August 31st, 2024 - One Live Badger Chilling with Blue Coyote

 

Hello and happy Saturday rockers, rollers, and craft beer lovers!  The Meista here today pairing a tasty Blue Coyote New England Style India Pale Ale from Shades Brewing Company and "One Live Badger", the epic live album by English progressive rock band Badger!


Album Info:

• Artist: Badger
• Title: "One Live Badger"
• Recorded: 1973 live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England
• Release date: 1973 (1st album and only live album by Badger)
• Record company: Atlantic Records
• Production: Jon Anderson and Geoffrey Haslam
• Album cover art: Roger Dean
• Personnel: Roy Dyke (drums), David Foster (bass guitar and vocals), Tony Kaye (Hammond organ, piano, Minimoog, and mellotron), and Brian Parrish (guitar and vocals)
• Musical style: Progressive rock
• Sound: Blending swinging Allman Brothers inspired R&B grooves with more progressive keys, the sound on "One Live Badger" is highly energetic, engrossing, and entertaining!
• Major themes: Life, changes, water, , etc. 
• Tracks: 

1. "Wheel Of Fortune"
2. "Fountain"
3. "Wind Of Change"
4. "River"
5. "The Preacher"
6. "On The Way Home"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Shades Brewing (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://www.shadesbrewing.beer/
• Brew: Blue Coyote New England Style India Pale Ale 
• Style: New England-style India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0% 
• Ingredients: Galaxy hops
• Pour: The Blue Coyote pours a slightly hazy golden-orange color with a frothy, 2-finger, off-white head with great retention and lots of sticky, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, herbal, tropical, and malty.  There are aromas of grapefruit rind, orange zest, herbal tea, wildflowers, a hint of onion, and sweet toffee.
• Taste: The taste of the Blue Coyote follows the nose with citrusy, tropically fruity, and malty flavors.  There are notes of pink grapefruit juice, orange zest and pith, tangerine, soft caramel/toffee, bready malts, black pepper, and black tea.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp and juicy, yet oily and thick with a bittersweet and dry finish.

Overall pairing: The complex and citrusy flavors of Shades' Blue Coyote are great for the inviting and wondrously progressive musical journey that is the mighty Badger!  That sweet, malty backbone is great for the warm melodies and heavy-duty rhythm section, while the hoppy bite is great for the fiery guitar and soaring keys!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!