Brews and Tunes... Beer and Music Pairing: December 23rd, 2025 - Get Off Your Ass 'Cause There's Beer Here Now!

Hey there rockers, rollers, and craft beer lovers! Happy Tuesday! The Meista here rocking the hell out with a hoppy and crisp Beer Here Now Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale from Illuminated Brew Works and the kickass "Get Off Your Ass", the album by the mighty Autograph! Hell yeah!

Album Info:

Artist: Autograph
Title: "Get Off Your Ass"
Recorded: at the Record Plant in Los Angeles, California
Release date: October 6th, 2017 (9th studio album by Autograph)
Record company: EMP Label Group
Production: Autograph
Album cover art: Thom Hazaert (art direction and layout) and arty O'Brien (art direction and layout)
Personnel: Simon Daniels (guitars and lead vocals), Steve Lynch (lead guitars), Randy Rand (bass and backing vocals), and Marc Wieland (drums and percussion)
Musical style: Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock
Sound: Filled with loads of killer hooks, riffs, and melodies, Autograph's "Get Off Your Ass" is a sleek rocker of an album! And although I prefer the original sound and lineup of the band, this is solid hard rock. The band is tight, and the songs are well written and produced. As always, Rand's and Lynch's playing is absolute top-notch!
Major themes: Rock and roll, leaving life to the fullest, rebellion, love, loss, partying, etc.
Tracks:

"Get Off Your Ass"
"Every Generation"
"All I Own"
"You Are Us, We Are You"
"Meet Me Halfway"
"I Lost My Mind In America"
"All Emotions"
"Watch It Now"
"Ready To Get Down"
"Turn Up The Radio" (live)

Brew Info:

Brewery: Illuminated Brew Works (Chicago, Illinois)
Website: https://www.ibw-chicago.com/
Brew: Beer Here Now Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale
Style: Double India Pale Ale (DIPA) / Imperial IPA
Serving: 16 ounce can
ABV: 8.0%
Ingredients:
Pour: The Beer Here Now pours the color of a fresh squeezed orange juice, the very hazy brew displays a frothy and creamy, eggshell white, 2+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, sudsy lacing.
Nose: The nose is a nice balance of big, citrusy, and tropical aromatic punch with sweeter malts, there are notes of orange juice, candied orange peel, kiwi, freshly cut pineapple, grapefruit, tangerine, stone fruit (peach and apricot), lime peel, mango, guava, and sweet caramel/toffee.
Taste: With loads of juicy citrus and tropical fruit flavors, the Beer Here Now is characterized by notes of orange juice, tangerine, pink grapefruit juice, kiwi, mango, papaya, guava, peach, berry, hints of white wine, and a well-balanced and semi-sweet malt backbone.
Mouthfeel: Full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp, juicy, yet smooth and creamy with a dry, slightly sweet and boozy finish.

Overall pairing: The Illuminated Brew Works Beer Here Now Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale's punchy hop bite and solid malt backbone goes great with overall rock and roll punch of Autograph's rockin' "Get Off Your Ass"!

Make sure to check out my interviews with Autograph guitarist Steve Lynch and former vocalist and guitarist Steve Plunkett here: