September 14th, 2017 - Dude, I Think I Gotta Little Roadburn From This Brett Tripel!

God kveld!  The Meista here tonight pairing the amazing "Roadburn Live" (Record Store Day color limited edition) by Enslaved and a Brett Tripel from Uinta Brewing Company!

Album Info:

• Artist: Enslaved
• Title: "Roadburn Live" (Record Store Day color limited edition)
• Recorded: Live on April 11th, 2015 at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands
• Release date: May 19th, 2017 (1st official live album by Enslaved)
• Record company: Roadburn Records and By Norse Music
• Production: Ivar Bjørnson, Grutle Kjellson, and Iver Sandøy
• Album cover art: Costin Chioreanu of Twilight13Media
• Personnel: Cato Bekkevold (drums), Ivar Bjørnson (guitars and backing vocals),  Arve Isdal (lead guitar), Grutle Kjellson (bass and vocals), and Herbrand Larsen (keyboards and vocals)
• Additional musicians: Menno Gootjes (lead guitar on "Immigrant Song"), Kvitrafn (vocals), Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (vocals), and Per Wiberg (vocals)
• Musical style: Progressive black metal, progressive metal, Viking metal
• Sound: Inventive, original, powerful, complex, yet raw, the sound on Enslaved's amazing "Roadburn Live" is nothing short of brilliant!  Of the album, Roadburn’s Artistic Director Walter Hoeijmakers had this to say: "Enslaved’s 2015 performances were the pinnacle of this enduring and artistic friendship, and showcased the massive influence the band has had on both Roadburn, and the (underground) metal scene for the past two decades. To have these shows captured on vinyl is a dream come true for me, and I truly hope it’s the same for anyone who was in attendance, or those who want to indulge themselves in the Northern magic of Enslaved.”
• Major themes: Norse / Viking mythology, history, and lore, nature, life and death, etc. 
• Tracks:   

1. "Building With Fire"
2. "Death In The Eyes Of Dawn"
3. "In Times"
4. "Daylight"
5. "Convoys To Nothingness"
6. "As Fire Swept Clean The Earth"
7. "Isa"
8. "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin cover)

    Brew Info:

• Brewery: Uinta Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://uintabrewing.com/
• Brew: Brett Tripel
• Style: Belgian Style Tripel Ale
• Serving: 25 ounce bottle
• ABV: 8.5% 
• Ingredients: Brewed with pink peppercorns and fermented with traditional Belgian yeasts and brettanomyces.
• Pour: The Brett Tripel pours cloudy golden-peach amber with a frothy, 2-finger, sustained white head with lots of intricate spider web lacing throughout.
• Nose: The nose is funky, fruity, floral, spicy, and malty.  There are aromas of wet horse blanket, lemon zest, Chardonnay, lemongrass, persimmon, cloves, soft banana, pink bubblegum, and cereal grains.
• Taste: The taste follows the nose with a complex blend of fruit, malt, spice, and funk flavors.  There are notes of lemon, white grapes, Chardonnay, apple cider vinegar, barnyard funk, tangerine, light banana, pink bubblegum, pink peppercorns, cloves, allspice, light caramel, and bready malt.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel of the Brett Tripel is crisp, tart, and rather funky with a dry, peppery finish. 

Overall pairing:  The complex, bold, sharp, and enticing flavors of Uinta's Brett Tripel makes for an interesting bedfellow to Enslaved's brilliant live masterpiece, "Roadburn Live"!  Those pungent funk aromas and flavors are perfect for the intensity, aggression, and beauty that is the music of Enslaved!

Skål!! HAILS!!