McSorley the Traveller

Today is a special two for one deal, as there will be two separate things that will be written about today: today's beer and the Death Angel experience.  First, the beer: McSorley's Irish Black Lager.  Normally, I would like something that has the look of a strong beer.  However, McSorley's doesn't offer enough of a punch for me to really go back to it often.  For a lager though, it's definitely worth the shot.

As for the Death Angel experience, it was good, save for a few of the asshats that had too much to drink (namely, the shirtless guy).  Given the number of bands on the bill, the show began at 7:30.  I only caught part of the Vanlade set, as the Hammerlord interview cut into the time.  If there was any rust from nine months of not doing in person interviews, it didn't show...for the most part.  And the Hammerlord set proved that the band is worth the press that they get locally.  The national support acts were alright, but nothing really special, though.  To be fair, I only really had two objectives, and they were accomplished by the end of the Hammerlord set.