March 1st, 2026 - Envenom Sapporo

 

Konnichiwa evil-doers, metal maniacs, and beer freaks!  The Meista here today donning a Venom t-shirt whilst rocking out to the wonderful and raw genius that is "Envenom", the 35-year-old debut album by the legendary Sabbat and a tasty and easy-drinking Sapporo Premium Beer from Sapporo Brewing!  Hell. Yes.  

Album Info:

• Artist: Sabbat
• Title: "Envenom"
• Recorded: 1990 at C.C. Work and Soundbeat 
• Release date: March 1991 (1st full-length studio album by Sabbat)
• Record company: Evil Records 
• Production: Sabbat
• Album cover art: Elizaveat (aka Takeshi Asai)
• Personnel: Elizaveat (guitars), Gezol (bass and vocals), and Zorugelion (drums)
• Additional musician: Temis Osmond (lead guitar on "Deathtemptation (Kanashibari Part 2)" and keyboards)
• Musical style: Thrash metal, black metal
• Sound: Although Sabbat's music is most definitely unabashed Venom worship, their sound is still very much their own.  Well-crafted and very deliberate, the tracks on "Envenom" display the focus, prowess, and sheer talent of this band in their early years.  The sheer will of force coupled with the raw aggression makes this album an instant classic!
• Major themes: Evil, the occult, Satan and Satanism, hell, witchcraft, death, horror, mythology, violence, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Bewitch"
2. "The Sixth Candle"
3. "Satan Bless You"
4. "Evil Nations"
5. "Devil Worship"
6. "Reek Of Cremation"
7. "Deathtemptation (Kanashibari Part 2)"
8. "King Of Hell"
9. "Eviler"
10. "Carcassvoice"
11. "Dead March"
12. "Reminiscent Bells"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Sapporo Brewing (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan)
• Website: https://www.sapporobeer.com/
• Brew: Sapporo Premium Beer
• Style: Japanese Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce bottle
• ABV: 4.9% 
• IBUs: 18
• Pour: The Sapporo Premium Beer pours a clear, bright golden-yellow hue with a frothy and billowy, half-finger, bright white head with good sustain and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by light grainy, grassy, and crackery aromas.  There are notes of pale grains, lightly toasted white bread, June grass, lightly toasted malts, and a hint of lemon zest. 
• Taste: The taste of the Sapporo Premium Beer follows the nose with crackery, biscuity, grainy, and lightly grassy flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, light toasted malts, hints of grassy hops, lemongrass, rice, and a hint of lemon.
• Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel of the Sapporo Premium Beer is crisp, refreshing, and very smooth with a dry, clean, crisp finish.

Overall pairing: The crushable, very drinkable Sapporo Premium Beer is perfect foil to the insanely aggressive and monumentally influential power of Sabbat's "Envenom"!   Those bright and crips flavors are great for the screaming guitars while the bready malts go great with the driving rhythm section.  'Nuff said!

Kanpai and hails!!

February 28th, 2026 - Heartwork is Tricky Business

 

Hey there evil-doers, rivet heads, and craft beer freaks!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here on this very cold day here in Utah getting heavy with a pairing of a dangerously bold and unique Business Adambier Strong German Ale from Bombastic Brewing and the mighty Carcass's brutally complex and amazing album "Heartwork" (Ultimate Edition)!  YES!!

Album Info: 

• Artist: Carcass
• Title: "Heartwork" (Ultimate Edition)
• Recorded: May 18th through June 21st, 1993 at Parr Street Studios
• Release date: October 18th, 1993 (4th studio album released by Carcass)
• Record company: Earache Records 
• Production: Colin Richardson
• Album cover art: H.R. Gieger (sculpture), Jurg Kümmer (photography), and Andrew Tuohy (design)
• Personnel: Amott (lead guitars), Owen (drums), Steer (guitars), and Walker (bass and lead vocals)
• Musical style: Melodic death metal
• Sound: Characterized by a blend of melodic death metal, progressive death metal, and a hint of grind, Carcass's sound on "Heartwork" is a wonderful and artistic expansion of their ever-evolving sound.  Always compelling, the sound is both aggressive and wonderfully melodic. 
• Major themes: Themes on the album include death, rot, violence, pain, sorrow, hate, anti-religion, etc. 
• Tracks: 

