August 28th, 2024 - Saved By the Buoyancy of Citrus On a Broken Ocean

 

Hello and happy Wednesday rockers and craft brew freaks!  The Meista here today pairing a tasty and crushable Saved by the Buoyancy of Citrus Mexican Lager with Lime from the fine folks at Drekker Brewing Company and the wonderful "Broken Oceans" by This Raging Silence! 

Album Info:

• Artist: This Raging Silence
• Title: "Broken Oceans"
• Recorded: 2022 at Dockside Studios Room 3
• Release date: May 5th, 2022 (2nd full-length studio album by This Raging Silence)
• Record company: Raging Silence Records
• Production: This Raging Silence
• Album cover art: Jeff Cox
• Personnel: Dave Appleford (bass, keyboards, and backing vocals), Jeff Cox (guitars and lead vocals), Gerry Twomey (drums and percussion), and John Tyrer (electric and acoustic guitars)
• Musical style: Progressive rock
• Sound: With influence from classic and neo-progressive rock bands along with touches of NWOBHM, the tracks on "Broken Oceans" provide a richly textured musical tapestry steeped in emotive, intricate, and thought-provoking passages.  
• Major themes: Introspection, life, relationships, knowledge, isolation, darkness, sorrow, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Timeless Machines"
2. "Save Me"
3. "Two Hours Too Far From The Sun"
4. "Broken Oceans"
5. "Into The Hemisphere"
6. "Megalomaniac"
7. "Angel In The Orchard"
8. "This Is The Way"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Drekker Brewing Company (Fargo, North Dakota) 
• Website: https://drekkerbrewing.com/
• Brew: Saved by the Buoyancy of Citrus Mexican Lager with Lime
• Style: Mexican-style Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.8% 
• Pour: The Saved by the Buoyancy of Citrus pours a hazy, pale straw-yellow hue with a very thin, bright white head that dissipates quickly, leaving very little lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by citrusy, grainy, grassy, and malty notes.  There are aromas of lime juice and zest, light corn, cracked wheat, a splash of earthy honey, and a hint of grassy hops.
• Taste: The taste of the Saved by the Buoyancy of Citrus follows the nose with grainy, citrusy, and malty flavors.  There are notes of freshly sliced lime, light malts, corn chips, light grassy hops, and a hint of honey.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied with good carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Saved by the Buoyancy of Citrus is very crisp, with a clean finish.

Overall pairing: The Drekker Saved by the Buoyancy of Citrus Mexican Lager with Lime is a very light and crushable, yet flavorful brew... perfect for a hot summer day whilst rockin' to the wonderfully complex, mesmerizing, and honest musical prowess of This Raging Silence!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!

If you haven't done so already, check out my interview with Jeff Cox, guitarist and vocalist of This Raging Silence here: https://youtu.be/SRIPI19E1k8