Good evening! Your pal the Meista here launching 2015 artisan beer and music pairings with some old favorites of mine... "Fresh Cream" by the ultimate power trio, Cream and a Pliny The Elder from Russian River Brewing Company!
Album Info:
- Artist: Cream
- Title: "Fresh Cream"
- Recorded: July through October 1966 at the Rayrik Studios and the Ryemuse Studios in London, England
- Release date: December 9th, 1966 (debut album by the band)
- Record company: Atco
- Personnel: Ginger Baker (drums, percussion, and vocals), Jack Bruce (lead vocals, bass, and harmonica), and Eric Clapton (guitars and vocals)
- Major themes: The album is evenly split between self-penned original song and standard blues covers. Themes of the original tracks include joy, love, sleep, and freedom
- Musical style: Heavy hard rockin' blues/psychedelic rock
- Sound: HEAVY ('nuff said!)
- Tracks:
- "I Feel Free"
- "N.S.U."
- "Sleepy Time Time"
- "Dreaming"
- "Sweet Wine"
- "Cat's Squirrel"
- "Four Until Late"
- "Rollin' And Tumblin'"
- "I'm So Glad"
- "Toad"
- Brewery: Russian River Brewing Company
- Website: http://russianriverbrewing.com/
- Brew: Pliny The Elder
- Style: American Double India Pale Ale (DIPA)/ Imperial IPA
- Serving: 22 ounce bottle
- ABV: 8%
- Original gravity: 1.070
- Ingredients: Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops
- Pour: Light copper/straw gold with a big, billowy white head that displays excellent and sustained lacing throughout
- Nose: Like sticking you face in "a box of hops". Big, bold pine resin and grapefruit rind aromas.
- Taste: About as good as it gets, Pliny The Elder is an incredibly well-balanced DIPA. The flavor follows the nose. BIG citrus, melon, and pine flavors followed by more subtle Tootsie-pop/caramel notes.
- Mouthfeel: Crisp and bubbly, Pliny The Elder is smooth and refreshing.
- Finish: Crisp and refreshing with a little dryness along with lingering grapefruit and bittern hops. There's a bit of booziness as well.
Cheers!!
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