Sobel’s Obscure Brewery in Jeannette is riding the beer-and-bakery wave with a new Maple Roll Stout.
“Pastry stouts are a popular beer style right now, so we wanted to try one,” said brewery co-owner Jackie Sobel. “They’re pretty darned decadent.”
Inspiration for the small-batch offering, available on Friday, came from another Jeannette business.
“Every day, I’d drive past Enrico’s Bakery and see the sign for the maple rolls and think, ‘Man, I really want a maple roll,’ ” Sobel said.
Finally giving in to the craving, Sobel visited the bakery and got talking to Rob Enrico, the third-generation owner of the family business now in its 101st year.