Confession: I don’t actually pay shut consideration to the lyrics on Hang-out albums. Trevor William Church’s guitar heroics symbolize the one component that’s crucial to understand Hang-out, and every thing else is secondary. The title observe on the latest album Mind Freeze is a reasonably good living proof—the lyrics spin some fairly commonplace ’80s metaphors about melancholy/ despair and wouldn’t be misplaced on, like, Blizzard of Oz. Nevertheless, taken in isolation, the primary two traces provide an ideal gross sales pitch for a beer tie-in: “I ceaselessly really feel the chilliness inside my head/ I simply must unwind, please assist me pull this thread.” Hold chilly, drink recent, and ceaselessly really feel the chilliness inside your head.
Initially brewed for Decibel Journal Metallic & Beer Fest: Philly 2020, Mind Freeze is now making its debut in pint cans, the place it slots neatly into Oliver’s “steel” sequence of DIPA tributes and collaborations. Positive, it might’ve been candy to pattern Mind Freeze whereas watching Hang-out rip by means of tracks from the album, however that’s additionally a trick that you may repeat at house with a stereo or, you realize, YouTube, whereas gazing on the super-sick can artwork of the cloaked ghoul from the album. Make new reminiscences, as a substitute of pouring one out for misplaced experiences. Apart from, the one place you’ll need to be pouring Mind Freeze is in your tum-tum.
Presentation-wise, Mind Freeze is fairly easy – a double IPA, dry-hopped with Lotus and Citra hops. Think about one lengthy solo that builds to an final crescendo of you being buzzed and crazy.; Mind Freeze is a deceptively sturdy DIPA that doesn’t punch you within the face with its hops. There are some tropical notes from the Citra, particularly within the nostril, however the pine-y bouquet of the Lotus dominates right here. I’d price Mind Freeze as one of many extra balanced DIPAs I’ve sampled, with a excessive ABV that lends itself to something goes day-drinking below the present circumstances. Have to unwind: Achieved. After which some. An prompt basic.
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