July 18th, 2025 - Invasion of Your Private Beach!

 

Good evening and happy Friday!  Your drinkin' buddy the Meista here today getting the weekend off the right way with a pairing of Ratt's kick-ass sophomore album, "Invasion Of Your Privacy" and a tasty and easy-drinkin' Private Beach Blonde Ale from Icarus Brewing Company!

Album Info:

• Artist: Ratt
• Title: "Invasion Of Your Privacy"
• Recorded: 1985 at Rumbo Recorders in Los Angels, California and Atlantic Studios in New York City, New York
  Release date: May 30th, 1985 (2nd studio album by Ratt)
• Record company: Atlantic Records
• Production: Beau Hill
• Album cover art: Nels Israelson (design and photography)
• Personnel: Bobby Blotzer (drums and percussion), Robbin Crosby (guitars and backing vocals), Juan Croucier (bass guitar and backing vocals), Warren DeMartini (guitars and backing vocals), and Stephen Pearcy (lead vocals)
• Musical style: Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal
• Sound: Blending elements of 1970s hard rock and the sleazy LA '80s sound, "Invasion Of Your Privacy" is a testament to the musical prowess and writing skill of Ratt in the earlier days of the band.  DeMartini's guitar tone and skill is staggeringly potent!
• Major themes: Love, desire, loss, heartbreak, danger, living life to the fullest, etc. 
• Tracks: 

1. "You're In Love"
2. "Never Use Love"
3. "Lay It Down"
4. "Give It All"
5. "Closer To My Heart"
6. "Between The Eyes"
7. "What You Give Is What You Get"
8. "Got Me On The Line"
   
9. "You Should Know By Now"
10. "Dangerous But Worth The Risk"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Icarus Brewing Company ()
• Website: https://icarusbrewing.com/
• Brew: Private Beach Blonde Ale
• Style: American Blonde Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 4.1%
• Ingredients: American 2 Row Barley, lightly hopped with Citra then delicately dry hopped with New Zealand Motueka 
• Pour: The Private Beach pours a fairly clear golden yellow hue with a frothy, 1-finger, bright white head with great retention and lots of sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is bready, malty, and slightly fruity and citrusy.  There are aromas of freshly baked bread, crackery biscuit, light apple or pear, kiwi, orange peel, tangerine, freshly cut hay, and a hint of sweet caramel.
• Taste: Following the nose, the taste of the Private Beach is malty, bready, grassy, and slightly fruity.  There are notes of lightly toasted white bread, biscuit, light grapefruit juice, tangerine, kiwi, grassy hops, a hint of apple, and soft caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Light-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Private Beach is very crisp and very smooth with a clean and slightly sweet finish.

Overall pairing: The bright, citrusy, and malty flavors of Icarus Brewing Company's Private Beach Blonde Ale make for a nice foil to the hard-hitting rockin' punch of Ratt's stellar "Invasion Of Your Privacy" album!   'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!