Sandy Sips | Magic City Brewing Company March 9th, 2020 by Sandy Maxwell A mischievous rabbit with lightning in its ears. A logo that appears to be flipping you off. The insinuation that #mcbcisacult. I couldn’t ignore the emergence of Magic City Brewing Company...
Sandy Sips | Thirsty Dog Sour Haus July 22nd, 2019 by Sandy Maxwell In my line of work, I meet people who love sours and those who hate them. It seems to be a polarizing style where there is no opinion in between. But the Thirsty Dog Sour Haus crew...
Sandy Sips: Akronym Brewing March 26th, 2019 by Sandy Maxwell I’m a big fan of places that are off the beaten path. Having grown up on the fringe of a large metro city, downtown parking and crowds are something I try to avoid these days. So I was reli...
Sandy Sips: Missing Falls Brewery January 25th, 2019 by Sandy Maxwell #makingwaterawesome is an ambitious claim to make. But the crew behind Missing Falls Brewery is more than capable of backing it up. The massive brick and glass facade of Canal Place on ...
Sandy Sips: A Flight at Lock 15 January 12th, 2019 by Sandy Maxwell Welcome, fellow beer enthusiasts! I confess to you up front that I aim for this column to be equal parts entertaining and informative, and if I manage to achieve at least one of the two, I’ll c...
Lady Beer Drinker Reviews Missing Mountain Brewing Company July 7th, 2018 by Emily Anderson 07/07/2018 Cuyahoga Falls added another brewery to their lineup this month! Missing Falls Brewing Company had their opening day on June 9. Apparently opening weekend was totally packed – ...
Lady Beer Drinker Reviews Lock 15 Brewing Company June 9th, 2018 Colin Cook and Joe Karpinski Will Soon Open Lock 15 Brewing Company words and photos by Emily Anderson 06/08/2018 In Akron’s earlier days, the corner of North Street and Howard was one of the biggest cen...
Have you Heard about Drink Tank? March 19th, 2018 The Devil Strip is hosting a salon-style hangout in a different Akron bar every month with a happy hour vibe and some of our favorite folks. This month’s Drink Tank is extra special, because we’re also celebrat...
Behind the Bar | March 2018 March 2nd, 2018 words and photos by Nate Edmunds 03/02/2018 Over the last few decades the Chestnut Beer Garden in Cuyahoga Falls has evolved from a bonafide ramshackle dive, to something of a hidden gem. The bar has weathe...
A Pound of Barley and an Ounce of Hops March 2nd, 2018 How a pain in the butt turned Fred Karm into a business owner words by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti 03/02/2018 Fred Karm describes his first beer brewing experience as a “pain in the butt.” It wa...
