November 4th, 2024 - Czechn' Out the Dark Side of the Empire

 

Dobry wieczór and hails evil-doers, thrashers, and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here tonight pairing Vader's amazing and kick-ass 11th studio album "The Empire" (8 years old today!) and a very crushable and tasty Czechn' Out the Dark Side from my friend Dwight at Gossorino Brewing!  Hells yeah! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Vader
• Title: "The Empire"
• Recorded: May through June 2016 at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland
• Release date: November 4th, 2016 (11th studio album by Vader)
• Record company: Nuclear Blast 
• Production: Sławek Wiesławski and Wojtek Wiesławski
• Album cover art: Joe Petagno
• Personnel: Hal (bass), James (drums), Peter (guitars and vocals), and Spider (guitars)
• Musical style: Death metal, thrash metal
• Sound: Characterized by blistering blast beats, machine gun fire guitars, thunderous bass, and brutally aggressive gravel and broken glass vocals, Vader wonderfully blends death metal and thrash metal into a frenzied juggernaut of a sonic proportions!  These dudes don't mess around; every track is a fiery fast, furious metal assault with killer hooks, riffs, and themes!
• Major themes: Darkness, war, violence, evil, the occult, isolation, anti-religion, horror, etc.  
• Tracks:  

1. "Angels Of Steel"
2. "Tempest"
3. "Prayer To The God Of War"
4. "Iron Reign"
5. "No Gravity"
6. "Genocidius"
7. "The Army-Geddon"
8. "Feel My Pain"
9. "Parabellum"
10. "Send Me Back To Hell"

 

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Gossorino Brewing (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://gossorinobrewing.com/
• Brew: Czechn' Out the Dark Side
• Style: Tmavé (Czech Dark Lager)
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV 5.25%
• IBUs: 23
• Ingredients: Pilsner, Caramunich, Vienna, Munich, Carafa, Melanoidin, Carapils, Chocolate, and Acidulated malts. Hopped with Saaz, then fermented with Imperial Urkel hops.
• Pour: The Czechn' Out the Dark Side pours a deep, dark brown (almost ink black) hue with a half-finger, light mocha head with good retention and sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is malty, roasty, toasty, and floral.  There are aromas of dark toasted bread, roasted malts, light cocoa, a hint of coffee, herbal and floral hops, and burnt toffee.
• Taste: The taste of the Czechn' Out the Dark Side follows the nose with notes of toasted bread, bread crust, roasted barley, crackery biscuit, a hint of chocolate, soft caramel, and herbal hops.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel of the is crisp with a day, finish.

Overall pairing:  The Czechn' Out the Dark Side is a tasty, crushable, yet complex brew... perfect for throwing back whilst rocking the hell out to Vader's beast of an album, "The Empire"!  Those dark, roasty flavors go great with the overall atmosphere of the album, while the crushability of the brew lends itself well to the fiery fast thrash elements!  'Nuff said!

Na zdrowie!!  Zdravímt!!  HAILS!!

November 1st, 2024 - In the Wake of the Atomic Pumpkin

 

