Christmas is just days away, and many of us are still scrambling to find the perfect gift, which is where the Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide comes in handy.
Music and a good drink go hand in hand, and several artists have worked with breweries and other beverage makers to make the perfect liquid accompaniment to their music. Here are some gifts that will quench your loved ones' thirsts.
Blackened American Whiskey
Metallica's whiskey was developed with the band's heavy sound in mind — the booze's barrels were inundated with low hertz sound waves from the band's song "Blackened" that changed the drink's molecular composition.
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666 Metal Wines "A Taste of Sin"
Developed with metal supergroup Sinsaenum, this red wine features plum, cherry and raspberry scents and flavours. We're trusting the band on this one — three of their members are French.
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Belching Beaver Brewery "Digital Bath"
The fourth collaboration between the brewery and Deftones, this New England-style IPA is named after one of the band's hits, sharing its namesake's balance between delicacy and heaviness — its smooth, citrusy flavour is followed by a hoppy kick.
Find it here
Weyerbacher Brewing "Warborn Rye Pale Ale"
Developed in collaboration with the Black Dahlia Murder, this ale is aged in white oak barrels, balancing the spiciness of rye with the warmth of oak and vanilla. Plus, the artwork was designed by storied fantasy artist John Sibbick.
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Beau's "Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout"
The Ontario brewery's latest collaboration with comedian Tom Green takes the pair's signature milk stout and infuses it with organic cherries, adding a sweetness to the dark, creamy malt finish.
Find it here
Spearhead Brewing "Sam Roberts Band Ale"
Much like how the Sam Roberts Band blends Britpop with a slight folk twang, the band's amber ale blends characteristics of American and English ales along with hops and notes of caramel and biscuit.
Find it here
Mikkeller San Diego "Feel This IPA"
Cali punk lifers Descendents teamed up with Dark Matter Coffee to make a special coffee blend for their 2016 album Hypercaffium Spazzinate. Brewery Mikkeller took it one step further by infusing the beans in this IPA that's just as frenetic as the band's tunes.
Order it here
Korn Koffee
This smooth dark roast is built on a mix of coffee beans from Ethiopia, Guatemala and Peru, all of which have been curated by the members of Korn — it will have you coming undone in no time.
Order it here
Music and a good drink go hand in hand, and several artists have worked with breweries and other beverage makers to make the perfect liquid accompaniment to their music. Here are some gifts that will quench your loved ones' thirsts.
Blackened American Whiskey
Metallica's whiskey was developed with the band's heavy sound in mind — the booze's barrels were inundated with low hertz sound waves from the band's song "Blackened" that changed the drink's molecular composition.
Find it here
666 Metal Wines "A Taste of Sin"
Developed with metal supergroup Sinsaenum, this red wine features plum, cherry and raspberry scents and flavours. We're trusting the band on this one — three of their members are French.
Find it here
Belching Beaver Brewery "Digital Bath"
The fourth collaboration between the brewery and Deftones, this New England-style IPA is named after one of the band's hits, sharing its namesake's balance between delicacy and heaviness — its smooth, citrusy flavour is followed by a hoppy kick.
Find it here
Weyerbacher Brewing "Warborn Rye Pale Ale"
Developed in collaboration with the Black Dahlia Murder, this ale is aged in white oak barrels, balancing the spiciness of rye with the warmth of oak and vanilla. Plus, the artwork was designed by storied fantasy artist John Sibbick.
Find it here
Beau's "Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout"
The Ontario brewery's latest collaboration with comedian Tom Green takes the pair's signature milk stout and infuses it with organic cherries, adding a sweetness to the dark, creamy malt finish.
Find it here
Spearhead Brewing "Sam Roberts Band Ale"
Much like how the Sam Roberts Band blends Britpop with a slight folk twang, the band's amber ale blends characteristics of American and English ales along with hops and notes of caramel and biscuit.
Find it here
Mikkeller San Diego "Feel This IPA"
Cali punk lifers Descendents teamed up with Dark Matter Coffee to make a special coffee blend for their 2016 album Hypercaffium Spazzinate. Brewery Mikkeller took it one step further by infusing the beans in this IPA that's just as frenetic as the band's tunes.
Order it here
Korn Koffee
This smooth dark roast is built on a mix of coffee beans from Ethiopia, Guatemala and Peru, all of which have been curated by the members of Korn — it will have you coming undone in no time.
Order it here