Punkorama

Punk-O-Rama was the title given to a series of ten compilation albums published by Epitaph Records. The first volume was released in 1994,[1] the second in 1996, and the rest annually from 1998 to 2005. The albums included artists from Epitaph's roster as well as from its subsidiary label ANTI- and its partnership labels Hellcat Records and Burning Heart Records. In total the series included 257 songs contributed by 88 different artists. Rancid and Pennywise are the only bands to appear on all 10 volumes. Scott Radinsky appears on all 10, 1 with Ten Foot Pole and 9 with Pulley. As its title implied, the series featured mostly punk rock and various punk subgenres such as garage punk, hardcore punk, pop punk, post-hardcore, ska punk, skate punk, and street punk. However, as the series went on and the labels' rosters diversified, the music of the Punk-O-Rama compilations grew to include additional styles of music such as alternative hip hop, alternative rock, digital hardcore, emo, experimental music, garage rock, indie rock, metalcore, psychobilly, and screamo. .... Epitaph also organized several Punk-O-Rama tours featuring bands that had contributed to the compilations, such as Agnostic Front, All, The Distillers, Guttermouth, Millencolin, Straight Faced, and the Voodoo Glow Skulls. Occasionally these would be accompanied by special Punk-O-Rama tour sampler CDs that differed from the main. series of compilation albums. In 2003 the label published the DVD Punk-O-Rama: The Videos, Volume 1, including 22 music videos and "The Epitaph Story", a short film relating the history of the label. Though a second volume was never published, the subsequent ninth and tenth albums in the compilation series included DVDs of music videos as well. In 2006 Epitaph announced the retirement of the Punk-O-Rama brand in favor of a new series titled Unsound,[2][3] the less genre-specific title being more conducive to the label's expanding roster of musical styles. However, only one compilation was published under the Unsound banner before that series was also discontinued. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk-O-Rama)

Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo bands signed to the label as well. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several sister labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Hellcat Records, and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaph_Records)

Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. Founded by Andy Kaulkin, Anti- first gained attention by releasing Tom Waits's Grammy Award–winning Mule Variations in 1999. Other veteran recording artists such as rhythm and blues singers Solomon Burke, Bettye LaVette and Marianne Faithfull have signed to Anti- after leaving other labels.[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-_(record_label))

Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, who was generally responsible for signing bands.[1] Hellcat published its Give 'Em the Boot label sampler in multiple volumes starting in 1997.[2][3][4][5][6][7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellcat_Records)

Burning Heart Records is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden, and currently based in Örebro.[1] It has a close affiliation with Californian label Epitaph Records, who own the rights to distribute Burning Heart's output in North America. It also started a German office in Berlin in the end of 2003.[2] Burning Heart has proven very successful in launching European (especially Swedish) bands to a global audience. Their successes have included The Hives, Turbonegro, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Millencolin, No Fun at All and Refused. The label focuses on punk music,[3] but has also released rock, ska, noise and hip hop records.[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Heart_Records)

Van het Punk-O-Rama is een hele stijl te vinden op https://punkorama.eu/. Waaronder ook de eerste uitgave van de serie: https://punkorama.eu/product/21693/punk-o-rama-vol-1-tape.

Maar er is ook bier:

Drink-Ø-Rama Rock City Brewing Collaboration with Nøgne Ø Porter - Imperial / Double Baltic 9.2% ABV 39 IBU ... We did not mash but mosh this beer together with Nøgne Ø. Moshing is a way of expressing yourself, done in a “pit” with extremely cool people who you don't even know but they'll look out for you! You get pushed around, shoved, you fall on your ass but it's all in the spirit and you have a f*ckin great time!!! And yes, you can taste all that in this Imperial Smoked Baltic Porter. (https://untappd.com/b/rock-city-brewing-drink-o-rama/4688046)

Op https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rock-city-x-n%C3%B8gne-%C3%B8-koen-overeem/ zie je het etiket van de Imperial Smoked Baltic Porter (9,2%) van Rock City Brewing en Nøgne Ø.

