GWAR are getting in the coffee game with the “Berserker Mode” roast, available beginning March 10th via Coterie Coffee Co. and Concept Cafes.
The new Bohab fuel is a bold, medium roast that is described as “savagely sticky in it’s muddy molassesness and foul-fruited candy sweetness, a real teeth-grinder roasted highest on the pyre,” per the back of the bag, which features GWAR’s iconic artwork.
Of course, the new craft coffee also has its origin story within GWAR’s lore.
As the band’s press release tells it, “Blothar the Berserker — frontman of the greatest shock rock band in the history of the universe, GWAR — once roamed the icy seas in a Viking longship. Lost and alone, he was lured by a green, split-tailed mermaid, her siren song calling him to the Indonesian archipelago. But his love was unrequited, and in his sorrow, Blothar wept like a 1000-pound baby.”
“From his bitter tears,” the story continues, “coffee plants sprouted across the land of Java. And thus, Berserker Mode Coffee was born — a heady and powerful drink, crafted to fuel his rage before battle. Historians may claim Viking berserkers were jacked up on psychedelics, but GWAR knows the truth: it was coffee that drove them to insane battle-lust!”
Stated Blothar himself: “The best part of getting blackout drunk is Berserker Mode Coffee. Each sip is infused with the bitter sorrow of unrequited love and that nagging feeling that something really weird happened last night. Berserker Mode Coffee is a savage brew fit for shock rock royalty. I sure feel like the King on my throne after sucking down a pot.”
In reality, Berserker Mode was roasted by Coterie Coffee Co. and can be ordered in 12 ounce allotments ($21.99) via Concept Cafes (pre-orders ship on March 10th). And if you find yourself a getting little too jacked on the new roast, you might go the other direction with a bit of GWAR’s Bud of Gods CBD products, available via the Consequence shop.
As for GWAR, the Scumdogs are set to embark on a run of 40th anniversary shows in May (get tickets here). Fans can also catch Blothar at a meet-and-greet launch of Berserker Coffee at Park Ave CDs in Orlando, Florida this Sunday, March 9th (see the flyer below).
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