Urban legends are full of horror movie source material. Candyman, in particular, combines the don't say the name motif, and you have to look in the mirror while saying the name requirement with -perhaps the most terrifying- project housing. Any one of them would've been enough, but you combine them and then add a ghost/demon/slave who can send swarms of bees out his mouth to kill you and you've go yourself the makings of one scary movie. The only thing that will stop the bees in their tracks is honey and that is precisely why I paired Boulder Beer's A Honey of a Saison with this movie. Tipping the scales at 11.5% this beer will certainly stop any demon, bee swarm in its tracks.
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Are you old enough to remember this movie? Maybe you don't remember the movie but you probably remember the werewolf craze of the 1980's. You know, it's kinda like the vampire craze of the 2000's but with werewolves. The 80's were full of werewolf movies like American Werewolf in London, Teen Wolf, The Howling 2, Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf - it went on and on with a few more Teen Wolf and Howling movies thrown in there for good measure. This Hops&Horrors pairing features The Howling, one of the most iconic werewolf movies, and Wolf Creek Brewing Company's Midnight Howl, one of my favorite "BlackIPA's". If you happen to find yourself painfully morphing into a demon creature, Midnight Howl and its 8.5% ABV will certainly numb those growing pains. The FX guy for this move was like, you know that werewolf transformation in American Werewolf in London? It's crap! Look at what I can do. If you followed last year's Hops&Horror's beer pairings then you know how much I love zombie movies. Zombieland has it all, Woody, Jesse, Bill and a whole lotta useful rules that will help you survive the coming zombie apocalypse. It was hard to come up with any specific pairing that I hadn't already used, so I am picking a whole sub-category to pair with this movie and you can pick your favorite from that list. Using rule #1 below as the inspiration for this pairing, I've decided this will be the only time I give you a pass on drinking any low carb/diet beer. You know, because you gotta stay light on your toes and a big ole imperial stout is just gonna leave you sleepy and sluggish. Use the chart below to pick a less-bad diet beer to pair with this movie and your non buttered popcorn. This hops & horrors beer pairing features The Lost Boys and a Blaecorn Unidragon from Clown Shoes Beer. This pairing makes sense to Clown Shoes fans, as we all know that the Blaecorn Unidragan is one, very angry beast that wouldn't pass up a chance to drive its horn through the heart of any undead vampire that crossed its path. This imperial stout clocks int at 11.5% and will almost certainly induce a surreal trance just in time for the Cry Little Sister montage. The Blaecorn Unidragon trance will also help you endure the ending battle sequence between mouth breathing, teenage boys and the seemingly endless line of easily defeated vampires. Iron Fist Brewing Company's Nelson the Impaler is the perfect pairing for Bram Stoker's Dracula. Playing off the Vlad the Impaler mythology/history, Nelson the Impaler is probably the best thing about this pairing.* The beer's grapefruity flavor and crisp bitter finish (which does indeed, impale your palate) may be the only thing keeping you from, oh say, impaling your eyes with the nearest sharp (or blunt) object. *Don't watch this movie if Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is fresh in your memory as it will make it even more difficult to watch Keanu, if such a thing is possible.
The Woman In Black is full of tension - did you see that shadow move behind him or did you see that creepy dead girl in the window, kinda stuff. Perhaps the best accolade anyone can bestow on this movie is you'll forget you're watching Daniel Radcliff. My beer pairing for this movie features O'so Brewing Company's Night Train. The significance of this pairing doesn't pay of until the bittersweet twist at the end, but it's worth the wait. Clocking in at 6.7%, Night Train is a pretty big beer so go easy on the quantity or you'll have to re-watch the ending in the morning I had so much fun pairing beer with horror movies last year, I decided to do it again. Not only will you get 31 horror movie/Halloween themed beer pairings but I promise you there won't be any repeats from last year! New movies and different beers! I knew I had to see this movie when I read this synopsis "Residents of an Irish island must get very drunk to survive attacks by alien monsters who can't tolerate a high blood alcohol level in their victims." My kinda movie and a natural pairing for Grabbers Ohara's Irish Red. I picked this beer for 3 reasons. 1. It's brewed in Ireland. Unlike some other "Irish" beers that are brewed in, oh say Canada. 2. It's a damn fine beer. 3. The "red" has a certain connection to the movie. I agree with the 3.4 (outta 5) rating Netflix gives Grabbers. As with anything, beer will certainly make this movie better and I'd give this pairing a 4/5. However, this beer only clocks in at 4.3% so if you are looking to repel any aliens you may want to spike it with your favorite whiskey. A Halloween horror movie list would not be complete without this iconic movie. That is all. The perfect pairing for Halloween is Hop Slayer from Wild Onion Brewing Company. Be careful, though, one of these beers can impair your running ability causing you trip and fall down on smooth ground where you're sure find some strategically placed garden tool ready to pierce your soft flesh. So, if you're going to have one you may as well have two and then you won't care a bit that Michael is searching the house for you. BTW, you might recognize a young P.J. Soles who played the love interest to Bill Murray in Stripes. One of the best movies of all time and is one of the few first run movies I saw as a kid. You see, I grew up in South Dakota where it could take 6-12 months before a new release would reached my little hometown.* But we were on vacation in the big city, Bismarck, ND; and so we all went! The perfect beer pairing for Ghostbusters is Ninkasi Brewing Company's Total Domination. Given that Gozer was a god (not the GOD. Like that? A Groundhog Day reference) of the Hittites, Mesopotamians, and Sumerians; and Ninkasi is the brewing goddess of the Sumerians. Ergo, the movie and beer connection. However, if you need another connection, remember that Gozer the Gozarian, with help from Zuul and Vinz Clortho, are in town to exert their total domination over the mortals by destroying the world. *Back in the good old days, when you couldn't rent the movie online before it was released. My favorite scene... I think he can hear you, Ray. -Do you want some coffee, Mr. Tulley? -Do I? -Yes, have some. -...Yes, have some. Alien is one part isolation, one part evil corporation, one part technopathic android, and one part hungry alien, with a healthy dose of what you can't see is what scares you. This movie is still as scary as it was 34 years ago, yes it has been that long. In fact, it's so scary that you don't even mind that the futuristic computers are all text based. The perfect beer pairing for this movie has to be Subspace Session Ale from Intergalactic Brewing Company. If it hadn't been for that subspace transmission that Mother picked up, Ripley and the rest of the Nostromo would all be sitting at their local pub throwing back beers (using their share of the credits, I'm sure). Just for fun. |
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