Disc 1:

1. "Buried Dreams"
2. "Carnal Forage"
3. "No Love Lost"
4. "Heartwork"
5. "Embodiment"
6. "This Mortal Coil"
7. "Arbeit Macht Fleisch"
8. "Blind Bleeding The Blind"
9. "Doctrinal Expletives"
10. "Death Certificate"

Disc 2: 

1. "This Is Your Life"
2. "Rot 'N' Roll"
3. "Buried Dreams" (demo)
4. "Carnal Forage" (demo)
5. "No Love Lost" (demo)
6. "Heartwork" (demo)
7. "Deliverance" (demo)
8. "This Mortal Coil" (demo)
9. "Arbeit Macht Fleisch" (demo)
10. "Blind Bleeding The Blind" (demo)
11. "Doctrinal Expletives" (demo)
12. "Death Certificate" (demo)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Bombastic Brewing (Hayden, Idaho)
• Website: https://www.bombasticbrewing.com/
• Brew: Business Adambier Strong German Ale
• Style: Adambier / Strong German Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 14.0%
• IBUs: 18
• Pour: The Business Adambier pours an opaque, deep, dark brown (almost black) hue with a billowy and creamy, 2+ finger mocha head with great retention and lots of sticky, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is smokey, malty, sweet, and slightly boozy.  There are aromas of raisin bread, dark roasted malts, cocoa, vanilla beans, light smoke, sweet caramel, oak, leather, sweet tobacco, and rich bourbon. 
• Taste: Following the nose, the taste of the Business Adambier is rich, smokey, roasty, malty, sweet, and slightly boozy.  There are notes of burnt toffee, raisin bread, smoked malts, rich vanilla, light chocolate, dried apricot, and rich bourbon.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with low carbonation, the mouthfeel is silky, velvety, and thick and chewy with a dry, sweet, and boozy finish.
• Notes: "Adambier is a historic style from Dortmund, Germany, said to have put the hard drinking King Frederick William IV of Prussia under the table."

Overall pairing: The Bombastic Business Adambier Strong German Ale is a very bold, unique, high ABV, yet very drinkable ale... perfect for the aggressive and wonderfully complex music of Carcass!  The smokey aromas and flavors are perfect for the guttural vocals and darker lyrical themes, while the sweet, malt and dark fruit flavors are great for the melodic guitars, and the booziness if perfect for the intensity of the musical delivery!  Both are total crushers!  'Nuff said! 

Cheers!!  Hails!!

February 22nd, 2026 - The Big Bad Baptist Moves Onward to Golgotha During the Solstice

 

Good day and happy Sunday evil-doers, hellions, headbangers, and craft brew lovers!  Your drinking buddy the (not-so) right Reverend Meista here getting a little blasphemous, aggressive, and very dark, ready to indoctrinate you with the "Onward To Golgotha" Box Set, a celebration of the amazing debut album by death metal monsters Incantation! The box includes the original album, "Onward To Golgotha Live", and two 7" singles: "Entrantment Of Evil" and "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies"!  I'm pairing this evil brilliance with a deliciously bold and boozy Big Bad Baptist Solstice from Epic Brewing Company!  Hell to the fuck yeah, brothers and sistas!!  Can I get an amen?!

Album Info:

• Artist: Incantation
• Title: "Onward To Golgotha" Box Set
• Recorded: "Onward To Golgotha" recorded September through November 1991 at Trax East Studios in South River, New Jersey; "Onward To Golgotha Live" recorded live in 1992 at various dates and venues; "Entrantment Of Evil" recorded May 26th and June 2th, 1990 at Stardust Recording Studio in Upper Montclair, New Jersey; "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies" recorded May through June 1991 at Trax East Studios in South River, New Jersey 
• Release date: May 5th, 1992 (1st full-length studio release by Incantation)
• Record company: Relapse Records
• Production: Steve Evetts and Bill Yurkiewicz, and Incantation
• Album cover art: Miran Kim (artwork) and Bill Venner (band logo)
• Personnel: Ronny Deo (bass), John McEntee (guitars), Craig Pillard (guitars and vocals), and Jim Roe (drums)
• Musical style: Death metal, doom death
• Sound: Innovative, a total game changer, aggressive, heavy as hell, and rather sludgy, the sound on "Onward To Golgotha" embodies the apocalyptic, soul-crushing brutality that is early Incantation!  It is like a runaway 18-wheeler slamming through a concrete barrier and exploding on the freeway below... broken glass, metal grinding on pavement, and an ear-splitting thunderous impact!  It is everything a death metal should be!
• Major themes: Death, destruction, evil, the occult, anti-Christianity, blasphemy, Satan, darkness, violence, horror, etc.
• Tracks: 
  

