July 24th, 2024 - The Blood of Angels & Celiacs

 

Hello metal maniacs and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here today rockin' the hell out to a pairing of the kick-ass "Blood Of Angels" by Chicago metal band Spillage with a smooth and delicious Blood of a Celiac Gluten Free American Amber Ale from the Gossorino Brewing!  

Album Info:

• Artist: Spillage
• Title: "Blood Of Angels"
• Recorded: 2018 Qumran Studios in Chicago, Ilinois
  Release date: January 11th, 2019 (2nd studio album by Spillage)
• Record company: No Dust Records / Qumran Records
• Production: Bruce Franklin
• Album cover art: Billy McGuffey
• Personnel: Nick Bozidarevic (guitars), Chris "Bigman" Martins (drums), Billy McGuffey (bass), Paul Rau (keyboards), Elvin Rodriguez (lead vocals), and Tony Spillman (guitars)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock
• Sound: Blending classic metal/hard rock like Judas Priest and the Scorpions with Chicago style doom metal, Spillage creates a unique and totally rockin' vibe with all these great tracks!  Rodriquez's vocals soar over a rich tapestry of hard-hitting metal!
• Major themes: Good vs. evil, darkness, light, power, freedom, life, pain, mythology, hope, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Blood Of Angels"
2. "Living In Hell"
3. "Free Man"
4. "Rough Grooved Surface"
5. "Disappear"
6. "Evil Doers"
7. "Eyes Of A Snake"
8. "Voice Of Reason"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Gossorino Brewing (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: https://gossorinobrewing.com/
• Brew: Blood of a Celiac
• Style: Gluten Free American Amber Ale
• Serving: 22 ounce bottle
• ABV: 7.0%
• IBUs: 36
• Ingredients: Pale millet, pale buckwheat, flaked oats, Vienna millet, chocolate millet, and amber millet malts. Hopped with Centennial and Cascade then fermented with SafAle US-05
• Pour: The Blood of a Celiac pours a deep, dark copper-amber hue with light beige, 1+ finger head with great retention and lots sticky, soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is very malty, grainy, sweet and a little floral.  There are aromas of freshly baked buckwheat bread, toasted oats, light floral hops, and rich caramel.
• Taste: The taste of the Blood of a Celiac follows the nose with notes of biscuity malts, toasted bread, sweet caramel/toffee, herbal tea, and light floral hops with lower bitterness.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Blood of a Celiac is very smooth and creamy with a clean, crisp finish.

Overall pairing: The Blood of a Celiac from Gossorino Brewing is a great beer to crush whilst rockin' the hell out to the killer tunes on Spillage's wonderful "Blood Of Angels" album!  Those sweet notes really make for a great companion to those soaring guitars!  The easy drinkability of the beer is perfect for the more fast-paced rockin' songs while those malty notes go well with the slower, meatier numbers!

And if you haven't done so already, check out my interview with Spillage guitarist Tony Spillman: https://youtu.be/L6so1rc4Jkg

Cheers!!