Bonjour and hails metal maniacs and craft brew freaks!  Happy Friday and happy All Hallows Day!  Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here today rocking out to "The Wake" by the mighty Voivod whilst enjoying a spicy and unique Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin from New Belgium Brewing Company!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Voivod
• Title: "The Wake"
• Recorded: 2018 at RadicArt Studio in Quebec, Canada, percussion instruments recorded at Cégep de Joliette studios
• Release date: September 21st, 2018 (14th studio album by Voivod)
• Record company: Century Media Records
• Production: Voivod
• Album cover art: Away (artwork) and Carsten Drescher (layout)
• Personnel: Denis "Snake" Bélanger (vocals), Michel "Away" Langevin (drums), Dominique "Rocky" Laroche (bass), and Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain (guitars)
• Guest musicians: Christelle Chartray (cello), Edith Fitzgerald (violin), Jacques Landry (bones), Martin Marcotte (percussion), Sarah Martineau (viola), and Andrée-Anne Tremblay (violin)
• Musical style: Progressive thrash metal with elements of hardcore punk, progressive rock, and traditional metal
• Sound: As with all things Voivod, the sound on "The Wake" is very progressive, challenging, manic, and above all, kick ass!  
• Major themes: A concept album, themes include science fiction, scientific advancement, the future, isolation, technology, violence, conflict, space, rebellion, death, alternate realms and consciousness, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Obsolete Beings"
2. "The End Of Dormancy"
3. "Orb Confusion"
4. "Iconspiracy"
5. "Spherical Perspective"
6. "Event Horizon"
7. "Always Moving"
8. "Sonic Mycelium"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company (Colorado)
• Website: https://www.newbelgium.com/ 
• Brew: Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin
• Style: Pumpkin Ale / Chili Beer
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 6.4%
• IBUs: 10
• Ingredients: Pale, Munich, and Caramel 120 malts, Nugget hops, Ale yeast, pumpkin juice, and Saigon cinnamon, habanero chili peppers, aji, and del arbol peppers
• Pour: The Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin pours a clear, copper-amber color with a frothy, eggshell white, 1-finger head with good retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is spicy, malty, and vegetal.  There are aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, habanero, pumpkin, and toffee.
• Taste: The taste of the Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin follows the nose with vegetal, malty, and spicy flavors.  There are notes of pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie, bready malt, clove, nut meg, cinnamon, a chili pepper spice bite, and sweet caramel
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel is crisp, yet smooth with a nice spicy kick.

Overall pairing: The Voodoo Ranger Atomic Pumpkin is a punchy, spicy, yet bright and tasty brew... great for the intense and progressive grooves and chord changes of Voivod's inventive and intense "The Wake"!  'Nuff said!

Make sure to check out my interview with Snake, lead vocalist of the mighty Voivod here: https://youtu.be/Ag7EfictEjY

À votre santé and hails!!

October 31st, 2024 - Cali Screamin' Bloody Gore

 

Good evening and a very happy Halloween to you, my pretties!!  Tonight, your ghoulish beer drinkin' pal the Meista is pairing Death's killer debut album, 1987's "Scream Bloody Gore" and a festive Cali Screamin' Pumpkin Vanilla Cream Ale from Mother Earth Brewing Company.  Hails!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Death
• Title: "Scream Bloody Gore"
• Recorded: November 1986 at Music Grinder in Los Angeles, California
• Release date: May 25th, 1987 (1st full-length studio album by Death)
• Record company: Combat Records
• Production: Randy Burns and Chuck Schuldiner
• Album cover art: Edward Repka
• Personnel: Randy Burns (percussion), Chris Reifert (drums), and Chuck Schuldiner (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, and vocals)
• Musical style: Death metal
• Sound: Created from the building blocks of thrash, punk, and traditional metal, Death created a whole new sound with "Scream Bloody Gore."  It is raw, brutal, and beautifully intense!  Schuldiner employed heavily distorted guitars, alternate/tremolo picking, an obsession with minor keys/atonality, machine gun-fast drumming, and a unique and brand-new way of approaching vocals in 1986 - growling!  And all this with complex song structures and multiple tempo changes!  There is an intensity, a raw energy with all of these songs that really had not been heard before... at least not to this degree and definitely not in this fashion.  Schuldiner seemed to channel the evil of Venom and Possessed, the dark rawness of Bathory, the insane aggression of Kreator, and the blistering speed of Slayer with each note!  (Sadly, Schuldiner died in 2001 from brain cancer.)
• Major themes: With the speed of punk and the aggression of thrash, Death's lyrical focus (and what set them apart from other extreme metal/hardcore bands of the time) was on gore and horror film imagery.  Songs like "Zombie Ritual," "Mutilation," "Baptized In Blood," "Torn To Pieces," "Evil Dead," (obvious nod to the film) and the title track, "Scream Bloody Gore" all stemmed from Schuldiner's love of slasher, zombie, and monster movies. 
• Note: John Hand was credited on the album as the rhythm guitar player, but he did not actually play on album.
• Tracks: 

1. "Infernal Death"
2. "Zombie Ritual"
3. "Denial Of Life"
4. "Sacrificial"
5. "Mutilation"
6. "Regurgitated Guts"
7. "Baptized In Blood"
8. "Torn To Pieces"
9. "Evil Dead"
10. "Scream Bloody Gore"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Mother Earth Brew Company (Vista, California)
• Website: http://motherearthbrewco.com/
• Brew: Cali Screamin' Pumpkin Vanilla Cream Ale
• Style: Cream Ale 
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• IBUs: 55
• Ingredients: Madagascar vanilla beans and pumpkin puree along with pumpkin baking spices
• Pour: The Cali Screamin' pours a fairly clear golden-yellow hue with a head with good retention and sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is spicy, sweet, and malty.  There are aromas of freshly sliced pumpkin pie, earthy vanilla bean, nutmeg, cinnamon, all-spice, fresh cream, and light caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Cali Screamin' follows the nose with spicy, sweet, and malty flavors.  It tastes like fall... there are notes of pumpkin pie, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, whipped cream, cream soda, cola, light caramel, and biscuity malts.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied with moderate carbonation and very low bitterness, the mouthfeel of the Cali Screamin' is very creamy and smooth with a sweet, yet dry and fairly clean finish.

Overall pairing: With it being Halloween and with the ferocious speed, heaviness, and complexity of "Scream Bloody Gore", I felt I needed a beer that was a little spicy, seasonal, and unique.  The Mother Earth Cali Screamin' is this beer tonight!  This one goes down easy and has lots of nice pumpkin spice flavor without being over the top.  And the beer label looks nice with the Repka's amazing album cover artwork!  

Cheers and hails headbangers!!  Happy Halloween!!  Be safe out there!!

October 27th, 2024 - Death, Glory, or Oktoberfest!

 

Guten abend and hails!  Although Oktoberfest ended a couple of weeks ago, I'm pairing an Oktoberfest brew today.... 2024 Oktoberfest Festbier from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in collaboration with Brauerei Gutmann and rocking out to "Death Or Glory," the 5th kick-ass album from German metal monsters Running Wild!  This pairing goes out to my buddy Dustin Mitchell of Katagory V... prost brother!

Album Info:

• Artist: Running Wild
• Title: "Death Or Glory"
• Recorded: July through August 1989 at Studio M
• Release date: November 8th, 1989 (5th studio album by Running Wild)
• Record company: EMI / Noise
• Production: Rock 'n' Rolf (aka Rolf Kasparek) and Karl-U. Walterbach
• Album cover art: Sebastian Krüger
• Personnel: Jens Becker (bass), Iain Finlay (drums), Majk Moti (guitars), and Rock 'n' Rolf (vocals and guitars)
• Guest musician: Ladislav Křížek (backing vocals)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, power metal with elements of folk metal and speed metal
• Sound: Drawing from NWOBHM, speed metal, and German power metal, with "Death Or Glory", Running Wild delivers their heavy metal pièce de résistance!  The album is chalk full of wonderful riffage, soaring guitar solos, stampeding rhythms, and Rolf's powerful vocals!  Each track is wonderful crafted, executed, and produced.  This album is pure metal joy for your earholes!
• Major themes: Piracy, swashbuckling, adventure, shipwrecks, crime, violence, murder, evil, rebellion, history, legend, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Riding The Storm"
2. "Renegade"
3. "Evilution"
4. "Running Blood"
   
