May 13th, 2023 - SLC Live Pilage!

 

Hello and happy Saturday my friends!  The Meista here today pairing "Liveage!" by the Descendants and the SLC Pils from the fine folks at Proper Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Descendants
• Title: "Liveage!"
• Recorded: live July 13, 1987 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota during the FinALL tour; mastered at Third Wave Recording in Torrance, California 
• Release date: 1987 (1st live album by the Descendants)
• Record company: SST
• Production: Bill Stevenson
• Album cover art: Karl Alvarez (illustrations)
• Personnel: Karl Alvarez (bass guitar), Milo Aukerman (vocals) Stephen Egerton (guitar), and Bill Stevenson (drums)
• Musical style: Punk rock, hardcore punk
• Sound: Hugely influential on modern day punk rock, the band's sound is upbeat, fast, raw, and aggressive, yet very poppy and accessible.  Of the band's sound, Aukerman stated: "We started drinking too much coffee; 'cause of that and the addition of me, the music became very quick and all about bursts of energy. It's interesting: we started very melodic, then moved to hardcore, but melded the two at a certain point and became melodic hardcore."
• Major themes: Humorous and wonderfully sarcastic, themes on the album include social criticism greed, sociopolitical commentary, rebellion, youth, life, love, relationships, etc.
• Notes: Of the album, Stevenson stated: "The Liveage! LP served as a sort of "greatest hits" album, as well as being an accurate documentary of the band in concert."
• Tracks: 

1. "All
2. "I'm Not A Loser"
3. "Silly Girl"
4. "I Wanna Be A Bear"
5. "Coolidge"
6. "Weinerschnitzel"
7. "I Don't Want To Grow Up"
8. "Kids"
9. "Wendy" (Beach Boys cover)
10. "Get The Time"
11. "Descendants"
12. "All-O-Gistics"
13. "Myage"
14. "My Dad Sucks"
15. "Van"
16. "Suburban Home"
17. "Hope"
18. "Clean Sheets"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Proper Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://properbrewingco.com/
• Brew: SLC Pils
• Style: German-style Pilsner
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• IBUs: 69
• Pour: The SLC Pils pours a clear golden yellow with a very thin, bright white head that dissipates quickly and leaves only trace lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, bready, grassy, floral, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of bready malts, freshly baked wheat bread, hay, light apple, grassy and floral hops, and sweet toffee.
• Taste: The taste is characterized by grainy, sweet, malty, and fruity flavors.  There are notes of sweet biscuit, toasted malts, wheat bread, grassy hops, and crisp green apple.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel of the SLC Pils is very crisp and refreshing with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The easy-drinking and very crushable SLC Pils is a light and refreshing brew, perfect for an afternoon of wigging out to the punk brilliance of the Descendants "Liveage!"!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!