Hello and happy Sunday! The Meista here today pairing a delicious Juice Theorem IPA from Melvin Brewing Company and the wonderfully amazing live album "The Theater Equation" from the Ayreon rock opera from the brilliant mind of Arjen Anthony Lucassen!!
Album Info:
- Artist: Ayreon
- Title: "The Theater Equation" Special Edition, DVD + 2CD Digipak
- Recorded: September 2015 live at the Nieuwe Luxor Theater in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Release date: June 17th, 2016 (live album by Ayreon)
- Record company: InsideOut Music
- Production: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
- Album cover art: Cristel Brouwer (photography) and Thomas Ewerhard (artwork and design)
- Personnel: Marcela Bovio (vocals), Eric Clayton (vocals), Marcel Coenen (guitars), Magnus Ekwall (vocals), Heather Findlay (vocals), Freek Gielen (guitars), Jeroen Goossens (flutes and woodwinds), Devon Graves (vocals), Irene Jansen (vocals), James LaBrie (vocals), Ben Mathot (violin), Mike Mills (vocals), Maaike Peterse (cello), Jermain "Wudstik" van der Bogt (vocals), Anita van der Hoeven (vocals), Anneke van Giersbergen (vocals), Erik van Ittersum (keyboards), Johan van Stratum (bass), Ed Warby (drums), and Ruben Wijga (keyboards)
- Choir: Marcus Becker, Thina Chat, Radina Dimcheva, José A. Gallardo, Laura Guldemond, Marjolein Hüsken, Jan Willem Ketelaers, Cons Marg, Peter Jan Moltmaker, Matteo Nicolin, Els Prins, Marlies Schuitemaker, Andreas Schröder, Ágoston Szabó, Lisette van den Berg, Katinka van der Harst, Anita van der Hoeven, and Nienke Verboom
- Musical style: Progressive metal/rock, power metal, symphonic metal, hard rock with elements of folk, electronica, experimental and classical music
- Sound: Incredibly powerful, complex, and mesmerizing, the sound on Ayreon's "The Theater Equation" is hard to describe... in a word BRILLIANT! There are so many amazing elements, voices, musicians!
- Major themes: Themes on the album include love, loss, pain, sorrow, death, childhood, deception, vengeance, pride, inner strength, hope, etc.
- Tracks:
- "Day One: Vigil"
- "Day Two: Isolation"
- "Day Three: Pain"
- "Day Four: Misery"
- "Day Five: Voices"
- "Reprise Pain 1"
- "Day Six: Childhood"
- "Day Seven: Hope"
- "Day Eight: School"
- "Reprise Childhood"
- "Day Nine: Playground"
- "Day Ten: Memories"
- "Reprise Pain 2"
- "Day Eleven: Love"
- "Day Twelve: Trauma"
- "Day Thirteen: Sign"
- "Day Fourteen: Pride"
- "Reprise Vigil"
- "Day Fifteen: Betrayal"
- "Reprise School"
- "Day Sixteen: Loser"
- "Day Seventeen: Accident?"
- "Reprise Pain 3"
- "Day Eighteen: Realization"
- "Reprise Trauma"
- "Day Nineteen: Disclosure"
- "Day Twenty: Confrontation"
- "Dream Sequencer System Offline"
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Melvin Brewing Company (Alpine, Wyoming)
- Website: http://www.melvinbrewing.com/
- Brew: Juice Theorem IPA
- Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
- Serving: 12 ounce can
- ABV: 7.0%
- Pour: The Juice Theorem pours a murky deep copper-amber hue with a frothy, off-white, 2+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
- Nose: The nose is citrusy, juicy, floral, and malty. There are aromas of grapefruit rind, tangerine, orange juice and zest, mango, pineapple, wildflowers, very light pine resin, and toasted bread.
- Taste: The taste of the Juice Theorem follows the nose with lot of citrusy, juicy, malty, and earthy flavors. There are notes of pineapple, orange, pink grapefruit juice, tangerine, light pine, herbal tea, and soft caramel/toffee.
- Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp, juicy, and refreshing with a dry, slightly bitter finish.
Overall pairing: The crisp, fruity, and punchy flavors of Melvin's Juice Theorem is a great foil for the bombast and fantasy brilliance of "The Theater Equation"! The bright and juicy flavors of the brew are great for all the mind-blowingly awesome guest singers and musicians and how well attuned they are to one another, the songwriting, and storyline!
Cheers!!
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