We did not mash but mosh this beer together with Nøgne Ø. Moshing is a way of expressing yourself, done in a “pit” with extremely cool people who you don't even know but they'll look out for you! You get pushed around, shoved, you fall on your ass but it's all in the spirit and you have a f*ckin great time!!! And yes, you can taste all that in this Imperial Smoked Baltic Porter. De iconische brouwerij Nøgne Ø is één van de grootse craftbier brouwerijen van Noorwegen. Bekend voor hun mooie maar ook voornamelijk zwaardere bieren. Ze namen contact met ons op om tijdens hun bezoek aan ons kleine kikkerlandje samen de handen uit de mouwen te steken voor een uniek brouwsel. ... Razend enthousiast schoten de ideeën heen en weer om dit onwijs toffe plan met de juiste receptuur om te toveren naar een uniek collaboration bier. Een Imperial Smoked Baltic Porter. Dit zware bier is met een ondergist gebrouwen en 3 maanden gelagerd. Dit maakt dit bier ondanks de haar roast en lichte smoke-touch onwijs prettig crisp en drinkbaar voor het alcohol percentage. Naast brouwen vonden Martin (Nøgne Ø) en Koen (Rock City) nog een gezamenlijk interesse, namelijk muziek, en wel; punk! We eindigden dan ook met vrienden uit Noorwegen en Frankrijk in een mosh-pit met Squeezers, Hazy Pale Ales, Lagwagon, Pennywise en heel veel Millencollin. Een feest wat we allemaal in deze tijd echt nodig hadden en weekend dat niet meer stuk kon! Naast dat we een deel van deze batch op houten vaten hebben afgevuld voor over enkele maanden staat ook een brouwdag met Nøgne Ø in Noorwegen nu in de agenda. We zijn niet alleen een heerlijk bier maar ook een vriendschap rijker. (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rock-city-x-n%C3%B8gne-%C3%B8-koen-overeem/)

Imperial Smoked Baltic Porter. Barrel aged on bourbon. (https://rockcitybrewing.nl/product/rock-city-x-nogne-o-drink-o-rama-ba/#)

Ik heb een Imperial Smoked Barrel Aged Baltic Porter (10%) van Rock City Brewing en Nøgne Ø. Het zal het bier zijn dat in de vaten is gegaan. Het zwarte blok heeft 'Punks not dead' met die A van Anarchie.

Anarchy symbol - Basic traditional circumscribed "A" anarchy symbol based on File:Anarchy symbol neat.png (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchisme#/media/Bestand:Anarchy-symbol.svg)

 Anarchisme (van Oudgrieks ἄναρχος, anarchos: ἀ- = "geen", ἀρχός = "heerser") is het streven naar een situatie of samenleving waarin mensen zonder een hogere macht of autoriteit leven (anarchie). Het is de verzameling denkwijzen die terug te brengen is tot de gedachte dat een individu op geen enkele manier een ondergeschiktheid áán of ván iets of iemand erkent. In de omgangstaal wordt de term anarchie als samenleving vaak verward met een andere betekenis van het begrip anarchie, namelijk chaos of wanorde/verwarring. Met de term sociaal-anarchisme tracht men die verwarring tegen te gaan. Als politieke stroming is de moderne anarchistische beweging rond 1860 ontstaan als een afsplitsing van het socialisme. Het belangrijkste verschil tussen beide stromingen is dat het anarchisme ook na de revolutie iedere vorm van centraal gezag afwijst. Wel zijn veel anarchistische stromingen het erover eens dat de productiemiddelen collectief bezit behoren te zijn. Volgens anarchisten leidt elke vorm van gezag tot onderdrukking en is het beter om een bestuur in de vorm van kleine autonome (zelfbesturende) gemeenschappen te hebben. Deze functioneren op basis van vrije associatie en gelijkheid van de deelnemers. Voorbeelden hiervan zijn grassroots- en basisdemocratieën zoals die bijvoorbeeld terug te vinden zijn in de manier van organiseren van actiekampen, acties of bijeenkomsten bij antiglobalistische protesten. Hier geldt besluitvorming bij consensus, organisatie in basisgroepen en autonomie van deelnemers als leidraad. Vanwege de nadruk op de vrije associatie van individuen wordt persoonlijke bewustwording door veel anarchisten belangrijk gevonden. Een anarchistisch adagium is dan ook "het persoonlijke is politiek". (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchisme)

Dus geen republiek of monarchie, maar anarchie!

Maar goed, dit is geen politicologie-blog, maar een bierblog. Ik open dus snel het blikje. De geur is alcoholerig. Het zwarte bier geeft weinig schuim dat wat bruin is. Ikneemsneleen slok: het mondgevoel is wat waterig, maar alcohol is er zeker. Afdronk en nasmaak zijn smaakvol en blijft langhangen. Het is niet zo zoet als de stout die ik net had (zie de botterbabbelaar stout in februari).

