May 24th, 2025 - On Offering of Fruits of the Forest Triple-Stacked Breakfast Waffles for the Goddess of Flame

 

Hails and happy Saturday rockers, rollers, music lovers, and craft beer fans of all styles!  The Meista here rockin' the hell out to "Goddess Of Flame", the wonderful debut album by doom metal / traditional metal band Volcana and a fruity and unique Fruits of the Forest Triple-Stacked Breakfast Waffle from the fine folks at Vault City Brewing!

Album Info:

• Artist: Volcana
• Title: "Goddess Of Flame"
• Recorded: 2017 
• Release date: October 3rd, 2017 (1st full-length studio album by Volcana)
• Record company: Stormspell Records / Dark Lore / Glory or Death Records
• Production: Tim Holsinger and Volcana
• Album cover art: Joe Gettler 
• Personnel: Glen Monturi (bass and drums), Jeff Potts (lead guitars), and Vic Stown (rhythm guitars and lead vocals)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, doom metal
• Sound: Perfectly blending traditional heavy metal elements with doom, the sound on "Goddess Of Flame" is an incredibly powerful and engaging statement, which made this very underrated album one of the best releases of 2017!  As with every project these master musicians touch, the songwriting, execution, and production is absolutely top-notch, compelling, and every track is an absolute joy to hear!  In my humble opinion, this is about as close to perfection as an album can be... simply outstanding work!  Go to https://www.gloryordeathrecords.com/ right fucking now and purchase a copy!!
• Major themes: Doom, darkness, evil, death, mythology, dark fantasy, violence, perseverance, bravery, etc.
• Tracks:  

1. "The Unwelcome"
2. "Scolopendra (Come Forward)"
3. "Drone"
4. "Glory Or Doom"
   
5. "Goddess Of Flame"
6. "Merchant Lord"
7. "Smoke And Terrors"
8. "The Black Mist"
9. "We Stand"
10. "Witch Blade"
11. "Iniquitous Shores"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Vault City Brewing (Edinburgh, Scotland)
• Website: https://vaultcity.co.uk/
• Brew: Fruits of the Forest Triple-Stacked Breakfast Waffle
• Style: Fruited Sour Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 10.3%
• Ingredients: Malted barley, oats, and lactose with blackberries, rhubarb, strawberries, apples, raspberries, and maple syrup
• Pour: The Fruits of the Forest Triple-Stacked Breakfast Waffle pours a murky, dull reddish hue with a frothy, light pink, half-finger head that slowly dissipates to a thin ring with light lacing.
• Nose: The nose is very fruity and sweet, somewhat tart, and slightly boozy.  There are bold aromas of maple syrup, freshly picked blackberries and raspberries, blackberry jam, raspberry jam, freshly picked strawberries, freshly cut rhubarb, light apple, lemon zest and juice, vanilla bean, waffles hot off the skillet, and a subtle hint of booze.
• Taste: The taste of the Fruits of the Forest Triple-Stacked Breakfast Waffle follows the nose with fruity, tart, malty, and sweet flavors.  There are notes of blackberry and raspberry jam, tart rhubarb, freshly cut strawberries, sweet maple syrup, lemon juice and zest, cherry juice, rich vanilla, doughy waffles, a hint of caramel, and a hint of whiskey.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel is tart and crisp, yet somewhat thick and chunky, and rather smooth with a tart, sweet, slightly boozy finish.

Overall pairing: The bold, very unique, fruity, and well-balanced flavors of the Fruits of the Forest Triple-Stacked Breakfast Waffle from Vault City work wonderfully well with the heavy metal onslaught that is the mighty Volcana!  The fruity and tart flavors and aromas are great for complex and powerful songs, while the sweeter flavors mingle well with the vocals and soaring guitars!  I also thought the killer album artwork and beer label worked very well together.

Cheers and hails!!