December 30th, 2017 - Wizard Bloody, Terrible Wizard

Good evening!  The Meista here tonight getting a little evil and a little "terrible" with Electric Wizard's latest album, "Wizard Bloody Wizard" and a Terrible from Unibroue!

Album Info:

• Artist: Electric Wizard
• Title: "Wizard Bloody Wizard"
• Recorded: April 2016 through February 2017 at Satyr IX Studio
  Release date: November 17th, 2017 (9th studio album by Electric Wizard)
• Record company: Spinefarm Records / Witchfinder Records
• Production: Jus Oborn and Liz Buckingham
• Album cover art: Liz Buckingham (design) and Miguel Pinheiro (photography)
• Personnel: Liz Buckingham (guitar), Clayton Burgess (bass), Jus Oborn (guitar and vocals), and Simon Poole (drums)
• Musical style: Doom metal, stoner rock / metal, hard rock
• Sound: More of a hard rock sound than previous straightforward doom metal outings, with "Wizard Bloody Wizard" once again highlights why they are not only king of underground metal, but quite simply kick ass!
• Major themes: The occult, sex, drugs, death, violence, horror, evil, etc.  The band's website describes the album as "six savage hymns to death, drugs, sex and violence, music dragged (and drugged) back from the grave… The line is drawn. In blood."
• Tracks:  

1. "See You In Hell"
2. "Necromania"
3. "Hear The Sirens Scream"
4. "The Reaper"
5. "Wicked Caresses"
6. "Mourning Of The Magicians"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Unibroue (Chambly, Quebec, Canada)
• Website: http://unibroue.com/
• Brew: Terrible
• Style: Belgian-Style Quadruple Ale / Belgian Strong Dark Ale
• Serving: 25 ounce bottle
• ABV: 10.5%
• IBUs: 15
• Pour: It pours an almost black and opaque chestnut brown with a frothy and creamy, 2-finger light tan head with great retention and lots of layered, sticky, soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by rich notes of dark fruit, malt, and spice.  There are aromas of plum, cola, cherry, soft banana, light cloves, and light cocoa.
• Taste: As with good wines, the Terrible's complex flavors develop with aging... 5 years for this particular brew! Like the nose, the flavor is also very rich and sweet, but the fruit notes are quite  subtle and there is also a prevailing crispness.  There are notes of cola, prune, black cherry, and vanilla in the finish along with those lovely spices: clove, nutmeg, and black pepper, and burnt toffee.  
• Mouthfeel: It is highly carbonated, so the mouthfeel is very frothy and foams in your mouth.  There's also a little booziness up front, but it mellows quickly and finishes nicely... really good for a meaty dish like "Wizard Bloody Wizard".  The finish is frothy and somewhat bitter and sharp.

Overall pairing: The rich complexity, sweet and spicy flavors and aromas, and the boldness of Unibroue's fantastic Terrible is great for the heaviness, the darkness, and the pure evil of Electric Wizard's amazing new album "Wizard Bloody Wizard"! 

Cheers!!  Proost!!  Gezondheid!!  À votre santé!!  Hails!!