Het is met 10% een zwaar bier, dat niet zwaar overkomt. De smaak van rook is niet echt aanwezig. Het ietwat 'romige' zou wellicht het Baltische aan deze porter zijn?  

The origins of the Baltic Porter can be traced back 18th century England and working class (you guessed it) ‘porters’ who worked the city streets and  dockyards around the country. It began as a take on the English Brown Ale that got deeper and darker eventually evolving into more of a high velocity brew. As this style of beer became more popular, Porters became widely exported.  In fact Porters were one of the first beer styles to extend beyond their regional roots to become a favorite across the world. Porter exports took particular hold in the Baltic regions of Europe, that is until Napoleon cut off that pipeline in 1806 and regional brewers started making them locally. But unlike the original English Porters that were imported, local brewers in these cold-weather countries which bordered the Baltic Sea, substituted bottom fermenting lager yeast which fared better in the region. The use of this yeast, as opposed to the more warm weather-friendly ale yeast used by the Brits, is what most defines a Baltic Porter as opposed to a stouts. Baltic Porters are cold-fermented and cold-lagered, which helps preserve their clean and complex flavors. They are lagers not ales and with that comes a smoother mouthfeel.  And in keeping with cold-weather comes a much higher alcohol count similar to the Russian Imperial Stout. (https://www.americancraftbeer.com/what-the-hell-is-a-baltic-porter/)

Porters of the late 1700's were quite strong compared to today's standards, easily surpassing 7 percent alcohol by volume. Some English brewers made a stronger, more robust version, to be shipped across the North Sea that they dubbed a Baltic Porter. In general, the style's dark brown color covered up cloudiness and the smoky, roasted brown malts and bitter tastes masked brewing imperfections. Historically, the addition of stale ale also lent a pleasant acidic flavor to the style, which made it quite popular. These issues were quite important given that most breweries at the time were getting away from pub brewing and opening up production facilities that could ship beer across the world. (https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/styles/80/)

Okee, dus de Baltische porter is ofwel in de Baltische staten ontwikkeld of in Engeland?

In The Beer Bible, Jeff Alworth writes that Britain saw an increase in beer export between 1750 and 1800 of 76,000 barrels and equates this increase to the popularity of porter. It found its way to Ireland, the newly formed colonies in North America, South Africa, and it made it to the East Indies ahead of pale ale. Porter was also shipped to ports along the Baltic Sea and into Northern Europe, making its way into willing markets in Russia, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. It’s easy to see why these regions loved the newly imported beer so much. The dark and strong export porters likely drew a warming contrast to the ever-present chill; the time at sea in these colder climes probably only served to make the exported product better. The strongest of these export “stout porters” would find special love among the Russian imperial court, eventually becoming the Imperial Stout. ... It didn’t take long before porter’s appeal inspired brewers in the Baltic region to try their hand at crafting local versions. Sweden’s first porter brewery was started in 1791 by William Knox, an Scotsman who had moved to Göteborg. Regional brewing of British export porter was probably further spurred when, in 1806, Napoleon put his Continental Blockade policy into effect in response to the British naval blockade of the French coast. This slowed, if not completely stopped, the flow of beer and other British goods into the Baltic Region. What’s a person to do when suddenly their favorite libation is no longer available? The answer seems pretty straight forward. Breweries continued to pop up, even after the blockade was lifted. In 1819, a Russian named Nikoli Sinebrychoff, founded a brewery in Finland and began producing a porter. A few years later, in 1822, another porter brewery built in St. Petersburg, despite many Russians believing a good porter could not be brewed in their home country.... These Baltic recreations adopted ingredients of the region. Continental malt and hops took the place of British varieties. Bottom fermenting lager yeast took the place of ale yeast in many instances, and even when top fermenting yeasts where still employed, they were doing their work at a much cooler temperature. With the use of lager yeast, these porters had a cleaner yeast profile, losing much of the fruity esters of the British porters. A smoother roast character was created, reminiscent of German schwarzbier. In 1817, the malt bill would change even further after Daniel Wheeler invented the drum kiln, allowing pale malt to be kilned much darker without imparting any smokiness. Thus, the early brown malts were replaced by a blend of pale malt and dark patent malt.... Aroma will be a complex malty sweetness made up of some mix of caramel, nutty, toffee, deep toast, and licorice. Darker notes of chocolate, molasses, and/or coffee are often present. These darker elements should never come through as burnt though. No hops or sourness should be detectable. It will contain a rich set of esters and a deep alcohol profile of medium strength often with the dark and/or dried fruit complexity of currents, cherries, raisins, prunes, plums. At higher strengths it can take on port-like aromas. Mouthfeel: Usually full-bodied, often added to by the moderate to moderately high carbonation. It should be smooth but relatively light across the palate with mellow alcohol warmth. Taste: This is a show boat for malt. It should have a deep malty sweet complexity of caramel, nutty, licorice, toffee, and/or molasses. Whispers of coffee, chocolate, and licorice can often be found in the slightly drying finish. Roasty flavors should be smooth and deep, never burnt. Clean lager character. Hop bitterness can range from a low medium to medium and should give some balance to the maltiness, while hop flavor if present should be slightly spicy and range from none to moderately low. Whispers of black current and other dark and dried fruits may be noticed due to the ester and alcohol complexity. (https://learn.kegerator.com/baltic-porter/)

Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog leidden tekorten aan graan tot restricties ten aanzien van de sterkte van bier in Engeland. In Ierland waren minder strenge regels, waardoor de Ierse brouwers, zoals Guinness, verder konden gaan met het brouwen van bier op vooroorlogse sterkte. De Engelse brouwerijen bleven een serie van stouts produceren tot de Tweede Wereldoorlog en ver daarna. Deze waren aanzienlijk zwakker dan de vooroorlogse versies (stamwortgehalte van 1.055-1.060 naar 1.040-1.042) en ongeveer van de sterkte van de porter van 1914. De porter beleefde een terugkeer naar het grotere publiek toen de Penrhos microbrouwerij een nieuwe porter lanceerde. Niet veel later begon Timothy Taylor eveneens met het brouwen van een porter. Tegenwoordig bestaan er tientallen brouwerijen in Engeland die zich bezighouden met het brouwen van porters; Fuller's Brewery won met zijn London Porter een gouden en een zilveren medaille tijdens de International Beer & Cider Competitions, gehouden in 1999, 2000 en 2002.[12][13][14] Veel brouwerijen maken porters in verschillende smaken, waaronder pompoen, honing, vanille en chocolade.[15][16][17] Sommige speciale porters worden nog steeds gerijpt in vaten en het gebruik van bourbonvaten hiervoor is niet ongebruikelijk. Een porter-versie, bekend als Baltische porter, wordt gebrouwen in Finland, Estland, Letland, Litouwen, Tsjechië, Polen, Rusland, Oekraïne, Denemarken en Zweden. Baltische porter werd al in de achttiende eeuw in Engeland geproduceerd als een hooggistend bier en bleef zo gedurende de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw, toen veel brouwerijen hun porter een lager gistgehalte mee begonnen te geven. In Duitsland werd Baltische porter vanaf het midden van de negentiende eeuw gebrouwen tot aan de Duitse hereniging. In 1990 bevonden alle Duitse porter-producerende brouwerijen zich in voormalig Oost-Duitsland en niet een overleefde de overgang naar de vrijemarkt-economie. In de late jaren negentig vond er een herleving van de productie van Baltische porters in Duitsland plaats. (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_(bier))

Een Baltic Porter is in vergelijking met een Engelse Porter meer alcoholisch en heeft een vollere smaak en zoetere afdronk. Daarnaast wordt meer gebruik gemaakt van Europese hopsoorten en Münchener mout. ... Geurassociaties Lichte geur van chocolade of zwarte mout. Fruitig, karamelmout, zoetig, soms droppig. Moutig, vaak met karamel-, toffee-, nootachtige en / of zoethouttoetsen. Complex alcohol- en esterprofiel van gemiddelde sterkte en doet denken aan pruimen, rozijnen of bessen. Duidelijk donkere mout-karakter van chocolade, koffie of melasse, maar nooit verbrand. Geen hop. Geen zuurheid.... De smaak is zacht moutbitter. Minder geroosterde mout bitterheid dan een Ierse stout of export stout. Zoetig tot zoet, karamelmout, fruitig en zwak hop bitter. Een rijke, moutige zoetheid met een complexe mix van diepe mout, gedroogd fruit esters, en alcohol. Heeft een zacht geroosterde smaak. De mout geeft een complexiteit van karamel, toffee, nootachtig, melasse en / of drop. Medium bitterheid van mout en hop. ... De Baltic Porter heeft minder geroosterde moutbitterheid dan een Ierse stout of export stout. Een Baltic Porter heeft vaak moutsmaken die doen denken aan een Engelse Porter en de ingetogen gebrandheid van een Schwarzbier, maar met een hoger begin SG en alcoholpercentage. Minder geroosterde bitterheid dan bij een Export Stout. (https://www.bierista.nl/stijl/baltic-porter)

