August 20th, 2026 - Lita & Her Cougar Juice

 

Hey there rockers, rollers, and craft brew lovers!  Happy Thursday!  The Meista here rocking out with "Lita", the 3rd studio album by Lita Ford and a citrusy, crushable, and tasty Cougar Juice American Wheat Ale with Tangerine from my friends at Ogden Beer Company!  Rock on!

Album Info:

• Artist: Lita Ford
• Title: "Lita"
• Recorded: 1987 at Record One in Los Angeles, California
• Release date: February 2nd, 1988 (3rd full-length album by Lita Ford)
• Record company: RCA Records
• Production: Mike Chapman
• Album cover art: Moshe Brakha (photography) and Ria Lewerke (art direction)
• Personnel: Lita Ford (guitars and vocals) with David Ezrin (keyboards), Don Nossov (bass guitar), and Myron Grombacher (drums)
• Additional and guest musicians:  Mike Chapman (backing vocals), Craig Krampf (additional drums and percussion), Llory McDonald (backing vocals), and Ozzy Osbourne (duet vocals on "Close My Eyes Forever")
• Musical style: Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
• Sound: Lita's most commercially successful album, "Lita" is riff-driven, energetic, and steeped in '80s bombast!  It highlights her talent as not only a great guitarist and songwriter, but a versatile vocalist as well. 
• Major themes: Rock and roll, sex, desire, love, partying, loss, rebellion, the heavy metal lifestyle, etc.
• Tracks: 
  

1. "Back To The Cave"
2. "Can't Catch Me"
3. "Blueberry"
4. "Kiss Me Deadly"
5. "Falling In And Out Of Love"
6. "Fatal Passion"
7. "Under The Gun"
8. "Broken Dreams"
9. "Close My Eyes Forever"

 Brew Info:

• Brewery: Ogden Beer Company (Ogden, Utah)
• Website: http://www.ogdenbeercompany.com/ 
• Brew: Cougar Juice American Wheat Ale with Tangerine
• Style: Fruited Wheat Beer
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Cougar Juice pours a clear, bright, golden-yellow hue with a bright white, half-finger head that dissipates to a thin ring with light, soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is a characterized by citrusy, bready, and slightly sweet aromas.  There are aromas of juicy tangerine, orange zest, a hint of lemon zest, freshly baked doughy wheat bread, cracked wheat, and a splashy of honey.
• Taste: Well-balanced and very drinkable, the Cougar Juice is a nice blend of fruity and bready flavors.  There are notes of freshly sliced tangerines, orange zest, light lemon, cracked wheat crackers, and light honey.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium in body and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is crisp and smooth with a dry, clean finish. 

Overall pairing: The fun, fast-paced, hard rock sound of "Lita" deserves a bright and crushable brew... thus the delightfully tasty and easy-drinking Cougar Juice American Wheat Ale with Tangerine from Ogden Beer Company!  Those citrusy tangerine notes work great with Ms. Ford's sultry vocals, soaring guitars, and the lyrical content while the bready malts go great with the rock and roll punch!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!