December 7th, 2023 - Ravening Iron While Sunbathing Naked

 

Hello and hails metal maniacs and craft beer freaks!  Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here today rockin' the hell out to Eternal Champion's great "Ravening Iron" with a Naked Sunbather Nut Brown Ale from the fine folks at Mad Swede Brewing! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Eternal Champion
• Title: "Ravening Iron" 
• Recorded: 
• Release date: November 6th, 2020 (2nd studio album by Eternal Champion)
• Record company: No Remorse Records
• Production: Arthur Rizk
• Album cover art: Ken Kelly
• Personnel: John Powers (keyboards and guitars), Brad Raub (bass), Arthur Rizk (guitars, keyboards, drums, and backing vocals), and Jason Tarpey (lead vocals and war horn) 
• Guest musician: Alex Giannascoli (additional keyboards on "Ravening Iron") and Jake Rogers (backing vocals on "Coward's Keep")
• Musical style: Heavy metal, power metal
• Sound: In the tradition of bands like Cirith Ungol, Jag Panzer, Omen, Warrior, etc., with "Ravening Iron", Eternal Champion lays down some high-energy, fist-pumping, and just plain epic heavy metal!
• Major themes: Bravery, war, violence, warriors, power, might, death, good vs. evil, fantasy, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "A Face In The Glare"
2. "Ravening Iron"
3. "Skullseeker"
4. "War At The Edge Of The End"
5. "Coward's Keep"
6. "Worms Of The Earth"
7. "The Godblade"
8. "Banners Of Arhai"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Mad Swede Brewing Company (Boise, Idaho)
• Website: https://madswedebrewing.com/
• Brew: Naked Sunbather Nut Brown Ale
• Style: Brown Ale
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• IBUs: 35 
• Pour: The Naked Sunbather Nut Brown Ale pours an opaque, deep, dark brown with a creamy, 2+ finger, light mocha head with great retention and lots of sticky, soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is malty, nutty, toasty, and roasty.  There are aromas of roasted hazel nuts, walnuts, toasted oats, dark toasted bread, a hint of cocoa, and light burnt toffee.
• Taste: Like the nose, the taste of the Naked Sunbather Nut Brown Ale is nutty, roasty, malty, and slightly sweet.  There are notes of dark roasted malts, hearty oats and barley, hazelnut, walnut, pecan, and soft caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp, yet smooth with a dry, slightly bitter finish.

Overall pairing: Those nutty, malty complex flavors of the Mad Swede's Naked Sunbather Nut Brown Ale wonderfully compliment the brilliance and depth of "Ravening Iron"!  And the two together?  Damned good!!  'Nuff said!

Skål!!  Helan går!