March 26th, 2022 - The Red Queen And The Crispy King

 

Hello and hails evil-doers and beer freaks!  The Meista here today rocking the hell out with a pairing of "The Red Queen" EP by Transylvania Stud and a very crushable and crisp King Crispy Pilsner Beer from Deschutes Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Transylvania Stud 
• Title: "The Red Queen"
• Recorded: 2017
• Release date: November 17th, 2017 (EP by )
• Record company: Transcending Records
• Production: J. Hall
• Album cover art: Workhorse Photography (photography)
• Personnel: Andrew Godfrey (all guitars, bass, drums, and vocals) 
• Musical style: Doom metal, stoner rock/metal, hard rock, space rock
• Sound: The sound on "The Red Queen" EP is heavy, spacy, and experimental.  !
• Major themes: Life, death, darkness, frustration, suffering, etc.
• Tracks:

1. "Red Queen"
2. "Of Suffering"
3. "Consummate"
4. "Red Queen" (live at Sanctuary Sessions)
5. "Burn"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Deschutes Brewing Company (Portland, Oregon)
• Website: https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/
• Brew: King Crispy Pilsner Beer
• Style: German-style Pilsner
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 4.8%
• Ingredients: Weyermann® malts
• Pour: The King Crispy pours a clear, bright yellow color with a frothy, bright white, half-finger head with good retention and sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, malty, floral, and slightly spicy. There are aromas of crackery biscuit, sourdough, cracked wheat, freshly cut hay, and light spices.
• Taste: The taste of the King Crispy follows the nose with grainy, grassy, and slightly spicy flavors.  There are notes of a crackery biscuit, Pilsner malt, grassy hops, wheat bread, sourdough bread, a hint of crisp apple, and a hint of white pepper.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp, yet smooth with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The crisp, grainy, and very drinkable flavors and aromas of the Deschutes King Crispy work great as a foil to the heavy-duty doom metal/stoner rock approach of the one-man juggernaut that is Transylvania Stud!  You can definitely crush a few of these tasty brews whilst spinning the fist-pumping tunes on "The Red Queen"!  'Nuff said!

Cheers and hails!!