July 15th, 2022 - Kölsch Uber Alles

 

Gutan abend and happy Friday!  The Meista here today getting heavy and aggressive pairing Kreator's newest album, "Hate Über Alles" with a crisp and delicious Kolsch from Fisher Brewing Company!


Album Info:

• Artist: Kreator
• Title: "Hate Über Alles" 
• Recorded: September through October 2021 at Hansa Studios and Studio Wong in Berlin, Germany
• Release date: June 10th, 2022 (15th studio album by Kreator)
• Record company: Nuclear Blast
• Production: Arthur Rizk
• Album cover art: Eliran Kantor
• Personnel: Frédéric Leclercq (bass), Mille Petrozza (vocals and guitar), Sami Yli-Sirniö (guitar), and Ventor (drums)
• Additional musicians: Sofia Portanet (vocals on "Midnight Sun") 
• Musical style: Thrash metal
• Sound: Fast, heavy, aggressive... this is classic Kreator, but unlike their early albums, it is richly textured and wonderfully produced!  Mille's vocals are as gravely and brutal as ever and the guitar work (layered over machine gun fire drums and booming bass) is mind-blowing!
• Major themes: Violence, destruction, hate, aggression, evil, darkness, the environment, and social, political and religious criticism
• Tracks: 

1. "Sergio Corbucci Is Dead"
2. "Hate Über Alles"
3. "Killer Of Jesus"
4. "Crush The Tyrants"
5. "Strongest Of The Strong"
6. "Become Immortal"
7. "Conquer And Destroy"
8. "Midnight Sun"
9. "Demonic Future"
10. "Pride Comes Before The Fall"
11. "Dying Planet"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Fisher Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.fisherbeer.com/
• Brew: Fisher Kölsch
• Style: German-style Kölsch
• Serving: 32 ounce crowler can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Fisher Kölsch pours a clear, golden yellow hue with a frothy, bright white, 1-finger head with good sustain and lots of sudsy, sticky, and layered lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by grass hops, crackery malts, and light sweetness.  There are aromas of summer grass, hay, doughy bread, crackery biscuit, lemon zest, light herbs, a hint of apple, and light honey.
• Taste: The taste of the Fisher Kölsch follows the nose with lots of bready, grainy, grassy, and earthy.  There are notes of crackery grains, sourdough bread, grassy hops, zesty lemon, and a hint of earthy honey.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp, yet smooth with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The Fisher Kölsch is crisp and delicious... a perfect German beer to crush whilst pumping your fists and banging your head to a perfect German metal band... the sheer power, brutality, and thrash metal prowess of the mighty KREATOR!!!  'Nuff said!!

Prost!!  Hails!!