June 21st, 2024 - Why So Serious? Give Us a Wink!

 

Hey there rockers, rollers, ravers, and hop freaks!  Happy Friday!  Your drinking pal the Meista here pairing "Give Us A Wink", the kick-ass album by Sweet and a punchy and bold Why So Serious? Triple IPA from Red Rock Brewery!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Sweet
• Title: "Give Us A Wink"
• Recorded: 1975 at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany
• Release date: February 16th, 1976 (4th studio album by Sweet)
• Record company: RCA / Capitol Records / EMI
• Production: Sweet
• Album cover art: Joe Petagno
• Personnel: Brian Connolly (lead vocals and string machine), Steve Priest (bass, celli, and vocals), Andy Scott (guitars, celli, synthesizers, backing vocals, and voice bag), and Mick Tucker (drums, percussion, celli, phased gong, and backing vocals)
• Guest musician: Trevor Griffin (piano on "Healer")
• Musical style: Glam rock, hard rock, proto metal
• Sound: Continuing a harder, heavier approach as found on "Desolation Boulevard", with "Give Us A Wink", Sweet further solidified their mid-70s dominance of English glam rock.  
• Major themes: Rock and roll, rebellion, women, sex, desire, life, escape, deception, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Action"
2. "Yesterday's Rain"
3. "White Mice"
4. "Healer"
5. "Fox On The Run"
6. "The Lies In Your Eyes"
7. "Cockroach"
8. "Lady Starlight"
9. "Keep It In"
10. "4th Of July"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Red Rock Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://redrockbrewing.com/
• Brew: Why So Serious? Triple IPA 
• Style: Triple India Pale Ale (TIPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 10.0%
• IBUs: 65
• Pour: The Why So Serious? Triple IPA pours a very hazy, rather pale golden-yellow with a 2+ finger, creamy and billow, eggshell white head with great retention and lots of sticky, layered lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by aromas of tropical and citrus fruits, pine, herbal zest, and malts.  There are notes of grapefruit rind, orange and tangerine zest, mango, herbal tea, pine resin, and sweet caramel/toffee.
• Taste: The Why So Serious? Triple IPA is full of bold, hoppy, and flavors.  There are notes of grapefruit juice, tangerine, orange peel, mango, papaya, berries, light pine, black tea, and burnt toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp, yet smooth, thick, and somewhat creamy with a dry, bittersweet finish.

Overall pairing:  The punchy, fruity, and refreshing flavors of the Why So Serious? Triple IPA from Red Rock Brewing Company is an excellent beer to throw back with the rock and roll punch of Sweet's killer "Give Us A Wink" album!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on ravers!!