December 21st, 2025 - There's Pandemonium Humanitas in the Wake of the Juicequake

 

Hails headbangers, evil-doers, and craft beer fans!  The Meista here today getting heavy and aggressive pairing   album "Pandemonium Humanitas" and a crisp and juicy Juicequake Juicy IPA from all the fine folks at 2 Row Brewing!  Hell yeah!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Keitzer
• Title: "Pandemonium Humanitas" 
• Recorded: 2024 at Soundlodge Studio 
• Release date: September 27th, 2024 (8th studio album by Keitzer)
• Record company: F.D.A. Records
• Production: Jörg Uken and Keitzer
• Album cover art: Paolo Girardi 
• Personnel: Christian Chaco (lead vocals), Michael Dölle (guitars and backing vocals), Nicolai Hinse (guitars), Tim Terhechte (drums), and Simon Venig (bass)
• Musical style: Death metal, grindcore with elements of crustcore and hints of black metal
• Sound: Powerfully riff-driven, the songs on "Pandemonium Humanitas" are also wonderfully melodic (in an anguished kinda way), while still being steeped in pure rage!  And those blast beats are punchy as hell!
• Major themes: Death, darkness, rage, hate, destruction, oblivion, misanthropy, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Our Funeral Pyre"
2. "Pandemonium Humanitas"
3. "Scorned Messiah"
4. "Scavenger And Woe"
5. "...Of Eden"
6. "In Darkness You Feel No Regrets"
7. "Scorched Earth"
8. "Call Of The Void"
9. "To Drown This World"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: 2 Row Brewing (Midvale, Utah)
• Website: http://2rowbrewing.com/
• Brew: Juicequake Juicy IPA
• Style: New England India Pale Ale (NEIPA) / Hazy IPA
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0% 
• Ingredients: Idaho 7, Motueka, and Ekuanot hops
• Pour: The Juicequake pours a hazy goldenrod yellow with frothy, half-finger, bright white head with good retention and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, fruity, earthy, floral, and malty.  There are aromas of grapefruit rind, orange juice and zest, tangerine, freshly cut pineapple, ripe mango, wildflowers, light pine resin, and soft caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Juicequake is characterized by bright citrusy and tropical flavors along with more subtle herbal notes and sweet maltiness.  There are notes of pink grapefruit juice, orange juice and pith, tangerine, pineapple juice, mango, lime, light pine, grassy hops, fresh herbs, and soft caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Juicequake is very crisp and juicy, yet smooth and creamy with a slightly bittersweet, but fairly clean finish.

Overall pairing: The bright, juicy, and flavorful characteristics of the 2 Row Juicequake Juicy IPA is a perfect foil for the sheer power, brutality, and grinding death metal prowess of Keitzer's "Pandemonium Humanitas"!  And I love the imagery of the album cover art with the beer can label art as well!  'Nuff said!!

Prost!!  Hails!!