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Comment on Celebrating American Craft Beer Week. by thebeerroad

thebeerroad — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:36:58 +0000

Also, don’t forget that Blue 5 here in Roanoke is hosting nearly a week’s worth of events for American Craft Beer Week. Yesterday was Oskar Blues (CO) Tap Takeover, and their wonderful Imperial Red Ale G’Knight is likely still on tap. Today (Tuesday) is the same featuring Ommegang, which kicks off at noon and features I believe 5 beers from that New York brewery. Wednesday is a “Steal The Pint” night featuring Smuttynose from New Hampshire, Thursday is Goose Island (IL) takeover night, possibly the first time the three beers which will be there have been in Roanoke, and Friday is Green Flash Brewing night (CA).

Comment on Celebrating American Craft Beer Week. by thebeerroad

thebeerroad — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:31 +0000

Definitely check Will and the Star City Brewer’s Guild event out – thanks Will!

Comment on Celebrating American Craft Beer Week. by Will

Will — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:54:49 +0000

Among the many commercial events this week is a lesser known event on the homebrew scale. This Saturday, the 19th starting at 11am at Blue Ridge Hydroponics and Homebrew Supplies, the Star City Brewers Guild will be hosting a day of demonstrations and sampling. Feel free to join us on Williamson Road in Roanoke for this annual event. Cheers!!!

Comment on What’s Next From Devils Backbone? A Visit To Their Outpost (And Through ‘Their’ Belgian Congo) Reveals Their Trailblazer Series Is Going To Make For An Interesting Ride by thebeerroad

thebeerroad — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:17:01 +0000

I did get it – thanks! Yes, folks, apparently right now the fabulous DBB Belgian Congo is at the TGI Fridays here in Roanoke at Valley View…

Comment on What’s Next From Devils Backbone? A Visit To Their Outpost (And Through ‘Their’ Belgian Congo) Reveals Their Trailblazer Series Is Going To Make For An Interesting Ride by Sean

Sean — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:47:00 +0000

They have it at the Valley View location. I sent you a tweet! Let me know if you got it!

Comment on What’s Next From Devils Backbone? A Visit To Their Outpost (And Through ‘Their’ Belgian Congo) Reveals Their Trailblazer Series Is Going To Make For An Interesting Ride by thebeerroad

thebeerroad — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:27:42 +0000

Wow… Yes indeed. A little hard to believe, but as they say, get it while…or in this case, wherever you can! Which location??

Comment on What’s Next From Devils Backbone? A Visit To Their Outpost (And Through ‘Their’ Belgian Congo) Reveals Their Trailblazer Series Is Going To Make For An Interesting Ride by Sean

Sean — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:12:14 +0000

The actually have this on tap at TGIFridays believe it or not.

Comment on This St. Patrick’s Day, There’s Another Stout In Town. (Updated with new locations to find it) by Patrick Kennerly

Patrick Kennerly — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:24:46 +0000

Brought home a growler of RR’s Irish Stout last Saturday but had not the time to try it until tonight. Paired with a healthy portion of All Sports Cafe’s Tennessee Bourbon Wings and celery sticks dipped in bleu cheese dressing, this made a meal to rave about. The stout is creamy, smooth, very thirst quenching with finishing notes of chocolate and roast. Out of the growler it was excellent; can’t imagine how good it would be pushed from a keg with nitrogen!

Comment on This St. Patrick’s Day, There’s Another Stout In Town. (Updated with new locations to find it) by tMike Harper

tMike Harper — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:19:01 +0000

Tried the new Railhouse stout at Flannary’s last night. This is an excellent beer with a thick, creamy head and lots of notes of cocoa powder and espresso. It’s labeled on the tap only as “seasonal” and the bartender wasn’t sure what the style was. He thought it was a dark lager but the body immediately identified it as a stout.

In other beer news, if you’re reading this before Saturday, March 17th (2012) – Local beer distributor, P.A. Short will have one of its usual travelling tap beer trucks downtown (near Flannary’s) to serve up beers to all the St. Patrick’s Day revelers. – What’s different is that, in addition to the line-up of ordinary non-craft beers, they will have two casks of real ale to tap. Both ales are barrel-fermented and gravity-fed and both also carry an extra-flavor punch from the influence of barrel staves from casks of Jameson whiskey. – The two stars of this rare show/opportunity are a Heavy Seas Loose Canon IPA (that has an additional dry-hopping) and a Dark Starr Dry Irish Stout from Starr Hill.
(Oh! how I regret that I’ll be out-of-town.) Thanks Aden Short! and keep the craft beer faith!

Comment on This St. Patrick’s Day, There’s Another Stout In Town. (Updated with new locations to find it) by Thom Bradley

Thom Bradley — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:08:48 +0000

Don’t forget, you can buy growlers of this wonderful stout at Roanoke Railhouse Brewery, fittingly enough, on McClanahan St in Roanoke. I got a growler of it last Saturday.
They fill growlers Friday nights and Saturday afternoon.