Good afternoon! Your pal the Meista here pairing A Widmer Brothers Brewing Company Alchemy Pale Ale and "Skunkworks" by Bruce Dickinson!
Album Info:
- Artist: Bruce Dickinson
- Title: "Skunkworks"
- Release date: February 19th, 1996 (3rd solo album)
- Record company: Castle Records
- Personnel: Bruce Dickinson (vocals) with Chris Dale (bass), Alex Dickson (guitars), and Alessandro Elena (drums)
- Musical style: Hard rock/alternative rock/post-grunge
- Sound: Moving further away from sound of his former band (Iron Maiden), with "Skunkworks" Dickinson embraced a more "alternative" rock/grunge approach to song writing similar to Soundgarden or Pearl Jam.
- Major themes: Science and technology, space travel, self-awareness, discovery, and loss.
- Notes: "Skunkworks" is a code name the military uses for a testing program. The album title was intended to be the name of a new band Dickinson put together, but his record company insisted that he release the album as a solo album and not as a new band called Skunkworks.
- Tracks:
- "Space Race"
- "Back From The Edge"
- "Inertia"
- "Faith"
- "Solar Confinement"
- "Dreamstate"
- "I Will Not Accept The Truth"
- "Inside The Machine"
- "Headswitch"
- "Meltdown"
- "Octavia"
- "Innerspace"
- "Strange Death In Paradise"
- Brewery: Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
- Website: http://widmerbrothers.com/
- Brew: Alchemy Pale Ale
- Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
- Serving: 12 ounce bottle
- ABV: 5.8%
- IBUs: 40
- Original gravity: 13.8 Plato
- Ingredients: Caramel, Munich, Pale, and Vienna Extra Special malts with Alchemy hops
- Pour: Clear golden-copper with 1-finger, bright white head that displays sticky lacing throughout.
- Nose: Nice blend of citrus and pine hop aromas along with sweeter caramel and fruit notes.
- Taste: Very well balanced and very drinkable, the flavor combines a nice mix of hop notes, citrus notes, malty sweetness, and a hint of spicy flavors.
- Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation, the Alchemy is crisp and refreshing with a bit of oily resin.
- Finish: Smooth and clean
Cheers!!
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