July 27th, 2025 - The Doppler Placed Me Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere

 

Hello and happy Sunday rockers, rollers, and craft beer fans!  Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here today pairing a delicious Doppler Czech Style Dark Lager from the fine folks at Equilibrium Brewing Company and Bob Geldof's very cool and very musical debut solo album, "Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere"!

Album Info:

• Artist: Bob Geldof
• Title: "Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere"
• Recorded: 1986
• Release date: November 24th, 1986 (1st full-length studio album by Bob Geldof)
• Record company: Atlantic Records
• Production: Rupert Hine, The Brothers of Doom, and Jimmy Iovine
• Album cover art: Brian Aris (photography) and Mike Storey (art direction)
• Personnel: Bob Geldof (lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, and harmonica) 
• Additional and guest musicians: Maria Albert (backing vocals), Bono (backing vocals), Clem Burke (drums), Eric Clapton (guitar on "Love Like a Rocket", "Beat of the Night" and "August Was a Heavy Month"), Lianne Davis (backing vocals), Omar Hakim (drums), Jools Holland (piano), Annie Lennox (backing vocals), Maria McKee (backing vocals), Mint Julep (backing vocals), Alison Moyet  (backing vocals), Gill O'Donovan (backing vocals), Suzie O'List (backing vocals), Brian Setzer (guitar), Pat Seymour (backing vocals), Sonny Southern (backing vocals), T.M. Stevens (bass), David A. Stewart (guitars and keyboards), and Jamie West-Oram (guitar)
• Musical style: Pop, rock
• Sound: Upbeat, catchy, and wonderfully executed and produced, Geldof's 1stsolo effort is a fantastically imaginative and introspective album, filled with loads of great hooks, melodies, and musical performances! 
• Major themes: Introspective, open, and honest, themes on the album include life, love, relationships, globalism, loss, sadness, honesty, the night, joy, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "This Is The World Calling"
2. "In The Pouring Rain"
3. "August Was A Heavy Month"
4. "Love Like A Rocket"
5. "I Cry Too"
6. "When I Was Young"
7. "This Heartless Heart"
8. "The Beat Of The Night"
9. "Truly, True Blue"
10. "Pulled Apart By Horses"
11. "Words From Heaven"
12. "Good Boys In The Wrong"
13. "Night Turns To Day"
14. "Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Equilibrium Brewing Company (Middletown, New York)
• Website: https://www.eqbrew.com/
• Brew: Doppler Czech Style Dark Lager
• Style: Czech Dark Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.6%
• Ingredients: "Bohemian Pils, Bohemian Dark, Caramunich, and Carafa malts, a Czech style yeast strain, and a light addition of Saaz hops for a touch of bittering"
• Pour: The Doppler pours an opaque deep, dark mahogany brown with a 2+ finger, light mocha, frothy head with great retention and lots of soapy, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is a characterized by malty, roasty, grainy, floral hops, and lightly herbal aromas.  There are aromas of roasted malts, toasted bread, light cocoa, a hint of coffee, herbal hops, and burnt toffee.
• Taste: Well-balanced, the Doppler is a nice blend of bready, grainy, malty, and herbal flavors.  There are notes of roasty malts, sarsaparilla, toasted bread crust, roasted barley, crackery biscuit, a hint of chocolate, soft caramel, and herbal hops.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp and roasty with a crisp, bitter, and balanced finish.

Overall pairing: The delightful roasty and malty aromas and flavors and the complex, yet crushability of the Doppler Czech Style Dark Lager from Equilibrium Brewing Company for an excellent pairing with the amazing Bob Geldof!  'Nuff said!

Sláinte chugat my friends!