September 28th, 2025 - I Wonder... If I Should Have Another Fisher Beer

 

Hello and happy Sunday beer freaks and rockers and rollers!  The Meista here today pairing "I Wonder...", the debut full-length album by Salt Lake punk band Bad Yodelers with a very crushable Fisher Beer from my friends at Fisher Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!  This pairing is dedicated to the late, great Brad Barker, the consummate Salt Lake punk rocker!

Album Info:

• Artist: Bad Yodelers
• Title: "I Wonder..."
• Recorded: 1990 in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Release date: 1990 (1st full-length studio album by )
• Record company: Running Records / Semaphore Records
• Production: Bad Yodelers
• Album cover art: ?
• Personnel: Mark Allen (guitars), Terrance D.H. (lead vocals), Dan Keough (guitars), Brent Peacock (drums), and Steve Peacock (guitars)
• Musical style: Post punk, punk rock, alternative rock with elements of heavy metal
• Sound: With influence from the early '80s California and Utah punk scene, Bad Yodelers' sound is aggressive, punchy, yet thoughtful and experimental.  Their music is honest, unique, and fun as hell!
• Major themes and subjects: Life, relationships, isolation, self-reflection, introspection, rebellion, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "I Wonder"
2. "Wait"
3. "One By One"
4. "Mother"
5. "Part Near"
   
6. "Dream"
7. "Know"
8. "The Inside"
9. "Without Lies"
10. "Grow"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Fisher Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah) 
• Website: https://fisherbeer.com/
• Brew: Fisher Beer
• Style: American Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Fisher Beer pours clear, golden yellow hue with a frothy, bright white head, 1+ finger head with good retention and lots of sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, malty, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of crackery and sweet biscuit, freshly baked bread, light grassy hops, and a hint of soft caramel.
• Taste: Well-balanced, the taste of the Fisher Beer is malty, grainy, grassy, and slightly sweet.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, cereal grains, a hint of lemon zest, light grassy hops, and soft caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied with good carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp and very smooth with a clean, dry finish.

Overall pairing: The tasty, crushable character of Fisher's delicious and historic Fisher Beer is a perfect for the fist-pumping punk rock goodness that is Bad Yodelers!  Also, Fisher Brewing is located just a few doors down from where I saw Bad Yodelers in 1990 at the long-gone punk club The Pompadour!   Their show that night still stands as one of the craziest shows I've ever witnessed!   'Nuff said! 

Cheers!!