Aug 3, 2019
As we often do on this podcast,
this episode explores the connection of music and beer, the great
songs about beer, beer names inspired by thee music world, and we
do our best to pair summer music tours with beer styles. Our beer
tastings are personal picks of craft beer names that would make a
great name for a band, including Pig Minds Brewing's "Southy Bitch
Slap", Crystal Lake Brewing's "Too Much Cologne" Founders Brewing's
"Green Zebra", and a fabulous Pipeworks/Amager Collaboration called
"Electric Rattlesnake"...all taste as great as they sound;)
10 Music-Inspired Beers (c/o Anita George–PASTE)
North Coast Brewing - Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale 9.3% - Inspired by the legendary jazz pianist, the brewer donated a portion of the proceeds to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Known to be sweet with a spicy kick, raisins, bananas and apples are among some of its tasting notes.
21st Amendment Brewery’s Back in Black IPA 6.8% - Actually inspired by Paul Revere and his historic midnight ride. But AC/DC is emblazoned on their label, hence named “Back in Black” after the band’s hit song in 1980, and Brewed with Centennial and Columbus flavor hops and four different malts.
Heavy Seas - Smoke on the Water Porter 8.0% - Inspired by Deep Purple’s 1973 hit actually features a partial printing of the song’s sheet music on its label, Heavy Seas’ Smoke on the Water Porter is mostly known for its chocolate, soy sauce and mildly smoky tasting notes from its smoked malts.
Suntory Liquors - Stones Bar
Rolling Hop 4% - As
part of a series of Rolling Stones-inspired alcoholic
products, this beer was released in Japan in June. Flashing
the famous “Lips & Tongue” icon monogrammed on the front, the beer
has a citrus aroma with a clean yet bubbly finish.
Purple Moose Brewery - Dark Side of the Moose 4.6% - One of the greatest albums of all time slyly names this Pink Floyd-inspired dark ale from Welsh-brewer Purple Moose Brewery did not disappoint. Its won 25 International Beer awards - Brewed with roasted barley and Bramling Cross hops.
Abita Brewery’s Purple Haze 4.2% - The lager is a nod to the brewery’s post-filtration use of berries in the brewing, the beer’s slight purple color and haze, and the 1967 song by Jimi Hendrix of the same name. Brewed with raspberries, Vanguard hops and pilsner and wheat malts.
Terrapin Brewery’s So Fresh and So Green, Green Ale 6.6% - The Athens, Ga.-based brewery’s ode Atlanta rap duo Outkast, So Fresh and So Green, Green is a reference to Outkast’s 2001 song “So Fresh, So Clean.” The use of fresh, green “wet hops” in the brewing of this ale is different every year.
Cambridge Brewing Company - Sgt. Pepper Farmhouse Ale. 6.0% - This beer is both a reference to the brewer’s use of peppercorns in the brewing of Sgt. Pepper and the iconic 1967 Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The beer includes four different kinds of peppercorns with Magnum and Spalter hops and three kinds of malts.
Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery - The Trooper 4.7% - Named after Iron Maiden’s 1983 single “The Trooper”, this collaboration beer is brewed with Cascade, Bobec, and Goldings hops, is known to feature citrus tasting notes
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery - Faithfull Ale - The Delaware brewery has released a whole music series, paying tribute to the likes of Miles Davis, The Grateful Dead, Deltron 3030, Robert Johnson and, this Belgian-style golden ale brewed with black currants called Faithfull to salute Pearl Jam’s 20-year success.
