May 24th, 2026 - There's No Escape From the WIENERBRÄU!

 

Hello and happy Sunday craft beer freaks, rockers, and rollers!  The Meista here today pairing Journey's legendary "Escape" albums with a very crushable Fisher WIENERBRÄU from my friends at Fisher Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!  

Album Info:

• Artist: Journey
• Title: "Escape" (stylized as "ESC4P3")
• Recorded: April through June 1981 at Fantasy Studio in Berkeley, California
• Release date: July 17th, 1981 (8th studio album by Journey
• Record company: Columbia Records
• Production: Kevin Elson and Mike Stone
• Album cover art: Stanley Mouse (illustrations) and 
• Personnel: Jonathan Cain (keyboards, rhythm guitars, and backing vocals), Steve Perry (lead vocals), Neal Schon (lead guitar, Roland guitar synthesizer on "Open Arms", and backing vocals), Steve Smith (drums), and Ross Valory (bass and backing vocals)
• Musical style: Hard rock, rock, power pop
• Sound: The 5th highest selling album of 1981 and the band's most successful, the sound on "Escape" is timeless... it transcends generations!
• Major themes and subjects: Positivity, love, loss, relationships, rebellion, life, passion, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Don't Stop Believing"
2. "Stone In Love"
3. "Who's Crying Now"
4. "Keep On Runnin'"
5. "Still They Ride"
6. "Escape"
7. "Lay It Down"
8. "Dead Or Alive"
9. "Mother, Father"
10. "Open Arms"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Fisher Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah) 
• Website: https://fisherbeer.com/
• Brew: WIENERBRÄU
• Style: American Pale Wheat Beer
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The WIENERBRÄU pours cloudy, pale, straw-colored yellow hue with a frothy, bright white, 1+ finger head with good retention and lots of sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, malty, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of crackery biscuit, freshly baked wheat bread, cracked wheat, lemon zest, light grassy hops, and a splash of honey.
• Taste: Well-balanced, the taste of the WIENERBRÄU is malty, grainy, grassy, and slightly sweet.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, cereal grains, lemon zest, light grassy hops, lemongrass, and light honey.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied with good carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp and smooth with a clean, slightly sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The tasty, crushable character of Fisher's delicious WIENERBRÄU is a perfect beer to crush with the guitar-driven, heavy-duty rock and roll punch that is Journey's classic "Escape"!  'Nuff said! 

Cheers!!