Sunday, December 10, 2023

December 10th, 2023 - The Resurrection of the Flesh in Rauchbier Helles

 



Hey there hellions, rockers, and craft brew lovers!  Your pal the Meista is here tonight with a pairing of a tasty and smoky Rauchbier Helles from Offset Bier Company and one of the best releases to come out this year, the fantastic "Resurrection Of The Flesh: Triumph Of Death Live 2023" by Triumph Of Death!  Hell yeah!


Album Info: 

  • Artist: Triumph Of Death
  • Title: "Resurrection Of The Flesh: Triumph Of Death Live 2023"
  • Recorded: Spring of 2023 at Hell's Heroes festival in Houston, Texas, Dark Easter Metal Meeting in Munich, Germany and SWR Barroselas Metal Fest in Portugal
    Release date: November 10th, 2023 (1st live album by Triumph Of Death)
  • Record company: Noise / BMG 
  • Production: Tom Gabriel Warrior and V. Santura
  • Album cover art: Daniele Valeriani 
  • Personnel: Jamie Lee Cussigh (bass), André Mathieu (guitar and backing vocals), Tom Gabriel Warrior (guitar and lead vocals), Tim Iso Wey and (drums)
  • Musical style: Extreme metal with elements of traditional metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and black metal 
  • Sound: Raw, aggressive, 
  • Major themes: Evil, darkness, doom, hell, death, mythology, aggression, etc.
  • Note: Of the album, Warrior stated: "This album is, most importantly, testament to the unique connection that exists between the audience and this band. Hellhammer’s music was an underground token in 1982 to 1984, often ridiculed and shunned, and we owe the fact that we are now able to perform it all across the globe entirely to grace, openness, and enthusiasm of those who make exactly these concerts possible. They give us as much as we given them, and my gratitude to them knows no limits."
  • Tracks: 
  1. "The Third Of The Storms (Evoked Damnation)"
  2. "Massacra"
  3. Maniac""
  4. "Blood Insanity"
  5. "Decapitator"
  6. "Crucifixion"
  7. "Reaper"
  8. "Horus / Aggressor"
  9. "Revelations Of Doom"
  10. "Messiah"
  11. "Visions Of Mortality"
  12. "Triumph Of Death"

Brew Info:
  • Brewery: Offset Bier Company (Park City, Utah)
  • Website: https://offsetbier.com/
  • Brew: Rauchbier Helles
  • Style: Bamberg Style Smoked Light Lager / Helles
  • Serving: 16 ounce can
  • ABV: 5.0%
  • Ingredients: "Pilsner malt [with] the yeast used to ferment it would be pulled from a smoked bier that used nothing but smoked malt."
  • Pour: The Rauchbier Helles pours a clear, pale, straw yellow hue with a frothy, bright white, half-finger head with good retention and sudsy lacing. 
  • Nose: The nose is grassy, floral, grainy, and slightly smoky.  There are aromas of summer grass, wildflowers, freshly cut hay, lemongrass, herbs, crackery biscuit, charred wood, and soft caramel.
  • Taste: The taste is like the nose: crackery, grainy, grassy, and slightly hoppy.  There are notes of floral hops, lemon zest, lemongrass, crackery biscuit, light liquid smoke, and very light caramel.
  • Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with good carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Rauchbier Helles is very crisp, smoky, and dry, yet smooth with a clean, slightly bitter finish.


Overall pairing: The Offset Rauchbier Helles is a very good offering of the style... great to pair with the intensity and heavy metal punch that is Triumph Of Death!  Those smoky notes go great with the darker lyrics and aggressive vibe, while the crushable maltiness is great for the overall metal attack!  I also thought the can label makes a nice aesthetic companion to the wonderful album cover art by Daniele Valeriani!

Cheers and hails!!

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