5. "Highland Glory (The Eternal Fight)"
6. "Marooned"
7. "Bad To The Bone"
8. "Tortuga Bay"
9. "Death Or Glory"
10. "Battle Of Waterloo"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, California) and Brauerei Gutmann (Germany)
• Website: http://sierranevada.com/ and https://www.brauerei-gutmann.de/
• Brew: Oktoberfest Festbier
• Style: Märzen / Oktoberfest 
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle
• ABV: 6.0% 
• IBUs: 30
• Ingredients: Lager yeast, Two-row Pale, Pilsner, and Munich malts, with Hersbrucker, Loral, Saphir, and Spalter hops
• Pour: The Oktoberfest Festbier pours a clear, golden-amber with a bright white, 1-finger, frothy and firm head with good sustain and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, malty, sweet, and spicy.  There are aromas of apple, toasted malt, sweet bread, light biscuit, light citrus, light mulling spices, and grassy hops. 
• Taste: The taste is festive and flavorful in the traditional German Märzen style.  There are notes of sweet apple, light toffee, sweet and crackery biscuit, lemon zest, black pepper, light honey, and slightly bitter and very grassy hops.
• Mouthfeel: Light-medium in body with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Oktoberfest Festbier is crisp and very smooth with a slightly bitter, somewhat dry finish.

Overall pairing: The traditional crisp, sweet, and punchy flavors of this year's Oktoberfest Festbier from the collaboration of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Brauerei Gutmann are perfect for the hard-hitting, straight-forward heavy metal prowess and goodness that is the mighty Running Wild!  'Nuff said!

PROST and hails!!

October 26th, 2024 - The Lauder Day Brewers' Snake Church

 

Hello and hails evil-doers, thrashers, and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here pairing Ringworm's killer "Snake Church" album and a very bold, rich, roasty, and boozy LDB Barrel Project #1 Imperial Stout from my friend Dwight at Gossorino Brewing in collaboration with the Lauder Day Brewers!  Hells yeah! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Ringworm
• Title: "Snake Church"
• Recorded: 2016 at Spider Studios in Cleveland, Ohio
• Release date: July 29th, 2016 (7th studio album by Ringworm)
• Record company: Relapse Records
• Production: Ringworm
• Album cover art: Human Furnace (artwork) and Jacob Speis (layout)
• Personnel: James "Human Furnace" Bulloch (vocals), Matt Sorg (guitars), Ryan Steigerwald (drums), Ed Stephens (bass), and Mark Witherspoon (guitars)
• Musical style: Thrash metal with elements of metalcore, hardcore punk, and death metal
• Sound: Characterized by wonderfully aggressive and violent riffs, soaring guitar solos, machine gun fine drumming, driving bass lines, and the Human Furnace's searing vocal attacks, the tracks on "Snake Church" are diametrically brutal and melodic! 
• Major themes: The occult, evil, darkness, insanity, fear, terror, violence, destruction, etc.  
• Tracks:  

1. "Snake Church"
2. "Brotherhood Of The Midnight Sun"
3. "Fear The Silence"
4. "The Black Light Of A Living Ghost"
5. "Destroy Or Create"
6. "Shades Of Blue"
7. "Innocent Blood"
8. "The Apparition"
9. "Believer"
10. "The Razor And The Knife"
11. "Angel Of War"
12. "Temple Of The Wolves"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Gossorino Brewing (Ogden, Utah) in collaboration with the Lauder Day Brewers (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://gossorinobrewing.com/ and https://www.lauterdaybrewers.org/
• Brew: LDB Barrel Project #1 Imperial Stout
• Style: Imperial Stout
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV 8.0%
• IBUs: 60
• Ingredients: Imperial stout aged in a local bourbon barrel
• Pour: The LDB Barrel Project #1 Imperial Stout pours a deep, dark brown (almost ink black) color with a creamy, 1-finger, mocha head with good retention and sticky, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is roasty, toasty, malty, chocolaty, and slightly boozy.  There are aromas of dark chocolate syrup, cocoa, dark toasted bread, roasted malts, dark roasted coffee beans, oak, bourbon, vanilla beans, and burnt toffee.
• Taste: The taste of the LDB Barrel Project #1 Imperial Stout follows the nose with notes of espresso, dark chocolate, cocoa, rich bourbon, vanilla, black licorice, and hints of bittersweet toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with low carbonation, the mouthfeel of the LDB Barrel Project #1 Imperial Stout is velvety smooth, thick, and creamy with a dry, slightly bitter, and boozy finish.

