August 2nd, 2021 - Été For L'Enfant Sauvage

 

Bonsoir evildoers!  The Meista here tonight with the wonderful "L'Enfant Sauvage" by French progressive death metal band Gojira and a delicious Été Saison from my main man Master Chad at Deseret Edge Brewery at the Pub! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Gojira
• Title: "L'Enfant Sauvage"
• Recorded: 2012 at Spin Studios in Long Island City, New York
• Release date: June 26th, 2012 (5th studio album by Gojira)
• Record company: Roadrunner Records, 
• Production: Joe Duplantier and Josh Wilbur
• Album cover art: Edward O'Dowd
• Personnel: Christian Andreu (guitars), Joe Duplantier (guitars and vocals), Mario Duplantier (drums), and Jean-Michel Labadie (bass)
• Musical style: Progressive death metal, technical death metal, groove metal
• Sound: Heavy, artistic, complex, progressive, extreme... just a few words to describe this flawless musical journey!  
• Major themes: Birth, life, death, innocence, nature, the human condition, etc.  Of the album Joe Duplantier stated: "Since the beginning, since the very first demo even, I've been obsessed with the human condition, the soul, why we are here, and is there an answer to that question - the mysteries of life in general. Are we a body? Or are we more than that? And if we are more, then what are we? I'm full of questions, but there are no answers really, just intuition, and a strong intuition that we are more than just flesh and blood."
• Tracks:   

1. "Explosia"
2. "L'Enfant Sauvage"
3. "The Axe"
4. "Liquid Fire"
5. "The Wild Healer"
6. "Planned Obsolescence"
7. "Mouth Of Kala"
8. "The Gift Of Guilt"
9. "Pain Is A Master"
10. "Born In Winter"
11. "The Fall"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Deseret Edge Brewery at the Pub (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://desertedgebrewery.com/ 
• Brew: Été Saison
• Style: Saison / Farmhouse Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 6.1%
• IBUs: 12
• Ingredients: Pilsner malt, Vienna malt, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats, Honey Malt, and Saaz hops
• Pour: The Été Saison pours a hazy golden yellow with a frothy, 1+ finger, bright white head that dissipates to a thin ring with light lacing.
• Nose: The nose is a wonderful blend of fruity, earthy, sweet, spicy, and slightly funky aromas.  There are aromas of Belgian yeast, ripe banana, sweet pear juice, lemon, orange peel, Chardonnay, cloves, nutmeg, and a hint of barnyard funk and wet leather.
• Taste: Like the nose, the taste of the Été Saison is fruity, sharp, spicy, and sweet.  There are notes of pear juice, white grape juice, gooseberry, lemon zest, cloves, nutmeg, and soft banana.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Été Saison is very crisp and sharp, yet smooth with very low bitterness and a dry, slightly sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The very crushable, yet wonderfully complex and flavorful Desert Edge 
Été Saison makes a great companion to Gojira's amazing "L'Enfant Sauvage"!  I highly recommend both the album and brew!  'Nuff said!

A votre santé and hails!!