September 20th, 2025 - This Means Warsteiner!

 

Guten tag!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here today getting heavy and aggressive with a pairing of "This Means War", the 3rd killer album by NWOBHM legends Tank and a tasty and crisp Warsteiner Premium German Pilsener from Warsteiner Brauerei!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Tank
• Title: "This Means War" 
• Recorded: 1983 
• Release date: June 10th, 1983 (3rd studio album by Tank)
• Record company: Music For Nations / High Roller Records
• Production: John Verity
• Album cover art: Tom Doherty (graphics) and Chris Webster (artwork)
• Personnel: Mark Brabbs (drums), Peter Brabbs (guitars), Mick Tucker (guitars), and Algy Ward (bass and vocals) 
• Musical style: NWOBHM, heavy metal, hard rock
• Sound: This is classic Tank... fast, fiery, melodic, and just downright awesome!  It is heavier and more dynamic than their previous works.  The addition of Tucker's lead guitar work is absolute magic!
• Major themes: War, death, violence, power, valor, dedication, etc.
• Tracks:  

1. "Just Like Something From Hell"
2. "Hot Lead, Cold Steel"
3. "This Means War"
4. "Laughing In The Face Of Death"
   
5. "(If We Go) We Go Down Fighting"
6. "I (Won't Ever Let You Down)"
7. "Echos Of A Distant Battle"

        7" Bonus Tracks:

1. "The Man That Never Was"
2. "Whichcatchewedmycuckoo"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Warsteiner Brauerei (Warstein, Germany)
• Website: https://www.warsteiner.de/
• Brew: Warsteiner Premium German Pilsener
• Style: German Pilsner
• Serving: 12 ounce bottle
• ABV: 4.8%
• Pour: The Warsteiner Premium German Pilsener pours a slightly hazy, bright straw-yellow with a frothy, bright white 1+ finger head with good retention and lots of intricate, sticky, and layered lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by light toasted grains, grassiness, and light hops and fruitiness.  There are aromas of summer grass, hay, light pepper, sweet honey, and a hint of lemon zest.
• Taste: The taste of the Warsteiner Premium German Pilsenerh follows the nose with light crackery, slightly sweet, and hoppy flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscut, toasted sourdough bread, grassy hops, a hint of apple, light honey, and a hint of lemon.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well-carbonated, the Warsteiner is crisp, smooth, and refreshing with a clean, dry finish. 

Overall pairing: The Warsteiner Premium German Pilsener is a very tasty, very light, crushable brew... a perfect foil for the metal intensity, musical prowess, and fantastic melodies of Tank's masterwork, "This Means War"!  'Nuff said!

Make sure to check out my recent interview with Tank guitarist Mick Tucker here: 

https://youtu.be/hZ3XifXSpfQ

Prost and hails!