Weekend Tap Update: Stone Brewing, A New Beer From Three Brothers, and An Upcoming Festival at the Lake

A Stone Brewing tap takeover event kicks off the weekend at Cork & Crust in downtown Roanoke, with four confirmed beers and “maybe” some special tasting opportunities also, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. Stone’s Saison, Arrogant Bastard strong ale, and IPA are listed as beers to be available. A “very special limited release IPA” will also make an appearance, which I can only assume would be the newest Enjoy By release, with the possibility of Collective Distortion (a recent collaborative IPA release with elderberries and coriander added) as a second possibility.

While you’re out and about downtown, think about stopping by Jack Brown’s to taste a newer release from Harrisonburg’s Three Brothers Brewing, their Virginia Dark Black IPA. Personally, “Black IPAs” (or ‘hoppy browns’, or most hop forward beers using darker than usual malts) are often a muddled mix between the hop and malt profiles with no clear harmony between the two. That’s not to say that there aren’t a fe

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