I’m always trying to find a better beer to review each month, but lately I find I’m having a harder time deciding. (Could I be developing more discriminating tastes?) I finally found this month’s selection after many trips to my usual beer haunts. It was the label that got me: It depicts a disturbing hellhound coughing up sheep parts. With a label like that, it had to be either really rough or really awesome. Heller Hound is a Maibock/Helles, a favorite style of mine. Usually, when I mention the word “Maibock,” people think I’m talking about a foreign car — but it’s actually a...
An avid homebrewer, beer aficionado Shane Welch took the inevitable next step in the brew-loving progression: He started his own brewery. Accumulating more than 100 recipes, he housed his ambitious start-up in an 800-square-foot garage in a dilapidated and perilous part of Brooklyn. And thus, in 2004, Sixpoint Brewery was born. “The neighborhood was not in great shape then and has since seen a wonderful renaissance of growth and renewal, which we like to think Sixpoint has played a part in,” said Jerry Welch, Sixpoint’s sales representative for Northeast Ohio. Sixpoint takes their nam...
December 19 - Akron - Musica Fair To Midland doesn't sound like a very prog metal name, but don't let that fool you. Since 1998, these Texas cats have been jamming out dynamic jams. After independently releasing two records, they caught the eye of System of a Down's singer Serj Tankian, who promptly signed them to his Serjical Strike label, though they have since split ways. The band will be heading to Akron's Musica during their current tour in support of their latest record “Arrows & Anchors,” which was released by the E1 Music label. The Musica show is on December 19th and Dead Letter ...
Comic book fans rejoiced in September when DC Comics began releasing revamped, re-imagined and rebooted super hero titles, all beginning with issue #1. DC wiped clean the slates of iconic heroes like Batman and Superman and heroines like Wonder Woman, effectively allowing older comic book fans, and new fans alike, to enjoy reading tales of their favorite heroes from the beginning. But don’t expect the same origin stories we’re all familiar with. Character arcs and stories that were built during DC Comics’ 76-year history are moving aside to allow edgier, more modern stories to fill th...
