Good evening friends and beer fiends! The Meista here tonight pairing Poison Idea's killer 2015 album, "Confuse And Conquer" and a very crisp, very light, and very crushable Return To Reality All American Lager from the fine folks at Ogden River Brewing Company!
Album Info:
- Artist: Poison Idea
- Title: "Confuse And Conquer"
- Recorded: 2014 at City of Roses
Release date: April 7th, 2015 (7th studio album by Poison Idea) - Record company: Southern Lord Records
- Production: Poison Idea
- Album cover art: James Smith (artwork) and Samantha Muljat (design and layout)
- Personnel: Jerry A. (vocals), Natalie Lucio (bass and backing vocals), Eric "Vegetable" Olson (guitars), and Gordon Scholl (drums)
- Additional musicians: May May Del Castro (backing vocals)
- Musical style: Punk rock, hardcore punk with elements of thrash metal
- Sound: Fast and furious, "Confuse And Conquer" proves that Poison Idea are a viable and important band! This is not an album about older punks trying to regain their glory days. This is the in-your-face, aggressive, intense Poison Idea they've always been! I would argue this is some of their best work. There's also a bit of a thrash vibe. Some of the guitar work actually is commensurable to the likes of Exodus and Nuclear Assault, but with more of an old-school punk sensibility.
- Major themes: Blending humor with socio-political lyrics, themes on the album include rebellion, life, angst, punk rock, etc.
- Tracks:
- "Bog"
- "Me + JD"
- "Psychic Wedlock"
- "Hypnotic"
- "Trip Wire"
- "I Don't Know You"
- "Cold Black Afternoon"
- "The Rhythms Of Insanity"
- "Dead Cowboy"
- "Beautiful Disaster"
- "Reprise"
- Brewery: Ogden River Brewing (Ogden, Utah)
- Website: https://ogdenriverbrewing.com/
- Brew: Return To Reality All American Lager
- Style: American Lager
- Serving: 32 ounce crowler can
- ABV: 5.0%
- Pour: The Return To Reality pours a clear, bright golden yellow hue with a thin finger, bright-white head that dissipates fairly quickly, leaving a thin ring and minimal lacing.
- Nose: The nose is a light blend of light malts, light fruits, and grassy hops. There are aromas of pale malts, crackery biscuit, cracked wheat, a hint of apple, light corn, and light grassy hops.
- Taste: The taste of the Return To Reality follows the nose and is characterized by lightly malty, grassy, fruity, and sweet flavors. There are notes of crackers, grassy hops, light biscuit, a hint of apple, light corn, and a very subtle hint of honey.
- Mouthfeel: Light in body and well carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp and smooth with a dry, clean finish.
Overall pairing: The light, crisp, and very crushable flavors of the Return To Reality from Ogden River Brewing make it the perfect brew to slam back while raising a fist and thrashing about to the killer riffs and hooks of Poison Idea's wonderful "Confuse And Conquer"! 'Nuff said!!
Cheers!!
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