May 19th, 2019 - Hops Deep In Records At Easy Street

Hello and happy Sunday!  Today I'm pairing Pearl Jam's incredible 2019 Record Store Day release "Live At Easy Street" with a tasty Hops Deep IPA from Utah's newest brewery, UTOG Brewing Company!  Hells yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Pearl Jam
• Title: "Live At Easy Street" EP
• Recorded: April 29th, 2005 live at Easy Street Records in West Seattle, Washington
• Release date: Originally releases on June 20th, 2006; EP released for Record Store Day April 13th, 2019 (4th live album by Pearl Jam)
• Record company: Monkey Wrench Records
• Production: Pearl Jam
• Album cover art: Bootsy Holler (photography) and Brad Klausen (artwork)
• Personnel: Jeff Ament (bass), Matt Cameron (drums), Stone Gossard (guitar), Mike McCready (guitar), and Eddie Vedder (vocals and guitar)
• Guest musician: John Doe (vocals on "The New World")
• Musical style: Grunge rock, garage rock, hard rock, alternative rock, post punk
• Sound: This live EP gives further credit to the musical prowess and integrity of this band... especially in an intimate, live setting!    
• Major themes: Life, pain, isolation, suffering, America, human interaction, relationships, etc.
• Tracks:   

1. "1/2 Full"
2. "Lukin"
3. "American In Me" (Avengers cover)
4. "Save You"
5. "Bleed For Me" (Dead Kennedy's cover)
6. "The New World" (X cover)
7. "Porch"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: UTOG Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://www.utogbrewing.com/
• Brew: Hops Deep IPA
• Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 6.1%
• Pour: The Hops Deep pours a hazy caramel-gold amber with an off-white, 1+ finger, creamy head with great retention and intricate, sticky lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, fruity, earthy, floral, dank, and malty.  There are aromas of orange juice and zest, grapefruit rind, herbal tea, wild flowers, wet pine needles, soft caramel, and bready malts.
• Taste: The taste of the Hops Deep follows the nose with flavors of orange juice and peel, pink grapefruit juice, tangerine, mango, light pine, herbal tea, soft caramel, and a peppery finish.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, the Hops Deep is crisp, refreshing, and smooth with a dry, slightly sweet, slightly bitter finish.

Overall pairing: The UTOG Hops Deep IPA is a very hop-forward, crushable, flavorful brew... pefect for the rockin' grooves of the mighty Pearl Jam!  Those punchy citrus flavors go great with  Vedder's unique vocals as well as Gossard's and McCready's amazing guitar riffs while the malty backbone is perfect for the thunderous rhthmic grooves of Ament and Cameron!

Cheers!!