Ölbeat 266: Founders Azacca IPA

Brewery: Founders Brewing Company
Country: United States
Style: India Pale Ale
Abv: 7 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is dark orange with a large natural white head. Aroma has mild citrus, tropical fruits and caramel. Taste begins with slightly piny citrus. Piny grapefruit bitterness dominates over dry malty flavour. Towards the end sweet orange and spiky menthol flavours make an appearance. Aftertaste has piny dryness and herbal citrus bitterness.

Shortly put a decent India Pale Ale. The fruits of the aroma are out-shadowed by pine. The herbal flavours in the end aren't bad but I prefer stronger citrus in this style. Anyway, a small disappointment from the brewery but an alright brew.

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The brew is named after a hop variety used in brewing, and the hop Azacca is named after the loa i.e. the spirit of agriculture in Haitian voodoo. Some sources claim he's the spirit of thunder but all the same - it's still about the ancient Caribbean belief. 

Godsmack: Voodoo (YouTube)

From the 1999 album Godsmack, the song was written by Sully Erna and Robbie Merrill.

Ölbeat 188: Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

Brewery: Victory Brewing 
Country: United States
Style: Imperial Stout
Abv: 9,1 %
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What about the beer?

Colour is black with a small vanishing beige head. Aroma has salty liquorice, charred malts and spices. Taste begins with strongly bitter roast. Sharply bitter charred malts with sour and fruity salty liquorice take over. Towards the end gently sweet and heavily bitter-sour burned liquorice gets on top. Aftertaste has strong citrus bitterness and heavily roasted dryness.

Sharply biting extreme flavour Imperial Stout. Comes on almost too strong at first but the power of storm grows on the drinker. Great and delicious brew.

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Storm Kings aren't hip, mingling-oriented social people. They are lone wrathful gods. Heavy, strong and far from brainwashed Facebook nation. Well, taste the brew and you'll quit meaningless networking.

Godsmack: I Stand Alone (YouTube)

From the 2003 album Faceless, the song was written by Sully Erna.