October 12th, 2025 - Big Innings for the Bees Brew

 

Hey there rockers, rollers, and beer lovers!  Happy Sunday!  The Meista here rocking out with a tasty and crushable Bees Brew Ballpark-Style Ale from Salt Flats Brewing Company and The Outfield's "Big Innings: Best Of The Outfield"! 

Album Info: 

• Artist: The Outfield
• Title: "Big Innings: Best Of The Outfield"
• Recorded: 1984 to 1992 at various studios
• Release date: September 3rd, 1996 (2nd compilation album by The Outfield)
• Record company: Sony
• Production: William Wittman, John Spinks, and David Kahne
• Album cover art: Josh Cheuse (art direction) and Starr (photography)
• Personnel: Alan Jackman (drums), Tony Lewis (bass, and lead and backing vocals), John Spinks (lead guitar, keyboards, and backing and lead vocals)
• Additional musicians: Frank Callaghan (backing vocals), Simon Dawson (drums and percussion), the Filth Sisters (synthesizers), David Fitzgerald (saxophone), David Kahne (keyboards), Alvin Lee (guitar), Grahame Leslie (rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, and backing vocals), Dee Long (synthesizer programming), Stephen Marcussen (programming), Ian Thomas (programming), Reg Webb (synthesizers, piano, and backing vocals), and Peter Wood (synthesizers)
• Musical style: Pop, rock, power pop, new wave
• Sound: Filled with loads of great hooks, riffs, vocal harmonies, and rich, poppy melodies, this compilation is a solid, sleek pop rock album and a wonderful slice of The Outfield's history!  
• Major themes: Lust, sex, love, loss, relationships, time, etc. 
• Tracks:  

1. "Voices Of Babylon"
2. "For You"
3. "Your Love"
4. "It Should Have Been Me"
5. "Say It Isn't So"
6. "Winning It All"
7. "Everytime You Cry"
8. "Through The Years"
9. "The Night Ain't Over"
10. "Closer To Me"
11. "Somewhere In America '89"
12. "My Paradise"
13. "All The Love"
14. "Alone With You"
15. "Since You've Been Gone"
16. "One Hot Country"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Salt Flats Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://saltflatsbeer.com
• Brew: Bees Brew Ballpark-Style Ale
• Style: American Ale
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Bees Brew Ballpark-Style Ale pours a clear, golden yellow hue with a bright white, 1+ finger, frothy head with great retention and lots of sudsy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, malty, and slightly citrusy. There are aromas of cracked wheat, toasted white bread, pale grains, lemongrass, hay, and a splash of lemon juice, and orange zest.
• Taste: The taste of the Bees Brew Ballpark-Style Ale follows the nose with grainy, malty, and citrusy flavors.  There are notes of crackery biscuit, wheat bread, pale grains, a splash of honey, and bright lemon and orange.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium in body and well-carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp, refreshing, and with a clean finish.

Overall pairing: The bright, crisp, and slightly citrusy elements of the Salt Flats Bees Brew Ballpark-Style Ale go great with overall rock and roll stylings of the wonderfully talented lads that wre The Outfield!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!!  Rock on!!