January 14th, 2018 - We Live For Trois Pistoles

Hello and happy Sunday!  The Meista here getting heavy and dark with Electric Wizard's "We Live" and a Trois Pistoles from Unibroue!

Album Info:

• Artist: Electric Wizard
• Title: "We Live"
• Recorded: July 2003
• Release date: 2004
• Record company: Rise Above Records
• Production: Jus Oborn and Mathieus Schneeberger
• Album cover art: Tony R.
• Personnel: Rob Al-Issa (bass), Liz Buckingham (guitar), Justin Greaves (drums), and Jus Oborn (guitar and vocals)
• Musical style: Doom metal, stoner metal, hard rock
• Sound: Slow and sludgy, but with a nice dose of aggression, the sound on "We Live" is pure doom metal!  It is slow, droning, and heavy as hell!
• Major themes: Darkness, the occult, drugs, evil, death, mythology, aggression, power, violence, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Eko Eko Azarak"
2. "We Live"
3. "Flower Of Evil (aka Malfiore)"
4. "Another Perfect Day"
5. "The Sun Has Turned To Black"
6. "Saturn's Children"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Unibroue (Chambly, Quebec, Canada)
• Website: https://www.unibroue.com/en/legal
• Brew: Trois Pistoles
• Style: Strong Dark Belgium Ale
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle
• ABV: 9.0%
• IBUs: 15.5
• Pour: The Trois Pistoles pours an opaque deep chestnut brown with burgundy hues and a thin, but creamy and frothy light mocha head with good retention and lacy residue.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, rich, earthy, chocolaty, and somewhat smoky.  There are aromas of dark fruits (raisins, black cherries, plums, etc), soft banana, cocoa, grape, pear, and a little booze.
• Taste: The taste of the Unibroue is fruity, malty, rich, and sweet.  There are notes of pear juice, soft banana, raisin bread, black cherries, plums, and a hint of spiced Jamaican rum and molasses.  
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with lots of effervescence, the mouthfeel is frothy, smooth, and a little boozy with a dry, crisp finish.

Overall pairing: The Unibroue Trois Pistoles is a big and complex ale, great for slowly sipping while kicking back on a lazy Sunday and enjoying the heavy duty sludge and aggression of Electric Wizard's brilliant "We Live"!

    

HAILS!!