March 1st, 2026 - Envenom Sapporo

 

Konnichiwa evil-doers, metal maniacs, and beer freaks!  The Meista here today donning a Venom t-shirt whilst rocking out to the wonderful and raw genius that is "Envenom", the 35-year-old debut album by the legendary Sabbat and a tasty and easy-drinking Sapporo Premium Beer from Sapporo Brewing!  Hell. Yes.  

Album Info:

• Artist: Sabbat
• Title: "Envenom"
• Recorded: 1990 at C.C. Work and Soundbeat 
• Release date: March 1991 (1st full-length studio album by Sabbat)
• Record company: Evil Records 
• Production: Sabbat
• Album cover art: Elizaveat (aka Takeshi Asai)
• Personnel: Elizaveat (guitars), Gezol (bass and vocals), and Zorugelion (drums)
• Additional musician: Temis Osmond (lead guitar on "Deathtemptation (Kanashibari Part 2)" and keyboards)
• Musical style: Thrash metal, black metal
• Sound: Although Sabbat's music is most definitely unabashed Venom worship, their sound is still very much their own.  Well-crafted and very deliberate, the tracks on "Envenom" display the focus, prowess, and sheer talent of this band in their early years.  The sheer will of force coupled with the raw aggression makes this album an instant classic!
• Major themes: Evil, the occult, Satan and Satanism, hell, witchcraft, death, horror, mythology, violence, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Bewitch"
2. "The Sixth Candle"
3. "Satan Bless You"
4. "Evil Nations"
5. "Devil Worship"
6. "Reek Of Cremation"
7. "Deathtemptation (Kanashibari Part 2)"
8. "King Of Hell"
9. "Eviler"
10. "Carcassvoice"
11. "Dead March"
12. "Reminiscent Bells"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Sapporo Brewing (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan)
• Website: https://www.sapporobeer.com/
• Brew: Sapporo Premium Beer
• Style: Japanese Lager
• Serving: 16 ounce bottle
• ABV: 4.9% 
• IBUs: 18
• Pour: The Sapporo Premium Beer pours a clear, bright golden-yellow hue with a frothy and billowy, half-finger, bright white head with good sustain and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by light grainy, grassy, and crackery aromas.  There are notes of pale grains, lightly toasted white bread, June grass, lightly toasted malts, and a hint of lemon zest. 
• Taste: The taste of the Sapporo Premium Beer follows the nose with crackery, biscuity, grainy, and lightly grassy flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, light toasted malts, hints of grassy hops, lemongrass, rice, and a hint of lemon.
• Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel of the Sapporo Premium Beer is crisp, refreshing, and very smooth with a dry, clean, crisp finish.

Overall pairing: The crushable, very drinkable Sapporo Premium Beer is perfect foil to the insanely aggressive and monumentally influential power of Sabbat's "Envenom"!   Those bright and crips flavors are great for the screaming guitars while the bready malts go great with the driving rhythm section.  'Nuff said!

Kanpai and hails!!