February 21st, 2025 - By My Spicy Watermelon Girlfriend Slave

 

Hey there rockers, rollers, metalheads, and craft brew lovers!  Happy Friday!  The Meista here rocking out with "Be My Slave / Damnation Alley", the debut EP and debut album by Bitch and a Spicy Watermelon Girlfriend from Prairie Artisan Ales!  Hell yeah!!

Album Info:

• Artist: Bitch
• Title: "Be My Slave / Damnation Alley"
• Recorded: 1982 at Backroom Recorders in Sherman Oaks, California and Hit City West in Los Angeles, California; May through June 1983 at Track Record in Hollywood, California
• Release date: "Damnation Alley": December 1st, 1982 (1st EP release by Bitch) and "Be My Slave": July 1st, 1983 (1st full-length studio release by Bitch)
• Record company: Metal Blade Records
• Production: Brian Slagel and Phil Pecora
• Album cover art: 
• Personnel: Betsy Bitch (lead vocals), David Carruth (guitars and backing vocals), Robby Settles (drums), Mark Anthony Webb (bass), and Richard Zussman (bass on EP)
• Musical style: Heavy metal, hard rock
• Sound: Engineered by the legendary Bill Metoyer, this album is straight-forward, trashy, and a little thrashy!  The sound on "The Bitch Is Back" is pure rock and roll goodness!  This is the kinda album that will get your feet moving and your fists pumping!
• Major themes: Sex, desire, lust, sexual torture, rock and roll, rebellion, heavy metal lifestyle, rebellion, violence, power, etc.
• Tracks: 
  

1. "Right From The Start"
2. "Be My Slave"
3. "Leatherbound"
4. "Riding In Thunder"
5. "Save You From The World"
6. "Heavy Metal Breakdown"
7. "Gimme A Kiss"
8. "In Heat"
9. "Make It Real (Make It Rock)"
10. "World War III"
11. "Saturdays"
12. "Never Come Home"
13. "Damnation Alley"
14. "He's Gone"
    
15. "Live For The Whip"
16. "Let's Go"

 Brew Info:

• Brewery: Prairie Artisan Ales (Oklahoma)
• Website: https://prairieales.com/
• Brew: Spicy Watermelon Girlfriend
• Style: Sour Ale with Watermelon and Hot Pepper flavor
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Spicy Watermelon Girlfriend pours a hazy, pinkish-peach color hue with a frothy, bubbly, bright light pink-white head that dissipates fairly quickly, leaving only trace lacing.
• Nose: The nose is fruity, spicy, and somewhat tart.  There are aromas of watermelon rind, freshly cut spicy peppers, lemon juice and zest, and berries.
• Taste: The taste of the Spicy Watermelon Girlfriend is juicy, fruity, tart, and very spicy.  There are notes of freshly cut watermelon, watermelon juice, watermelon rind, watermelon Jolly Ranchers, lemon, hot peppers, and very subtle maltiness.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium in body and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp, tart, very spicy, and juicy, yet smooth with a dry, spicy, and rather sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The fun, fast-paced, hard rock sound of Bitch deserves a bright, spicy, and crushable brew... thus the delightfully spicy and unique Spicy Watermelon Girlfriend from the fine folks at Prairie Artisan Ales!  Those spicy notes go great with Betsy's sultry vocals and the lyrical content while the fruity tartness goes great with the rock and roll punch!  'Nuff said!

Rock on!!