April 16th, 2026 - Who Do You Do With Your Juicy Bits?

 

Hey there rockers, rollers, and crafter beer lovers!  Happy Thursday!  The Meista here this evening rocking the hell out to a pairing of a delicious, juicy, and hoppy Juicy Bits India Pale Ale from WeldWerks Brewing Company and "Who Do You Do" by '80s Utah hard rock/glam metal band Cirkus!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Cirkus
• Title: "Who Do You Do"
• Recorded: Tracks 1-12 recorded at Winter 1987 and Spring 1988 at Musician's Choice Studio, tracks 13 and 14 recorded June 1989 at Audio Visions Studio, and tracks 15 and 16 recorded March 1991 at Ken's World's Best Studio 
• Release date: original album released August 8th, 1988; re-released with bonus tracks on August 21st, 2018 (1st studio album by Cirkus)
• Record company: Metallic Blue Records
• Production: Cirkus, Tony Fillmore, Nyk Fry, and Chuck Kohagen 
• Album cover art: Robert Pierce
• Personnel: Jeff Alleman (guitars and backing vocals), Chris Coffin (lead and backing vocals), Camron Cressall (guitars and backing vocals), Scott Fillmore (drums), Tony Fillmore (bass and backing vocals), and Scott Yelonek (keyboards)
• Additional musicians: Mike Hernandez (additional lead vocals on "Goin' All The Way") and Chuck Kohagen (backing vocals on "Goin' All The Way")
• Musical style: Hard rock, glam metal
• Sound: In the tradition of bands like Dokken, Motley Crue, Ratt, and Tesla, the sound on "Who Do You Do" is straight-forward, high octane '80s hard rock and roll/hair metal!  Although some of the production is a little tinty, the band is incredibly tight, displaying killer hooks, riffs, melodies, driving rhythms, and soaring solos and vocals!  Highly entertaining!
• Major themes: Rock and roll, relationships, sex, lust, desire, rebellion, freedom, loss, heartbreak, life, etc. 
• Tracks:  

1. "Dream In"
2. "Don't Go"
3. "Anything"
4. "Time And All Eternity"
5. "Goin' All The Way"
6. "On Your Own"
7. "Oh! C'mon"
8. "She Takes Me"
9. "Hands On You"
10. "It Just Doesn't Happen To You"
11. "It Ain't Easy"
12. "Goin' Sane"
13. "One Way Love" (bonus track)
14. "My Life" (bonus track)
15. "Spent My Last Dime" (bonus track)
16. "Never Again (I'm Missing You)" (bonus track)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: WeldWerks Brewing Company (Greeley, Colorado)
• Website: https://weldwerks.com/
• Brew: Juicy Bits India Pale Ale
• Style: New England India Pale Ale (NEIPA) / Hazy IPA
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 6.7%
• IBUs: 6.5
• Ingredients: Mosaic, Citra, and El Dorado hops
• Pour: The Juicy Bits pours a very hazy, dark golden-yellow with a frothy, off-white, 2+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is very citrusy, tropical, floral, and herbal.  There are aromas of orange juice and peel, lemon zest, grapefruit rind, pineapple, mango, wildflowers, herbal tea, crackery biscuit, and sweet caramel.
• Taste: Like the nose, the taste of the Juicy Bits is citrusy, tropical, herbal, and malty.  Hop-forward, there are notes of freshly squeezed orange juice, orange zest and pith, tangerine, pink grapefruit juice, mango, grassy hops, orange tea, and soft caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation, the mouthfeel is very crisp, very juicy, yet smooth with pillowy soft finish.

Overall pairing: Those punchy and juicy hops of the WeldWerks Juicy Bits are perfect for the old-school rock and roll punch of Cirkus' "Who Do You Do"!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!