December 30th, 2023 - Pucker Up Baby 'Cause Its Kissin' Time!

 

Hello and happy Saturday rockers and craft brew lovers!  Today, your buddy, the Meista is pairing Kiss's self-titled, debut album with a very tart and tasty Fruited Pucker Sour Series Sour Ale (Tart Apple) from the fine folks at UTOG Brewing Company!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Kiss
• Title: "Kiss"
• Recorded: February 18th, 1974 at Bell Sound in New York City, New York
• Release date: October through November 1973 (1st studio album by Kiss)
• Record company: Casablanca Records
• Production: Kenny Kerner and Ritchie Wise
• Album cover art: Joel Brodsky (photography) and Robert Lockart (art direction and design)
• Personnel: Peter Criss (drums, percussion, and vocals), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and backing vocals), Gene Simmons (bass guitar and vocals), and Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar and vocals)
• Guest musician: Bruce Foster (acoustic piano and additional guitar) 
• Musical style: Hard rock, heavy metal, glam rock with hints of R&B and power pop
• Sound: Straight-forward, hungry rock and roll... this is the one that started it all! 
• Major themes: Love, lust, sex, booze, rock and roll, desire, doomed romance, living life, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Strutter"
2. "Nothin' To Lose"
3. "Firehouse"
4. "Cold Gin"
5. "Let Me Know"
6. "Kissin' Time"
7. "Deuce"
8. "Love Theme From Kiss"
9. "100,000 Years"
10. "Black Diamond"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: UTOG Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://www.utogbrewing.com/
• Brew: Fruited Pucker Sour Series Sour Ale (Tart Apple)
• Style: Sour Ale
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 4.6%
• Pour: The UTOG Fruited Pucker pours a hazy golden-yellow hue with a bright white, thin head that dissipates to a thin ring with light lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, citrusy, floral, grainy, and tart.  There are aromas of tart green apple, lemon juice and zest, wildflowers, sourdough bread, a touch of honey, and crackery biscuit.
• Taste: The taste follows the nose with well-balanced flavors of very tart fruit and some light bready and sweet malts.  There are notes of Granny Smith apple juice, lemon juice, light apple cider vinegar, sourdough bread, and a hint of honey and caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp and very tart with a clean, slightly sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The UTOG Pucker Time is a tart, crushable, flavorful brew... perfect for the rockin' grooves of Kiss!  Those punchy, tart flavors go great with rock and roll punch!  Pucker up, buttercup!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!