Virginia Brewery Prototype, reflects Stone Brewing’s attention to detail and its goal of producing consistent beers among its production breweries. Due to variations in water, climate, brewing equipment, etc., a single recipe would not necessarily produce the same result at different locations; therefore, Stone’s brewers pumped out the first beer, compared it with Stone IPA from San Diego, tweaked as needed, and struck upon the process and recipe that guarantee the familiar Stone IPA nose, taste and mouthfeel that fans are accustomed to.