January 12th, 2025 - NZH-104 in the Domain of the Wretched

 

Hey there headbangers and hop freaks!  Happy Sunday!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here with another killer pairing for ya!  Today, I'm pairing "Domain Of The Wretched", the debut album by New Zealand death metal band Organectomy with a hoppy and delicious NZH-104 Single Hop Pale Ale from Offset Bier Company!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Organectomy
• Title: "Domain Of The Wretched"
• Recorded: 2017 
• Release date: December 17th, 2017 (1st full-length studio album by Organectomy)
• Record company: Unique Leader Records
• Production: Organectomy
• Album cover art: Lordigan (aka Pedro Sena) 
• Personnel: Jae Hulbert (drums), Tyler Jordan (bass), Sam McRobert (guitars), Ashton Moore (guitars), and Alex Paul (vocals)
• Guest musicians: Kieran Bircher (vocals on "Intracranial Incubation"), Matthew Bolch (vocals on "Entropic Decay"), Steven Booth (vocals on "Intracranial Incubation"), Stace Fifield (vocals on "Entropic Decay"), Liam Hand (vocals on "Beckoning The Horrors Of The Depths"), Vin Minchington (vocals on "Sanctum Of Deceit"), and Jamie Philpott (vocals on "Inherent Revulsion")
• Musical style: Death metal
• Sound: Characterized by brutal riffs, intricate time signatures, and aggressive vocals, the sound on "Domain Of The Wretched" is death metal perfection!  Organectomy wonderfully and artistically blends old school death metal with more modern slam elements!
• Major themes: Death, destruction, violence, torment, darkness, gore, isolation, evil, the occult, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Eons Of Unyielding Darkness"
2. "Sanctum Of Deceit"
3. "Beckoning The Horrors Of The Depths"
4. "Intracranial Incubation"
5. "Archaic Infestation"
6. "Carnal Bloodlust"
7. "Terror Form"
8. "Inherent Revulsion"
9. "Cascading Into Despair"
10. "Domain Of The Wretched"
11. "Entropic Decay"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Offset Bier Company (Park City, Utah)
• Website: https://offsetbier.com/
• Brew: NZH-104 Single Hop Pale Ale
• Style: Pale Ale 
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Ingredients: NZH-104 hops 
• Pour: The NZH-104 pours a murky, dull golden-yellow hue with a frothy, off-white, 2+ finger head with great sustain and lots and lots of sticky, intricate lacing. 
• Nose: The nose is tropically fruity, citrusy, and malty.  There are aromas of clementine oranges, lemon zest, nectarine, guava, kiwi, papaya, melon, lemongrass, light caramel, and crackery biscuit.
• Taste: The taste is like the nose: fruity, citrusy, hoppy, and slightly sweet.  There are notes of orange juice, pink grapefruit juice, lemon zest, lemon drop candy, kiwi, light pineapple, honeydew melon, fresh mango, and soft sweet toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the NZH104 is very crisp and smooth with a clean, slightly bittersweet finish.

Overall pairing: The Offset NZH-104 Pale Ale is a bright, complex, fruity, and hoppy, yet very inviting brew... a great foil for the brutal and dark death metal stylings of the mighty Organectomy on their excellent "Domain Of The Wretched" album!  I like the look of the album with the beer can label as well.  'Nuff said!

Cheers and hails!!