February 28th, 2026 - Heartwork is Tricky Business

 

Hey there evil-doers, rivet heads, and craft beer freaks!  Your drinking buddy the Meista here on this very cold day here in Utah getting heavy with a pairing of a dangerously bold and unique Business Adambier Strong German Ale from Bombastic Brewing and the mighty Carcass's brutally complex and amazing album "Heartwork" (Ultimate Edition)!  YES!!

Album Info: 

• Artist: Carcass
• Title: "Heartwork" (Ultimate Edition)
• Recorded: May 18th through June 21st, 1993 at Parr Street Studios
• Release date: October 18th, 1993 (4th studio album released by Carcass)
• Record company: Earache Records 
• Production: Colin Richardson
• Album cover art: H.R. Gieger (sculpture), Jurg Kümmer (photography), and Andrew Tuohy (design)
• Personnel: Amott (lead guitars), Owen (drums), Steer (guitars), and Walker (bass and lead vocals)
• Musical style: Melodic death metal
• Sound: Characterized by a blend of melodic death metal, progressive death metal, and a hint of grind, Carcass's sound on "Heartwork" is a wonderful and artistic expansion of their ever-evolving sound.  Always compelling, the sound is both aggressive and wonderfully melodic. 
• Major themes: Themes on the album include death, rot, violence, pain, sorrow, hate, anti-religion, etc. 
• Tracks: 

Disc 1:

1. "Buried Dreams"
2. "Carnal Forage"
3. "No Love Lost"
4. "Heartwork"
5. "Embodiment"
6. "This Mortal Coil"
7. "Arbeit Macht Fleisch"
8. "Blind Bleeding The Blind"
9. "Doctrinal Expletives"
10. "Death Certificate"

Disc 2: 

1. "This Is Your Life"
2. "Rot 'N' Roll"
3. "Buried Dreams" (demo)
4. "Carnal Forage" (demo)
5. "No Love Lost" (demo)
6. "Heartwork" (demo)
7. "Deliverance" (demo)
8. "This Mortal Coil" (demo)
9. "Arbeit Macht Fleisch" (demo)
10. "Blind Bleeding The Blind" (demo)
11. "Doctrinal Expletives" (demo)
12. "Death Certificate" (demo)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Bombastic Brewing (Hayden, Idaho)
• Website: https://www.bombasticbrewing.com/
• Brew: Business Adambier Strong German Ale
• Style: Adambier / Strong German Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 14.0%
• IBUs: 18
• Pour: The Business Adambier pours an opaque, deep, dark brown (almost black) hue with a billowy and creamy, 2+ finger mocha head with great retention and lots of sticky, sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is smokey, malty, sweet, and slightly boozy.  There are aromas of raisin bread, dark roasted malts, cocoa, vanilla beans, light smoke, sweet caramel, oak, leather, sweet tobacco, and rich bourbon. 
• Taste: Following the nose, the taste of the Business Adambier is rich, smokey, roasty, malty, sweet, and slightly boozy.  There are notes of burnt toffee, raisin bread, smoked malts, rich vanilla, light chocolate, dried apricot, and rich bourbon.
• Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with low carbonation, the mouthfeel is silky, velvety, and thick and chewy with a dry, sweet, and boozy finish.
• Notes: "Adambier is a historic style from Dortmund, Germany, said to have put the hard drinking King Frederick William IV of Prussia under the table."

Overall pairing: The Bombastic Business Adambier Strong German Ale is a very bold, unique, high ABV, yet very drinkable ale... perfect for the aggressive and wonderfully complex music of Carcass!  The smokey aromas and flavors are perfect for the guttural vocals and darker lyrical themes, while the sweet, malt and dark fruit flavors are great for the melodic guitars, and the booziness if perfect for the intensity of the musical delivery!  Both are total crushers!  'Nuff said! 

Cheers!!  Hails!!