Country: United States
Style: Foreign Stout
Abv: 8,5 %
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What about the beer?
Colour is black with a small diminishing beige head. Aroma has burned wood, gentle campfire smoke and dark-roasted coffee. Taste spikes with smoke and charcoal at first. Heavily smoked and roasted malts
take over with some liquorice sweetness and espresso in the
background. Towards the end charred malts and bitter liquorice step in
front. Aftertaste has lasting charcoal bitterness, roasted dryness and salty
liquorice.
Powerful and exceptional Foreign/Imperial Stout. Smoke gives this one the
edge, and liquorice smoothens it with roundness. The basics - intense
roast and late strong bitterness - are present in full flavour. Superb
brew.
People's Choice
This brew and song were nicely suggested to be paired in the blog when I asked for wishes in Twitter some time ago. Back then I didn't think that I would have the chance to get the beer in my hands. Surprisingly in November the chance turned up and am I glad it did. Thanks for the recommendation, Suvi - this was just perfect.
Sonata Arctica: Fade to Black (YouTube)
From the 2003 EP Takatalvi, the song was written by people who are mentioned below.
Ölbeat
Since I know that Suvi doesn't mind pairing the brew with the original version, let's put it here, too. Despite Sonata Arctica's different but recognizable cover I prefer the original, which was listened numerous times in the 90's when the young Ölmönger found heavy metal. Very dark classic.
Metallica: Fade to Black (YouTube)
From the 1984 album Ride the Lightning, the song was written by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett.
