Elektra Records 
• Production: Paul A. Rothchild, Bruce Botnick, and The Doors 
• Album cover art: Joel Brodsky (photography)
• Personnel: John Densmore (drums), Robby Krieger (guitars), Ray Manzarek (organ, piano, and keyboard bass), and Jim Morrison (vocals)
• Additional musicians: Curtis Amy (saxophone), Marc Benno (guitar), Harvey Brooks (bass guitar), Paul Harris (orchestral arrangements), Larry Knechtel  (bass guitar), Douglass Lubahn (bass guitar), Kerry Magness (bass guitar), Ray Neapolitan (bass guitar), Jerry Scheff (bass guitar), John Sebastian (harmonica), and Leroy Vinnegar (acoustic bass) 
• Musical style: Rock with elements of blues rock, pop, and psychedelic rock
• Sound: A LOT has been written about Jim Morrison, the Doors, and their albums so I'm not going to go into a lot of detail here, but I think their music is very engaging, cerebral, haunting, intense, and rocking... and the music on "The Best Of The Doors" is ground-breaking work that sealed the band as one of the great American rock bands! 
• Major themes: Life and death, love, music, art, drinking, the blues, murder, etc.
• Tracks:  

1. "Break On Through (To the Other Side)"
2. "Light My Fire"
3. "The Crystal Ship"
4. "People Are Strange"
5. "Strange Days"
6. "Love Me Two Times"
7. "Five To One"
8. "Waiting For The Sun"
9. "Spanish Caravan"
10. "When The Music's Over"
11. "Hello, I Love You"
12. "Roadhouse Blues"
13. "L.A. Woman"
14. "Riders On The Storm"
15. "Touch Me"
16. "Love Her Madly"
17. "The Unknown Soldier"
18. "The End"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Ogden River Brewing (dba Becker's Premium Lager Co.) (Ogden, Utah) 
• Website: https://ogdenriverbrewing.com/ 
• Brew: Becker's Best American Pilsner
• Style: Pilsner
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• IBUs: 13
• Pour: The Becker's Best American Pilsner pours a clear, bright yellow hue with a thin, bright-white, frothy head that dissipates quickly.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by bready malts, light fruit aromas, and grassy hops.  There are notes of Pilsner malt, biscuit, light apple, a hint of corn, and light caramel.
• Taste: The taste, like the nose is  grainy, and malty.  There are notes of grassy hops, crackery biscuit, light corn, a hint of apple, and baked bread. 
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is very smooth with a clean finish with very low bitterness.

Overall pairing: The delicious, all-American and very crushable flavors of the Becker's Best American Pilsner from the fine folks at Ogden River Brewing is perfect for throwing back whilst listening to the classic rock and roll sensibilities of The Doors!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!