March 20th, 2026 - No Guts, No Glory in the Juice Force

 

Hello and happy Friday rockers, rollers, metal maniacs, and hop freaks!  Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here pairing the wonderful "No Guts. No Glory." by the Australian hard rockin' band Airbourne and a crisp, juicy, and dangerously delicious Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA from New Belgium Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Airbourne
• Title: "No Guts. No Glory."
• Recorded: 2009 at Groovemaster Recordings in Chicago, Illinois and Hothouse Recordings in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia 
• Release date: March 8th, 2010 (2nd studio album by Airbourne)
• Record company: EMI / Roadrunner Records
• Production: Johnny K
• Album cover art: The Sharp Brothers
• Personnel: Joel O'Keeffe (lead guitars and lead vocals), Ryan O'Keeffe (drums), David Roads (rhythm guitars and backing vocals), and Justin Street (bass and backing vocals)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, hard rock
• Sound: With heavy influence from AC/DC and Rose Tattoo along with '80s metal bands like Quiet Riot, the sound on "No Guts. No Glory." is straight up, pure adrenaline, in-your-face, goodtime heavy rock!  Nothing really original here, but who cares?!  This is fun as hell, fist-pumping, kick-ass heavy-duty hard rock!
• Major themes: Rebellion, rock and roll, drinking, partying, girls, sex, danger, violence, freedom, hard living, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Born To Kill"
2. "No Way But The Hard Way"
3. "Blonde, Bad And Beautiful"
4. "Raise The Flag"
5. "Bottom Of The Well"
6. "White Line Fever"
7. "It Ain't Over Till It's Over"
8. "Steel Town"
9. "Chewin' The Fat"
10. "Get Busy Livin'"
11. "Armed And Dangerous"
12. "Overdrive"
13. "Back On The Bottle"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: New Belgium Brewing Company (Fort Collins, Colorado)
• Website: https://www.newbelgium.com/ 
• Brew: Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA
• Style: Hazy Imperial India Pale Ale (IIPA) / Double IPA (DIPA)
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 9.5%
• IBUs: 30
• Ingredients: Pale, Oats, and Wheat malts with Ale yeast and Mosaic, Chinook, Phato, Galaxy, Strata, Lotus, and Sabro hops
• Pour: The Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA pours a slightly hazy, bright golden-yellow with a frothy, bright white, 1+ finger head with good retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is very fruity, floral, citrusy, malty, and slightly boozy.  There are aromas of orange juice, tangerine, pink grapefruit, lemon, mango, peach, a hint of fresh pineapple, wildflowers, green hop flowers, caramel, and a hint of booze.
• Taste: The taste of the Voodoo Ranger Juice Force follows the nose with lots of fruity, punchy, hop-forward, citrusy flavors.  There are big notes of orange and tangerine along with more subtle notes of mango, peach, pineapple, pink grapefruit juice, and caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied and moderately carbonated, the Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA's mouthfeel is very crisp and juicy with a dry, boozy, and sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The very crushable, yet bold flavors of the New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA are great for Airbourne's straight-forward rockin' punch of fiery guitar work, driving and thunderous drumming, and thumping bass rhythms, while the sweet drinkability and refreshing character works well with O'Keeffe's vocals!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!