"Onward To Golgotha":

1. "Golgotha"
2. "Devoured Death"
3. "Blasphemous Cremation"
4. "Rotting Spiritual Embodiment"
5. "Unholy Massacre"
6. "Entrantment Of Evil"
7. "Christening The Afterbirth"
8. "Immortal Cessation"
9. "Profanation"
10. "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies"
11. "Eternal Torture"

"Onward To Golgotha Live":

1. "Entrantment Of Evil" (Live at Cell Block)
2. "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies" (Live at Cell Block)
3. "Unholy Massacre" (Live at Cell Block)
4. "Devoured Death" (Live at Cell Block)
5. "Blasphemous Cremation" (Live at Cell Block)
6. "Profanation" (Live at Cell Block)
7. "Golgotha" (Live at Cell Block)
8. "Devoured Death" (Live at Studio 1)
9. "Entrantment Of Evil" (Live at Studio 1)
10. "Bleeding Torment" (Necrophagia cover) (Live at Studio 1)
11. "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies" (Live at Studio 1)
12. "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies" (Live at Flashes)
13. "Devoured Death" (Live at Flashes)
14. "Rotting Spiritual Embodiment" (Live at Flashes)
15. "Unholy Massacre" (Live at Flashes)
16. "Blasphemous Cremation" (Live at Flashes)
17. "Christening The Afterbirth" (Live at Flashes)
18. "Profanation" (Live at Flashes)

"Entrantment Of Evil":

1. "Entrantment Of Evil"
2. "Eternal Torture"
3. "Devoured Death"
4. "Unholy Massacre"

"Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies":"

1. "Deliverance Of Horrific Prophecies"
2. "Profanation"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Epic Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.epicbrewing.com/
• Brew: Big Bad Baptist Solstice
• Style: Imperial Stout
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 13.2%
• Ingredients: Barrel-aged in whiskey casks: Marris Otter, 2-Row, Light Munich, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, and Roasted Barley, Nugget, Chinook, and Cascade hops, and Cacao Nibs, Cloves, Star Anise, Pomegranate
• Pour: The Big Bad Baptist Solstice pours a beautiful black... black as hell, black as the night sky, black as mud with a frothy and creamy, 2+ finger, mocha head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by big aromas of black licorice, dark roasted espresso beans, freshly sliced black cherries, bittersweet cooking chocolate, rich planting soil, vanilla beans, oak, rich bourbon, cloves, along with hints of burnt toffee. 
• Taste: The taste of the Big Bad Baptist Solstice is boozy, sweet, fruity, roasty, and downright dark.  It is characterized by huge dark chocolate, bold black licorice and cloves, black coffee, rich bourbon, vanilla bean, a hint of pomegranate and black cherry juice, and molasses.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with minimal carbonation, the mouthfeel is sticky, velvety, and chunky.  The finish is nice and chewy and velvety smooth with a dry mocha goodness that lingers, and very big, bold bourbon notes.

Overall pairing: The bold, rich, boozy flavors and aromas of the Big Bad Baptist Solstice are perfect for the intensity, aggression, and utter brutality of Incantation's infernal, amazing, and essential "Onward To Golgotha" Box Set!  For a killer evening of kick-ass heavy as hell metal and deliciously bold, intense, and unique flavors, I highly recommend both the brew and the album! 

And make sure to check out my interview with members of Incantation from back in 2022 right here: https://youtu.be/T48dmpmHxgQ

HAILS!!  Cheers!!