Overall pairing:  The LDB Barrel Project #1 Imperial Stout is a bold, dark, and richly complex brew... perfect for the darkened heavy metal onslaught of Ringworm's "Snake Church"!  'Nuff said!

Make sure to check out my interview from a couple of years ago with Ringworm guitarist Matt Sorg here: https://youtu.be/oWI18sKCEr4

Cheers and hails!!

October 25th, 2024 - A Dark Czech Eulogy for the Gods

 

Hello and happy Friday my headbangin' and beer lovin' friends!  The Meister here today pairing "Eulogy Of The Gods", the kick-ass, album by Serbian heavy metal band Claymorean and a roasty and toasty Tmavè from the fine folks at the Ogden Beer Company in collaboration with Kiitos Brewing!  Oh, yeah!! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Claymorean
• Title: "Eulogy For The Gods"
• Recorded: August 2020 at Rema Studio in Veliki Crljeni, Serbia and September 2020 to March 2021 at Valhalla Studio in Lazarevac, Serbia
• Release date: September 1st, 2021 (4th full-length studio album by Claymorean)
• Record company: Stormspell Records
• Production: Boris Šurlan and Claymorean
• Album cover art: Igor "Jimmy" Stanić (artwork and photography) and Tanya Del Angel (design)
• Personnel: Dejana Garčević (lead vocals), Goran Garčević (bass), Vladimir Garčević (guitars), Uroš Kovačević (guitars), and Marko Novaković (drums)
• Additional musicians: Cederick "Ced" Forsberg (lead guitar on "Blood Of The Dragon") and Vladimir Novaković (lead guitar on "Mystical Realm (Deorum In Absentia)" and "In The Tombs Of Atuan")
• Musical style: Heavy metal, power metal with elements of doom metal
• Sound: Bold, bombastic, and heavy as hell, the sound on Claymorean's "Eulogy For The Gods" blends epic power metal with doom, and even a little thrash.  The tracks are characterized by soaring guitars, thunderous bass and drums, and Dejana's amazing vocal performance!
• Major themes: Sword and sorcery, good vs. evil, fantasy, mythology, horror, war, etc.
• Tracks:  
1. "Hunter Of The Damned"
2. "Battle In The Sky"
3. "The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii)" (Virgin Steele cover)
4. "Lords Of Light"
5. "Spirit Of Merciless Time"
6. "Mystical Realm (Deorum In Absentia)"
7. "In The Tombs Of Atuan"
8. "Blood Of The Dragon"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Ogden Beer Company (Ogden, Utah) in collaboration with Kiitos Brewing (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.ogdenbeercompany.com/  https://kiitosbrewing.com/
• Brew: Tmavè
• Style: Dark Czech Lager
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Ingredients: Saaz hops
• Pour: The Tmavè pours a with a 1+ finger, bright white, light and frothy head with great retention and 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 Tmavè a nice blend of bready, grainy, malty, and herbal flavors.  There are notes of toasted bread, bread crust, roasted barley, crackery biscuit, a hint of chocolate, soft caramel, and herbal hops.
• Mouthfeel: Medium in body and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is crisp and smooth with a dry, clean finish. 

Overall pairing: The Ogden Beer Company / Kiitos Brewing Tmavè is a very roasty, delicious, and crushable brew... a great companion to the metal might of Claymorean's excellent "Eulogy For The Gods" album!  'Nuff said!

Make sure to check out my interview with Vlad and Dejana Garčević of Claymorean here: https://youtu.be/TlKXFjl2JSg

Cheers!!  Hails!!

