August 9th, 2024 - A Loud 'N' Proud Peacock Angel

 

Happy Friday rockers, rollers, and hopheads!  The Meista here today getting loud and proud on this fine, sunny day with the rockin' "Loud 'N' Proud" by iconic Scottish band Nazareth and a hoppy Peacock Angel Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale from Illuminated Brew Works!


Album Info:

• Artist: Nazareth
• Title: "Loud 'N' Proud"
• Recorded: 1973
• Release date: November 1973 (4th studio album by Nazareth)
• Record company: A&M Records
• Production: Roger Glover (of Deep Purple fame)
• Album cover art: Dave Field
• Personnel: Pete Agnew (bass guitar, Fuzz bass, and backing vocals), Manny Charlton (lead, slide and acoustic guitars, and backing vocals), Dan McCafferty (lead vocals), and Darrell Sweet (percussion, drums, and backing vocals)
• Additional musicians: Roger Glover (bass guitar and percussion on "Free Wheeler")
• Musical style: Hard rock, rock and roll
• Sound: Energetic, hard rockin', and punchy, Nazareth's 4th album, "Loud 'N' Proud" is further proof of the band's musical prowess and heavy rock dominance and musical in the early '70s!  
• Major themes: Perseverance, aggression, rebellion, life, death, love, hope, etc.
• Tracks:  

1. "Go Down Fighting"
2. "Not Faking It"
3. "Turn On Your Receiver"
4. "Teenage Nervous Breakdown" (Little Feat cover)
5. "Free Wheeler"
6. "This Flight Tonight" (Joni Mitchell cover)
7. "Child In The Sun"
8. "The Ballad Of Hollis Brown" (Bob Dylan cover)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Illuminated Brew Works (Chicago, Illinois)
• Website: https://www.ibw-chicago.com/
• Brew: Peacock Angel Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale 
• Style: Double India Pale Ale (DIPA) / Imperial IPA
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 8.0%
• Ingredients: Mosaic, Waimea, Rakau, and Vic's Secret hops 
• Pour: The Peacock Angel pours the color of a fresh squeezed orange juice, the very hazy brew displays a frothy and creamy, eggshell white, 2+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is a nice balance of big, citrusy, and tropical aromatic punch with sweeter malts, there are notes of orange juice, candied orange peel, kiwi, freshly cut pineapple, grapefruit, tangerine, stone fruit (peach and apricot), lime peel, mango, guava, and sweet caramel/toffee. 
• Taste: With loads of juicy citrus and tropical fruit flavors, the Peacock Angel is characterized by notes of orange juice, tangerine, pink grapefruit juice, kiwi, mango, papaya, guava, peach, berry, hints of white wine, and a well-balanced and semi-sweet malt backbone. 
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp, juicy, yet smooth and creamy with a dry, slightly sweet and boozy finish.

Overall pairing: The citrusy and juicy, yet dangerously crushable the Peacock Angel Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale is perfect for the rockin' heavy rock punch of Nazareth's kick-ass "Loud 'N' Proud"!  Those fruity flavors coupled with the sweet and citrusy notes go great with the electrifying guitar work, and the power of the bass and drums!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!