February 21st, 2026 -Shades of Sorrow & Death

 

Hello and hails metal maniacs and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here with another kick-ass pairing for ya today: "Shades Of Sorrow", the kick-ass sophomore album by Brazilian death metal band Crypta and a bold and delicious Shades of Death German Style Schwarzbier from Heavy Reel Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Crypta
• Title: "Shades Of Sorrow"
• Recorded: February 2023 at Family Mob Studio in São Paulo, Brazil 
• Release date: August 4th, 2023 (2nd full length album by Crypta)
• Record company: Napalm Records 
• Production: Gabriel Bonilha, Leeo Hanna, and Rafael Augusto Lopes 
• Album cover art: Raul Campos 
• Personnel:  Tainá Bergamaschi (guitars), Luana Dametto (drums), Jéssica di Falchi (guitars), and Fernanda Lira (bass and vocals) 
• Guest musician: Pablo Greg (keyboards)
• Musical style: Death metal, thrash metal
• Sound: Aggressive, heavy, and intense, the sound on Crypta combines bone-crushing rhythms with fiery shredding riffs and brutal vocals.  There are elements reminiscent to Possessed, Sodom, and of course Nervosa, but "Shades Of Sorrow" is its own unique and wonderful sonic journey!
• Major themes: Death, darkness, evil, horror, terror, mythology, rage, violence, deception, seeking knowledge, freedom, rebellion, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "The Aftermath"
2. "Dark Clouds"
3. "Poisonous Apathy"
4. "The Outsider"
5. "Stronghold"
6. "The Other Side Of Anger"
7. "The Limbo"
8. "Trial Of Traitors"
9. "Lullaby For The Forsaken"
10. "Agents Of Chaos"
11. "Lift The Blindfold"
12. "Lord Of Ruins"
13. "The Closure"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Heavy Reel Brewing Company (Seaside Heights, New Jersey)
• Website: https://www.heavyreelbrewing.com/
• Brew: Shades of Death
• Style: German Style Schwarzbier
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Shades of Death pours an opaque, very dark brown (almost black) hue with a light mocha, 1-finger head that slowly dissipates to a thin ring with sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose of the Shades of Death is toasty, roasty, slightly fruity (dark fruits), and malty.  There are aromas of dark toasted bread, roasted malts, roasted coffee beans, hints of dark chocolate, light plum, and hints of burnt toffee.
• Taste: Like the nose, the taste is roasty, toasty, grainy, and slightly sweet.  There are notes of bready malts, cacao, dark roasted coffee, hints of dark fruits (plum and raisin), and very light sweet caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Shades of Death is crisp and very smooth with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The very crushable, yet wonderfully complex and flavorful characteristics of the Heavy Reel Shades of Death German Style Schwarzbier makes a great companion to the death/thrash metal aggression of Crypta's excellent sophomore offering!  The dark, roasty, and malty notes really pop when you've got Crypta blasting from your speakers!  I highly recommend both the album and brew!  'Nuff said!

Salud and hails!! 

February 20th, 2026 - Hey Donna, Grab My Pickle for a Second

 

