April 13th, 2024 - I'll Take an Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout with the Works!

 

Good morning and happy Saturday hellraisers, rivet heads, and craft beer freaks!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here rocking out with "The Works II", the killer compilation album by criminally underrated NWOBHM band Trespass and a roasty and flavorful Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout from Lone Pine Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Trespass
• Title: "The Works II"
• Recorded: 1979 through 1981 at RG Jones Studios, The Lodge Studios, and Hillside Studios in England
• Release date: 2000 (2nd compilation album by Trespass)
• Record company: Hellion Records
• Production: Trespass
• Album cover art: ?
• Personnel: Dave Crawte (guitars), Robert Eckland (vocals), Bob Irving (bass), Cris Linscott (bass), Adrian Lyndon (vocals), Steve Mills (vocals), Richard Penny (bass), Mark Sutcliffe (guitars and vocals), and Paul Sutcliffe (drums)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, hard rock
• Sound: Blending '70s hard rock sensibilities with that NWOBHM punch, the sound on "The Works II" is quite literally classic Trespass.  It is heavy and rockin', yet wonderfully melodic!  
• Major themes: Darkness, life, death, rock and roll, rebellion, murder, evil, nature, etc. 
• Tracks:  

1. "One Of These Days"
2. "Change Your Mind"
3. "Assassin"
4. "Live It Up"
5. "Visionary"
6. "Man And Machine"
7. "Life Beat"
8. "Rockin' On The Radio"
9. "Midnight Hour"
10. "Beat Of The Night"
11. "Long Way To Hollywood"
12. "Hot On Your Heals"
13. "Rockin' The Hard Way"
14. "Frogeye"
15. "Ace Of Spades"
16. "Bombay Mix"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Lone Pine Brewing Company (Portland, Maine)
• Website: https://lonepinebrewery.com
• Brew: Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout 
• Style: Breakfast Milk Stout
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.8%
• Ingredients: Columbus hops and Silo, Carafa III, Golden Naked Oats, Flaked Oats, and Pale Chocolate malts along with Allen’s Coffee Extract, lactose and oat milk
• Pour: The Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout pours an opaque, deep, dark brown (almost black) hue with a half-finger, light mocha head with good retention and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is roasty, toasty, malty, earthy, and sweet.  There are aromas of dark roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted walnuts, soft caramel/toffee, and creamy oats.
• Taste: Like the nose, the taste of the Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout is earthy, toasty, roasty, and slightly sweet.  There are notes of rich, dark roasted coffee, nutty malts, dark toasted bread, oats, fresh cream, and burnt toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with low carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout is smooth, creamy, and velvety with a semi-sweet, dry finish.

Overall pairing: The Allen's Coffee Breakfast Stout from Lone Pine Brewing Company is a complex, flavorful, and roasty brew... great for the hard rockin' goodness that is Trespass "The Works II" album!  The sweeter flavors go great with the soaring guitar work while the bitterness from the coffee is great for the aggressive kick! 

And make sure to check out my interview with Mark Sutcliffe, vocalist and guitarist of Trespass here: https://youtu.be/24NbfZucr9s 

Hails!!  Rock on!!