Metal and Beer
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Tynt Meadow
September 2, 2022 Nick Green
Tynt Meadow is absolutely unique for a Trappist beer, but it’s so much more than a novelty.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Sparklepuff, Galaxy Starfighter Defender of the Universe
August 10, 2022 Nick Green
Sparklepuff, Galaxy Starfighter Defender of the Universe is Flying Monkeys’ Triple IPA that will send you into orbit.
ON SALE NOW: All Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver 2022 Ticket Options!
July 22, 2022 Decibel Magazine
The time to swill is now! Get your Metal & Beer Fest tickets to see Cannibal Corpse, Pig Destroyer, Dark Funeral and more at the Summit in Denver, Co on December 2-3, 2022
First-Annual Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver to Take Place December 2-3, 2022!
July 18, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Cannibal Corpse, Pig Destroyer, Dark Funeral and more join forces with a dozen of the most metal breweries in North America at the Summit. Tickets on sale Friday, July 22 at 10am MT.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Full of Hell
June 24, 2022 Nick Green
Get full of beer via the wonderfully crushable Wake x Full of Hell collaboration Italian Pils.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Ce N’est Pas La Fin du Monde
June 3, 2022 Nick Green
Ce N’est Pas La Fin du Monde presents a crafty spin on a beloved brew, with some subtle enhancements that transform the Belgian tripel base into more of a West Coast style IPA.
Set Times Announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2022!
May 31, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly kicks off NEXT WEEK, which means it’s time to finalize travel plans and get your tickets if you haven’t already. To aid in your planning, set times are now available.
Watch: CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Erik Rutan Talks Classic Cannibal LPs, Performing with the Mountain Goats & New Hate Eternal Music Ahead of Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
May 24, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan gives his picks for what he thinks would be the best Cannibal albums to perform in full ahead of the band’s headline performance at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 11.
Opeth, Darkthrone, Paradise Lost Members Reflect on CANDLEMASS’s ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’
May 23, 2022 Chris Dick
In honor of Candlemass’s full-album performance of their landmark Epicus Doomicus Metallicus at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10, scene royalty reflects on the LP’s impact.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Top Tier Trifle
May 13, 2022 Nick Green
Top Tier Trifle—courtesy of the best sour purveyors south of the Mason-Dixon Line (Southern Grist) and one of America’s top meaderies (Garagiste Meadery)—certainly lives up to its name.
Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is ONE MONTH WAY. Only 66 Two-Day “Metal & Beer” Tickets Remain!
May 13, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Don’t blow your chance to sample exclusive brewery/band beer collaborations from all 14 acts performing at The Fillmore Philly on June 10-11, 2022.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Pink Sabbath
May 6, 2022 Nick Green
A collab between Great Notion Brewing, the SteepleJack Brewing Co. and the Pink Boots Society produces the idea black IPA, Pink Sabbath.
200 Stab Wounds, Witching, Blood Spore and Year of the Cobra Announced for Metal & Beer Fest Philly After Parties!
May 5, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly is a little over a month away and we’re planning to keep festivities raging deep into the each night with a pair of special Metal & Beer Fest Official After Parties!
LOW TICKET ALERT: Under 100 “Metal & Beer” Two-Day Tickets Remain for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
April 23, 2022 Albert Mudrian
The “Metal & Beer” ticket for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10-11 isn’t gonna be available much longer. Don’t blow it.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Barrel Aged Behemoth
April 22, 2022 Nick Green
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest OGs 3 Floyds deliver a barleywine with an ABV worthy of its Barrel Aged Behemoth name.
Watch: WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Drummer Aaron Weaver Talks Special Guests For Their ‘Two Hunters’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
April 14, 2022 Decibel Magazine
Wolves in the Throne Room drummer Aaron Weaver discusses the USBM stalwarts’ first-ever performance of their classic Two Hunters LP at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10.
No Corporate Beer Review: Luchador en Fuego
April 8, 2022 Nick Green
Luchador en Fuego, the excellent barrel-aged Mexican chocolate stout from Clown Shoes, brings the heat.
LOW TICKET ALERT: Under 150 “Metal & Beer” Two-Day Tickets Remain for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
April 7, 2022 Decibel Magazine
The “Metal & Beer” ticket for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10-11 isn’t gonna be available much longer. Don’t wait.
Watch: CANDLEMASS Frontman Johan Längqvist Talks ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’ Anniversary Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
April 5, 2022 Albert Mudrian
Candlemass vocalist/legend Johan Längqvist discusses the doom kings’ special Epicus Doomicus Metallicus set at Metal & Beer Fest, amazingly, on the record’s 36th birthday.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Colossal Claude
April 4, 2022 Nick Green
Old-school American craft envelope-pushers, Rogue return with the more traditionally balanced double IPA Colossal Claude.
Watch: Dan Lilker Talks Possible Final NUCLEAR ASSAULT U.S. Performance, ‘Game Over’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
March 29, 2022 Albert Mudrian
Nuclear Assault bassist/legend Danny Lilker talks Metal & Beer Fest beer collaboration with KCBC, a special guest stage-dive performance at the event, and the black metal bedspreads.
No Corporate Beer Review: Forest Bänger
March 25, 2022 Nick Green
Forest Bänger is another stellar offering from a brewery that excels in the art of dark beers.
Watch: The Red Chord Talk Reactivation, ‘Clients’ Set at Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
March 23, 2022 Albert Mudrian
The Red Chord talk festival beer collaboration with Bone Up Brewing, vocalist Guy Kozowyk’s secret rabbit lair and the possibility of maybe even rehearsing before their first performance in seven years.
No Corporate Beer Review: Motörhead Röad Crew
March 18, 2022 Nick Green
(We Are) Reviewing The Motörhead Röad Crew.
Metal & Beer Fest: Philly Is Only 3 MONTHS AWAY! Make Your Plans NOW!
March 18, 2022 Decibel Magazine
If you haven’t already, book your plane ticket, line up a hotel room (or the least dirty floor) and make sure the babysitter knows where your kids are, because Metal & Beer Fest is approaching.
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly Welcomes Mocama Beer Company & MNRK Heavy
March 17, 2022 Decibel Magazine
We’re proud to announce the addition of Florida’s Mocama Beer Company to our pouring brewery lineup and MNRK Heavy to our collection of presenting sponsors for this year’s event on June 10-11 at the Fillmore Philly.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Phantom Scream
March 11, 2022 Nick Green
So drink to forget / And drown all your sorrow / Bury your dreams / And choose catharsis!
LOW TICKET ALERT: Under 200 “Metal & Beer” Two-Day Tickets Remain for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly
March 10, 2022 Decibel Magazine
The “Metal & Beer” ticket for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly on June 10-11 isn’t gonna be available much longer. Don’t screw this up.
A Decade of Hails and Ales: The TRVE Brewing Team Discusses Their History and Future As The Foremost Heavy Metal Brewery
March 7, 2022 Cody Davis
TRVE founders Nick Nunns and Zach Coleman talk 10 years of America’s flagship metal brewery and their anniversary show with Khemmis, Panopticon, Hulder, Vastum & Dreadnought.
No Corporate Beer Reviews: Nocturna
March 4, 2022 Nick Green
America’s finest Belgian brewery, Allagash, master the dark arts of imperial stouts with the bold Nocturna.