April 16th, 2024 - The Poultice Route into Junction City

 

Hello there rockers, rollers, and craft beer lovers!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here pairing a tasty and rich Junction City Chocolate Stout from Roosters Brewing Company and WEY's sophomore album "Poultice Route"!  Yes!

Album Info:

• Artist: WEY
• Title: "Poultice Route"
• Recorded: 2021 through 2023 at Man vs Music in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Release date: October 27th, 2023 (2nd full-length studio album by WEY)
• Record company: Pirates Press
• Production: Michael Sasich
• Album cover art: Kelly Schaefer (design)
• Personnel: Trevor Gross (drums), Anna Kennedy (vocals), Brian Kubarycz (guitars), Michael Sasich (guitars), and Spock (bass and vocals)
• Additional vocals: Nicol Powleena Razon, Cadey Rein, and Soledad Villasenor
• Musical style: Hard rock, punk, power pop, boogie rock
• Sound: Fast-paced, in-your-face, pure rockin' goodness!  WEY is a fun, heavy duty, punky, rock and roll outfit with loads of wonderful hooks, riffs, vocal harmonies, fiery guitar solos, and a bad-ass rhythm section!
• Major themes: Adventure, traveling, honesty, truth, relationships, darkness, deception, revolution, life, beauty, rebellion, etc.
• Tracks: 
1. "Sunday Drive"
2. "Sinners Requiem"
3. "American In Me"
4. "Bus Stop Boys"
5. "Sweet Adeliene"
6. "Just Out Of Range"
7. "Strange Attractor"
8. "Deseret State"
9. "Finding Lucille"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Roosters Brewing Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: http://www.roostersbrewingco.com/
• Brew: Junction City Chocolate Stout
• Style: Chocolate Stout
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0% 
• Pour: The Junction City Chocolate Stout pours a deep, very dark brown (almost ink black) with a creamy, light mocha head with good retention and lots of sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is chocolatey, malty, and roasty.  There are aromas of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, cocoa, espresso beans, roasted barley, toasted malts, roasted walnuts, and toasted caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Junction City Chocolate Stout is characterized by a well-balanced blend of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, dark roasted coffee, cocoa, light cream, burnt toffee, and a moderately sweet, malty finish with low bitterness.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with low carbonation, the mouthfeel is robust, silky smooth, creamy, and velvety with a dry, semi-sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The Junction City Chocolate Stout is a roasty, chocolatey, and complex, yet very drinkable brew that goes great with the upbeat rockin' punch of WEY!  The coupling of those are perfect for the intricacies and foot-stomping melodies of the very talented cats in WEY!  If you are local, check this band out live!!

Make sure to check out my interview with WEY vocalist and bassist, Spock here: https://youtu.be/OWyGy0MrD_A

Cheers!!  Rock on!!