Hello and happy Friday rockers, rollers, and beer fans!  The Meista here today rocking out with Golden Earring's underappreciated and excellent "Grab It For A Second " album and a Donna's Pickle Beer!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Golden Earring
• Title: "Grab It For A Second"
• Recorded: 1978 at DMC Baarn in the Netherlands and the Record Plant in New York City, New York
  Release date: September 22nd, 1978 (13th studio album by Golden Earring)
• Record company: Polydor Records
• Production: Jimmy Iovine
• Album cover art: Barry Hay (art concept), Mick Rock (art direction and photography), Ernst Thormahlen (art design and illustration)
• Personnel: Eelco Gelling (guitar and slide guitar), Rinus Gerritsen (bass and Moog Bison synth bass), Barry Hay (vocals), George Kooymans (guitar, Arp synthesizer guitar, and vocals), and Cesar Zuiderwijk (drums)
• Additional musician: Lani Groves (backing vocals), Jimmy Maelen (percussion), Kevin Nance (keyboards), and John Zangrando (saxophone on "Against the Grain")
• Musical style: Hard rock, rock and roll, power pop with elements of new wave
• Sound: Wonderfully complex, yet straightforward and rocking, "Grab It For A Second" is one of those great unsung rock albums of the late 1970s.  The songwriting is incredibly solid, the band's musicianship is fantastic (as always), and the execution is flawless!  It will get your feet moving and your fists pumping!
• Major themes: Love, lust, desire, isolation, the passage of time, rock and roll, relationships, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Movin' Down Life"
2. "Against The Grain"
3. "Grab It For A Second"
4. "Cell 29"
5. "Roxanne"
6. "Leather"
7. "Temptin'"
8. "U-Turn Time"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Donna's Pickle Beer (contract brewery)
• Website: https://www.donnaspicklebeer.com/
• Brew: Donna's Pickle Beer
• Style: Lager / Pickle Beer
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 4.4%
• Pour: The Donna's Pickle Beer pours a cloudy, golden yellow hue with a bright white, frothy, thin head that slowly dissipates to the thin ring with soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by bold pickle aromas along with more subtle graininess and maltiness.  There are aromas of a freshly opened pickle jar, white vinegar, dill and other pickling spices, freshly sliced cucumbers, light Pilsner malt, freshly cut hay, and black pepper.
• Taste: Following the nose, the taste of the Donna's Pickle Beer is very pickled cucumber and pickle spice forward with more subtle graininess.  There are notes of kosher pickles, pickle brine, fresh dill, black and white pepper, and light grains. 
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied, well-carbonated, and delightfully refreshing, the mouthfeel is crisp and tart with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The bright, tasty, crushable pickle-forward flavors and aromas of the Donna's Pickle Beer are great for the big and punchy rock and roll prowess of Golden Earring's definitive "Grab It For A Second" album!  Those crushable, straightforward lager notes go great with Hay's powerful vocals, while the pickled bite go great with the licks of the late, great Kooymans's guitar work coupled with the rest of the band's eloquence and style!  'Nuff said! 

Proost!!  Gezondheid!! 

February 19th, 2026 - The Lucha Libre Vampiro

Hails and happy Thursday evening headbangers and worshippers of craft beer!  I don't work tomorrow, so, the Meista here starting off the weekend the right way by rocking the hell out to a pairing of Helstar's fantastic "Vampiro" and a dark and delicious Big Bad Baptist Lucha Libre from the fine folks at Epic Brewing Company!  Oh, hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Helstar
• Title: "Vampiro"
• Recorded: 2016 at Mob Hits Studios in Missouri City, Texas and Hombre Malo Studios in Houston, Texas 
• Release date:  ( studio album by Helstar)
• Record company: Massacre Records / Hellion Records
• Production: Helstar
• Album cover art: John Fossum
• Personnel: Andrew Atwood (guitars), Larry Barragán (guitars), Michael Lewis (drums), James Rivera (vocals), and Garrick Smith (bass)
• Additional musicians: Imelda Barragán (backing vocals), Chris Cannella (guitar), Michael Heald (cello), Christina Pumarejo-Urbieta (backing vocals), and Nathan Salazar (backing vocals) 
• Musical style: Heavy metal with elements of speed metal, thrash metal, and power metal
• Sound: "Vampiro" is powerful and fast-paced musical delivery.  Combining the aggression and punch of speed metal with the complexity and melody of traditional metal, Helstar creates a wonderfully rich musical tapestry!
• Major themes: Folklore, mythology, horror, life and death, good vs. evil, darkness, violence, vampires, the occult, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Awaken Unto Darkness"
2. "Blood Lust"
3. "To Dust You Will Become"
4. "Off With His Head"
5. "From The Pulpit To The Pit"
6. "To Their Death Beds They Fell"
7. "Malediction"
8. "Repent In Fire"
9. "Abolish The Sun"
10. "Black Cathedral"
11. "Dreamless Sleep"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Epic Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.epicbrewing.com/
• Brew: Big Bad Baptist Lucha Libre
• Style: Imperial Stout
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 12.8%
• Ingredients: Marris Otter, 2-Row, Light Munich, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, and Roasted Barley, along with Nugget, Chinook, and Cascade hops, Mexican coffee, and cinnamon 
• Pour: The Big Bad Baptist Lucha Libre pours a beautiful black... black as hell, black as the night sky, black as mud with a very thin mocha head with good retention and lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by aromas of bittersweet cooking chocolate, rich planting soil, dark roasted espresso beans, black licorice, rich vanilla, cinnamon, oak, spiced rum and rich bourbon, along with sweet toffee. 
• Taste: The flavor is characterized by huge notes of dark and milk chocolate, cocoa, spicy cinnamon, vanilla, black coffee, and bourbon and rum, with more subtle notes of dark toasted bread, fresh cream, burnt toffee, and molasses.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with minimal carbonation, the Big Bad Baptist Lucha Libre's mouthfeel is sticky, velvety, and chunky.  The finish is nice and chewy and velvety smooth with a dry mocha goodness that lingers.

