December 17th, 2022 - I Keep My Surgical Steel In The Crisper Drawer

 

Hey there evil-doers, rivet heads, and craft beer freaks!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here on this very cold day here in Utah getting heavy with a pairing of a tasty Crisper Drawer Crisp Golden Ale from Roha Brewing Project and the mighty Carcass's brutal and amazing album "Surgical Steel"!  YES!!

Album Info: 

• Artist: Carcass
• Title: "Surgical Steeles"
• Recorded: 2013 Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, and the Treehouse Studios Derbyshire, United Kingdom
• Release date: September 13th, 2013 (6th studio album released by Carcass)
• Record company: Nuclear Blast 
• Production: Colin Richardson
• Album cover art: Martin Nesbitt 
• Personnel: Bill Steer (guitars and vocals), Jeff Walker (bass and lead vocals), and Daniel Wilding (drums)
• Additional musicians: Chris Gardner (backing vocals) and Ken Owen (backing vocals) 
• Musical style: Melodic death metal
• Sound: Characterized by a blend of melodic death metal and grind, Carcass's sound on "Surgical Steel" is a wonderful and artistic expansion of their ever-evolving sound.  Always compelling, the sound is both aggressive and wonderfully melodic. 
• Major themes: Themes on the album include medical procedures, forensic pathology, anatomy, autopsies, death, dismemberment, rot, violence, etc. 
• Tracks: 

1. "1985"
2. "Thrasher's Abattoir"
3. "Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System"
4. "A Congealed Clot Of Blood"
5. "The Master Butcher's Apron"
6. "Noncompliance To ASTM F899-12 Standard"
7. "The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills"
8. "Unfit For Human Consumption"
9. "316L Grade Surgical Steel"
10. "Captive Bolt Pistol"
11. "Mount of Execution"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Roha Brewing Project (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://rohabrewing.com/
• Brew: Crisper Drawer
• Style: Golden Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.6%
• Pour: The Crisper Drawer pours a fairly clear, golden yellow hue with a half finger, bright white, frothy head with that slowly dissipates to a thin ring.
• Nose: The nose is malty, bready, earthy, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of freshly cut hay, light hops, wildflowers, barley, toasted bread, corn, light toffee, and crackery biscuit.
• Taste: Following the nose, the taste of the Crisper Drawer is a well-balanced blend of light earthy hops and sweet, toasty malts.  There are notes of barley, toasted bread, sweet biscuit, and soft caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp and smooth with a dry, clean finish with low bitterness. 

Overall pairing: The easy-drinking Crisper Drawer from Roha makes for a nice foil to the aggressive and wonderfully complex music of Carcass while the crispness is perfect for the guttural vocals and darker lyrical themes!  'Nuff said! 

Cheers!!  Hails!!