October 19th, 2024 - Who's Whoo in the Yesterwynde

 

Hyvää iltaa my friends!  Happy Saturday!  The Meister here pairing "Yesterwynde", the latest from the amazing Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish and a tasty and bold Who's Whoo Hazy IPA from Mother Earth Brew Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info: 

• Artist: Nightwish
• Title: "Yesterwynde" 
• Recorded: August through November 2023 at Röskö Campsite in Kitee, Finland, Paha Pajari in Kitee, Finland, Petrax Studios in Hollola, Finland, Studio Dahl in Brastad, Sweden, Troykington Castle in North Yorkshire, England, and Abbey Road in London, England
• Release date: September 20th, 2024 (10th studio album by Nightwish)
• Record company: Nuclear Blast
• Production: Tuomas Holopainen and Tero Kinnunen
• Album cover art: Pete Voutilainen
• Personnel: Troy Donockley (Uilleann pipes, low whistle, guitars, bouzouki, bodhrán, aerophone, and vocals), Kai Hahto (drums and percussion), Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Floor Jansen (lead vocals), Jukka Koskinen (bass), and Emppu Vuorinen (guitars)
• Additional guest musicians: The Children of 'Ata Choir, Children's Choir, the Sepian Voices, and the Sepian Orchestra
• Musical style: Symphonic metal, power metal, folk metal, gothic metal, progressive metal
• Sound: Bombastic, melodic, cinematic, poetic, orchestral, symphonic, pastoral - just a few of the terms used to describe the complex sound of Nightwish on the wonderful "Yesterwynde".  Jansen's huge vocal range is both beautiful and mesmerizing and the band is as tight as ever, bringing a wonderful depth and originality to their presentation along with the incorporation of the ... stunning! 
• Major themes: Humanity, history, inspiration, empathy, love, altruism, passion, mystery, etc.  Holopainen described that album's themes as dealing with the feeling of time, history, memory, and being connected to past generations, who have "all had their lives, their ups and downs, and they don't exist anymore, except as atoms scattered all over the universe. And we're going to be in that state pretty soon as well. So that should give you something to think about."
• Tracks: 

1. "Yesterwynde"
2. "An Ocean Of Strange Islands"
3. "The Antikythera Mechanism"
4. "The Day Of..."
5. "Perfume Of The Timeless"
6. "Sway"
7. "The Children Of 'Ata"
8. "Something Whispered Follow Me"
9. "Spider Silk"
10. "Hiraeth"
11. "The Weave"
12. "Lanternlight"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Mother Earth Brew Company (Vista, California)
• Website: http://motherearthbrewco.com/
• Brew: Who's Whoo Hazy IPA
• Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 7.2%
• IBUs: 50
• Ingredients: Idaho 7, Citra, and Mosaic hops
• Pour: The Who's Whoo Hazy IPA pours a very hazy, opaque, bright golden orange/yellow hue with a thin, off-white head with and light lacing.
• Nose: Fruit forward, the nose is tropical, citrusy, floral, dank, slightly nutty, and malty.  It is chalk full of notes of grapefruit rind, tangerine, orange zest, stone fruit (peach and apricot), passionfruit, pineapple, mango, guava, blueberry, light pine resin, cracked wheat, soft caramel malt, and a hint of booze.
• Taste: The taste of the Who's Whoo Hazy IPA follows the nose with floral and dank hops, citrus, tropical fruit, and sweet malt flavors.  There are big notes of mango, passionfruit, grapefruit juice, orange juice and zest, tangerine, pineapple, peach, guava, blueberry, pine, and a little booze with a strong, malty backbone.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Who's Whoo Hazy IPA is crisp and juicy, yet somewhat thick, with a soft, creamy, and smooth finish

Overall pairing: The bold and complex flavors of the Mother Earth's Who's Whoo Hazy IPA are the perfect listening companion to the bombastic and beautiful symphonic metal stylings of Nightwish's "Yesterwynde"!  'Nuff said!

Maljanne!!