March 29th, 2024 - Staying Hungry for the Feast

 

Good evening rebels, rockers, metal maniacs, and craft brew freaks!  Let's get back to the metal!  Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here today with another great pairing for ya...  the venerable Twisted Sister and their classic album "Stay Hungry" (almost 40 years old!!) with a wonderfully big, bold, and flavorful Feast from my friends and family at Fisher Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Twisted Sister
• Title: "Stay Hungry"
• Recorded: February through March 1984 at the Record Plant in New York, New York, Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, and Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California
• Release date: May 10th, 1984 (3rd studio album by Twisted Sister)
• Record company: Atlantic Records
• Production: Tom Werman
• Album cover art: Bob Defrin (art direction) and Mark Weiss Studios (photography)
• Personnel: Jay Jay French (rhythm and lead guitars, and backing vocals), Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (bass and backing vocals), Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda (lead guitars and backing vocals), A.J. Pero (drums and percussion), and Dee Snider (lead vocals)
• Additional musician: Dean Werman, Gabby McGachan, Neidermeyer (sound effects and handclapping)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, hard rock
• Sound: Straight-forward, bold, and upbeat, this is classic and definitive Twisted Sister!  Dee Snider's vocals are bigger than life, booming atop a rockin' tapestry of fiery guitars, thunderous drums, and pounding bass!
• Major themes: Rebellion, rock and roll, good vs. evil, life, violence power, etc.
• Tracks:

1. "Stay Hungry"
2. "We're Not Gonna Take It"
3. "Burn In Hell"
4. "Horror-Teria (The Beginning):"
• "Captain Howdy"
• "Street Justice"
5. "I Wanna Rock"
6. "The Price"
7. "Don't Let Me Down"
8. "The Beast"
9. "S.M.F."

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Fisher Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.fisherbeer.com/
• Brew: Feast Beer
• Style: American Style Barleywine Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 11.3%
• IBUs: 5
• Pour: The Feast Beer pours a deep, dark mahogany with a thin, but creamy, off-white head with good retention and sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is bready, malty, earthy, floral, and boozy.  There are aromas of freshly baked bread, rich oats and barley, pine resin, orange zest, grapefruit rind, spicy booze, and sweet toffee/caramel.
• Taste: The taste is like the nose: malty, hoppy, nutty, and boozy.  There are notes of piney and fruity hops, sweet biscuit, pine nuts, orange zest, grapefruit juice, spiced rum, black pepper, sweet caramel, and burnt toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Feast Beer is thick and punchy, yet smooth, with a dry and boozy finish.

Overall pairing: The Feast Beer from the fine folks at Fisher Brewing is a big, very flavorful, bold, and complex brew... great to pair with the rockin' punch of Twisted Sister's classic sound on "Stay Hungry"!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!   Rock on!!