Two Great Tastes...
Reasoning: Fanatically beloved by adherents and dismissed as ludicrous wankery by detractors, neither the beer nor the music is for weak-willed pantywaists. Creating both requires a high degree of technical proficiency, and any slacking will result in an unbalanced mixture that will ruin your entire day, and possibly make you swear off the style forever.
Beer style description: A double IPA is primarily a showcase for hops, with plenty of bitterness, flavor and aroma provided by the beer lover’s favorite flower. Typically in the 8% to 10% ABV range, most double IPAs use a ton of barley to provide for a decently malty backbone, with dextrose used occasionally as an adjunct.
Metal subgenre description: Death metal with highly complex song structures not unlike those encountered in some forms of jazz.
Representative brews:
Russian River – Pliny the Elder
Port Brewing – Hop 15
Three Floyds – Dreadnaught
Dogfish Head – 90 Minute IPA
Ninkasi – Tricerahops IPA
Bell’s – Hopslam Ale
Representative bands/albums:
Death — Individual Thought Patterns
Demilich — Nespithe
Gorguts — From Wisdom to Hate
Cryptopsy — None So Vile
Augury — Concealed
Necrophagist — Onset of Putrefaction