April 30th, 2022 - Keep It Pickled Up!

 

Good evening!  The Meista here tonight pairing a Pickle Me Up Gold Ale from Bootstrap Brewing Company with Loverboy's "Keep It Up"... that's right, I said it... Loverboy!  Gotta problem with that!? :)

Album Info:

• Artist: Loverboy
• Title: "Keep It Up"
• Recorded: 1983 at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Release date: June 30th, 1983 (3rd studio album by Loverboy)
• Record company: Columbia Records
• Production: Bruce Fairbairn and Paul Dean
• Album cover art: Annie Leibovitz (photography) 
• Personnel: Paul Dean (guitars and backing vocals), Matt Frenette (drums), Doug Johnson (keyboards), Mike Reno (lead vocals), and Scott Smith (bass)
• Additional musicians: Nancy Nash (backing vocals on "It's Never Easy") 
• Musical style: Hard rock, power pop
• Sound: Poppy, rockin', and fun as hell!  Admit it... you love this album!  It is catchy, straight-forward rock and roll that pulls you back to a more innocent time.  The guitar, bass, and keyboard delivery is great with killer hooks and melodies, and Reno is a phenomenal vocalist!
• Major themes: Partying, love, lust, sex, heartbreak, life, joy, rock and roll, celebration, etc.
• Tracks:  

1. "Hot Girls In Love"
2. "Strike Zone"
3. "It's Never Easy"
4. "Chance Of A Lifetime"
5. "Queen Of The Broken Hearts"
6. "Prime Of Your Life"
7. "Passion Pit"
8. "One-Sided Love Affair"
9. "Meltdown"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Bootstrap Brewing Company (Longmont, Colorado)
• Website: https://bootstrapbrewing.com/
• Brew: Pickle Me Up Gold Ale
• Style: Gold Ale with Pickle Juice
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 4.5%
• IBUs: 10
• Pour: The Pickle Me Up pours a clear golden yellow hue with a thin, but bubbly head that dissipates quickly to a thin ring with little lacing.
• Nose: The nose is characterized by tart, salty, and lightly grainy aromas.  There are aromas of pickle juice, dill, vinegar, a hint of lemon, and light grains and toasted cracker.
• Taste: Like the nose, the taste of the Pickle Me Up is tart, salty, and lightly grainy.  There are flavors of pickle juice, vinegar, dill, salt, light bready grains, and a hint of corn.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp, salty, slightly tart and sharp, yet very drinkable with a lingering pickle finish..

Overall pairing: The punchy, salty, tart, very drinkable flavors of the delightfully unique Pickle Me Up Gold Ale from Bootstrap Brewing Company is a great beer to throw back when you are rocking out to the poppy hard rockin' goodness that is "Keep It Up" by Loverboy!

Cheers!!