Metal and Beer

Metal & Beer Fest Pairing & Killing: Spirit Adrift + Brimming Horn Meadry

November 20, 2019

Brimming Horn Meadery makes their Los Angeles debut at Metal & Beer Fest: L.A. Their one-of-a-kind collaboration with Decibel trad metal favorites Spirit Adrift, We Will Not Die, will be unveiled at Metal & Beer Fest: L.A.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: The Pomisher

November 13, 2019

Even Frank Castle wouldn’t punish you for enjoying a bottle of the excellent sour, The Pomisher.

Deschutes Brewery Added to Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles Lineup!

October 31, 2019

Decibel is pleased to announce that Oregon craft beer pioneers Deschutes Brewery will be pouring at Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles this December 13-14!

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Thanks For Letting Us Play Tonight

October 28, 2019

Thanks for Letting Us Play Tonight is a competent hazy pale ale. It’s a big fish in a small pond, which is to say: It’s a well executed rendition of a not the most interesting of styles.

Metal & Beer Fest Pairing & Killing: Gatecreeper + Wake

October 22, 2019

Decibel is proud to announce the exclusive Metal & Beer Fest: LA collab between Gatecreeper and Wake Brewing, Boiled Over Lager!

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Cucumber Lime Gose

October 1, 2019

What do cucumber juice, lime, Himalayan sea salt and beer have in common? Nickel Brook Brewing Co has the unlikely awesome answer.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Glasgow Smile

September 27, 2019

Nightmare Brewing Company is horror and death metal enthusiast Billy Powell’s outlet for flirting with darkness and exorcising his own demons. Glasgow Smile is his latest gruesome gose.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Ibex Cellar: Barrel-Aged Barleywine Ale

September 19, 2019

This barleywine has a lot going on, including vanilla and oak-y notes (from the Kentucky bourbon barrels), making it a perfect beer to grab and uncork in early autumn.

The Complete “Brewtal Truth” Collection Now Available For Pre-Order

September 11, 2019

Decibel writer Adem Tepedelen is working on unleashing a collection of nearly 10 years of his “Brewtal Truth” columns.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Troegenator

September 11, 2019

How do you improve on the already-amazing Troegenator? Easy, bourbon barrel-age it and slowly sip a majestic Bourbon Barrel-Aged Troegenator.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Beersel Zwet.be

September 4, 2019

When it comes to uber kvlt black metal or uber kvlt black porters, we’re elitist assholes of the first order.

No Corporate Beer Reviews: Enter Night Pilsner

August 21, 2019

Before you head off to never-never land, read this review of the “Metallica Beer” Enter Night.