January 24th, 2018 - Dirty Bird Deeds

Good evening!  The Meista here tonight pairing a tasty Dirty Bird Northwest India Pale Ale from Pelican Brewing Company and AC/DC's pivotal album "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: AC/DC
• Title: "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
• Recorded: December 1975 through March 1976 at Albert Studios in Sydney, Australia
• Release date:  September 20th, 1976 (3rd studio album by AC/DC)
• Record company: Albert Records
• Production: Harry Vanda and George Young
• Album cover art: Hipgnosis
• Personnel: Mark Evans (bass guitar), Phil Rudd (drums), Bon Scott (vocals), Angus Young (lead guitar), and Malcom Young (rhythm guitar and backing vocals)
• Additional musicians: George Young (bass on track 3)
• Musical style: Hard rock, heavy metal, heavy blues rock
• Sound: Simple, straight-forward, honest, and so goddamned good!
• Major themes: Murder for hire, lust, rock and roll, drinking, sex with a virgin, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
2. "Love At First Feel"
3. "Big Balls"
4. "Rocker"
5. "Problem Child"
6. "There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'"
7. "Ain't No Fun (Waiting Round To Be A Millionaire"
8. "Ride On"
9. "Squealer"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Pelican Brewing Company (Pacific City, Oregon)
• Website: http://pelicanbrewing.com/
• Brew: Dirty Bird Northwest India Pale Ale
• Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle
• ABV: 6.5%
• IBUs: 65
• Ingredients: Pure ale yeast, Pale and Munich malts, and Magnum, Meridian, and El Dorado hops
• Pour: The Dirty Bird pours a hazy, bright copper hue with huge, 2+ finger, off-white, frothy head with great retention and lots of soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, tropical, earthy, and toasty.  There are aromas of orange peel, grapefruit rind, mango, pineapple, light pine, and bready dough.
• Taste: The taste of the Dirty Bird follows the nose with lots of citrus, tropical fruit, malt, and earthy flavors.  There are notes of grapefruit, tangerine, mango, pineapple, black tea, toasted malt, and toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp and smooth with a dry, slightly bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The Pelican Dirty Bird is a punchy, yet very drinkable brew... perfect for the raucous, in-your-face, honest, rockin' punch of AC/DC's classic "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap!!  'Nuff said!

    

Cheers!!  Hails!!