Overall pairing: The Epic Big Bad Baptist Lucha Libre is a bold and flavorful imperial stout... perfect for the high-octane metal brilliance of the mighty Hellstar!  Those roasty and toasty notes got great with heavy duty rhythm section of Lewis and Smith, while the boozier and sweeter elements go great with the soaring and biting guitars of Atwood and Barragán, and Rivera's stellar vocals!

And make sure you check out my interview with very talented and friendly Helstar guitarist Larry Barragán here: https://youtu.be/72xGjV8ClUI 

Salud!!  Hails!!

February 15th, 2026 - Over the Top Craft Beer Sucks

 

Hello and happy Sunday my friends!  Today I'm rocking out with a pairing of the fantastic "Over The Top", the debut solo album by the legendary drummer Cozy Powell and a delightfully tasty Craft Beer Sucks Pub Ale from Chappell Brewing!  Yes!

Album Info:

• Artist: Cozy Powell
• Title: "Over The Top"
• Recorded: "This album was recorded without a safety net" in 1979 at Central Sound Studios in Manchester, England and Townhouse Studios in London, England
• Release date: October 19th, 1979 (1st full-length solo studio album released by Cozy Powell)
• Record company: Polydor
• Production: Martin Birch
• Album cover art: Bob Carlos Clarke (photography) and Ian Murray/Acrobat Design Ltd. (art direction and artwork)
• Personnel: Cozy Powell (drums and percussion) with Don Airey (keyboards), Jack Bruce (bass guitar), Clem Clempson (guitar on "Sweet Poison" and "The Loner"), Bernie Marsden (guitar on "El Sid"), Max Middleton (keyboards on "The Loner"), and Gary Moore (guitar on "Killer")
• Musical style: Rock with elements of jazz fusion and progressive rock
• Sound: Upbeat, highly energetic, 
• Major themes: As this album's tracks consist of all instrumentals, thematic meaning is entirely interpretive to the listener.  
• Tracks: 

1. "Theme One"
2. "Killer"
3. "Heidi Goes To Town"
4. "El Sid"
5. "Sweet Poison"
6. "The Loner"
7. "Over The Top"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Chappell Brewing (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://chappell.beer/
• Brew: Craft Beer Sucks
• Style: Heavy Pub Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 7.0%
• Ingredients: Pilsner malt, corn, and CLS-X14 hops
• Pour: The Craft Beer Sucks pours a clear golden-yellow with a frothy, 1+ finger, bright white head with great sustain and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, malty, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of freshly baked wheat bread, corn chips, crackery biscuit, June grass, lemongrass, lemon zest, and light honey.
• Taste: The taste of the Craft Beer Sucks follows the nose with bright, malty, grainy, and slightly sweet flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, corn, lemon zest, light and grassy hops, and a splash of honey.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Craft Beer Sucks is very smooth with a crisp, slightly sweet, but clean finish.

Overall pairing: The Craft Beer Sucks from Chappell Brewing is a complex, yet inviting, drinkable, and flavorful brew... perfect for the of the late, great Cozy Powell!  Those sweeter malt flavors go great with Powell's amazing rhythms, while the grainy flavors go great with the overall musical prowess of these master musicians!  'Nuff said!  

Cheers!!  Rock on!!