Baltic porters are cold-fermented and cold-lagered, which helps preserve their unique clean and complex flavors. They are lagers, not ales, and with that comes a smoother and bolder mouthfeel. A typical Baltic porter will take anywhere from a few months to a year to mature and develop their strong tastes and aromas.  Porter beers are similar to imperial stouts in that they tend to have notes of cocoa, chocolate, nuts, and coffee, are high in alcohol percentage, and are among the darkest beers on the market.   Baltic porters fell out of fashion during the 1900’s, particularly during the Cold War. But this unique style of craft beer has seen an incredible resurgence in popularity over the last ten to twenty years thanks to the craft beer movement and breweries who really understand what goes into crafting unique lagers. Next time you visit a local craft brewery and see a Baltic porter on the menu, give it a shot! And now that you know the history behind the beer style, you can educate your friends and seem like a beer genius.  (https://iowabrewing.beer/taste-of-iowa-brewing/what-is-a-baltic-porter-beer)

The Baltic porter was one of the most popular brews of the 1700 and 1800s, and still survives today in many forms. Although there was a time after World War II in which Western culture largely forgot about the style, the fall of the Iron Curtain brought it back into public consciousness, specifically through a resurgence of Baltic porter breweries in Germany in the 1990s.... Most notably, the Baltic porter uses lager yeast, or cold-fermented ale yeast, lending a cleaner taste relative the fruiter ales.  (https://www.hopculture.com/definition-baltic-porter/)

A Baltic Porter is a type of Porter that originated in the Baltic countries. It is a full-bodied, dark-colored beer that’s typically a bit higher in alcohol than its English cousin. The distinct flavor profile of a Baltic Porter comes from its method of fermentation and the malt that is used in the brewing process. This beer is traditionally fermented with a lager yeast strain fermented at a much higher temperature than a traditional ale fermentation. This gives it a slightly denser, maltier flavor than other porters. In addition, Baltic Porters must use a specific type of malt, typically dark-roasted malts such as dark Munich and are usually brewed with ample amounts of caramelized malts. This gives Baltic Porters a rich, toffee-like aroma, with faint notes of coffee and dark chocolate. The roastiness and smokiness in Baltic Porters also often has very subtle notes of dried fruit, tobacco, and leather. Incorporating slightly less hops than a traditional Porter, most Baltic porters have moderate bitterness and balanced malt sweetness. ... Baltic porters have a higher alcohol content than regular porters, ranging from 7-9% ABV, and are brewed with lager yeasts, giving them a clean and crisp finish. They are characterized by a robust malt flavor, hints of chocolate or coffee, and a mellow hop bitterness. Baltic porters also have higher levels of esters and phenols than regular porters, giving them a unique sweet and spicy character. (https://www.coalitionbrewing.com/what-makes-a-porter-a-baltic-porter/)

 Baltic porters are deep, dense and thoughtful beers. As they borrow much from other, more familiar styles, they have many layers of flavors. Sweet, soothing maltiness akin to the finest German bocks is present. Rummy, raisin and licorice notes similar to an old ale reside in the profile. The character also has hints of chocolate and coffee, and at times, a roasted background. All co-mingle into a smooth, silky flavor that is contemplative but robust. Hops rates are noticeable in the dark versions but understated in the lighter-colored ones. Satisfying indeed. (https://allaboutbeer.com/article/baltic-porters/)

Het bier heeft een soepel, iets waterig maar zeker alcoholerig mondgevoel. Geen tannine of harsachtige bitterheid. Ook geen moutigheid. Het is glad in de mond, met een alcoholgloeitje. Qua smaak mis ik de rokerigheid die de naam deed vermoeden; dat is jammer. Qua smaak doet het mij wat denken aan een Vienna, maar dan met meer alcohol. Desmaak heeft wel iets weg van leer en drop in water geweekt. Ik kan er geen toffee in herkennen, maar wel iets van gedroogd fruit. Een lekker bier, maar niet de verwachte punk-mosh-pit-crowd-surfing-explosie. Geen rebellie, maar gematigd zwaar.