Devils Backbone Brewing Company

Devils Backbone Brewing Company

Location Roseland, Virginia
United States
Year opened 2008
Annual production 62,000 US barrels[1]
Active beers
Vienna Lager Vienna lager
Eight Point IPA India Pale Ale
Schwartz Bier Schwarzbier
Gold Leaf Lager Pale Lager
Striped Bass Pale Ale Pale Ale
Various limited beers
Devils Backbone Brewing Company

The Devils Backbone Brewing Company is a brewpub located in Roseland, Virginia, close to the Wintergreen Resort. It was established in 2008 by Steven Crandall. In 2012, a 15,000 square foot production facility and tap room, referred to as "The Outpost", was established near Lexington, Virginia.

In April 2016, it was announced that Anheuser-Busch InBev will be acquiring Devils Backbone pending approval by the Department of Justice.[2][3]

Locations

Awards

The brewery has won several awards at both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup.[6][7]

Date Beer Name Medal Category Competition Location Brewed
2009 Danzig Silver Baltic Style Porter Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2009 Gold Leaf Lager Gold International Pilsener Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2009 Natural Born Keller Silver Kellerbier/Zwickelbier Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2009 Vienna Lager Silver Vienna Style Lager Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2010 Gold Leaf Lager Gold American Style or International Style Pilsner Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2010 Baltic Coffee Gold Coffee Flavored Beer Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2010 Ale of Fergus Bronze English Style Mild Ale Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2010 Wintergreen Weiss Bronze South German Style Hefeweizen Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2010 Danzig Gold Baltic Style Porter World Beer Cup Basecamp
2010 Kollaborator Bronze Traditional German Style Bock World Beer Cup Basecamp
2011 Tommy Two-Fists Silver Dortmunder or German Style Oktoberfest Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2012 Old Virginia Dark Silver American Style Dark Lager Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2012 Gold Leaf Lager Bronze American Style or International Style Pilsener Great American Beer Festival Outpost
2012 Danzig Silver Baltic Style Porter Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2012 Turbo Cougar Bronze Bock Great American Beer Festival Outpost
2012 Ramsey's Draft Stout Bronze Classic Irish Style Dry Stout Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2012 Ramsey's Export Stout Bronze Foreign Style Stout Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2012 Berliner Metro Weiss Gold German Style Sour Ale Great American Beer Festival Basecamp
2012 Vienna Lager Gold Vienna Style Lager Great American Beer Festival Outpost

2010 also saw Devils Backbone named the World Beer Cup Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2010 Champion Brewery and Brewmaster - Small Brewpub.[8]

Devils Backbone brewed the 2010 World Beer Cup medal-winning Kollaborator Bock. Along with Starr Hill Brewery, Blue Mountain Brewery, Wild Wolf Brewing Company, and South Street Brewery, Devils Backbone forms the Brew Ridge Trail.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/a-b-acquiring-virginia-craft-brewer-devils-backbone/article_c82d9c0c-4afa-559c-bfcb-f730f3f3cc94.html
  2. ↑ Anheuser-Busch to buy Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Nelson County April 12 2015 Richmond Times Dispatch
  3. ↑ "Last Call: The Latest on MegaBrew; Evans Brewing Raises $1 Million via Stock Sale | Brewbound.com". Brewbound.com. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. ↑ http://dbbrewingcompany.com/locations/basecamp/
  5. ↑ http://dbbrewingcompany.com/locations/outpost/
  6. ↑ http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/wp-content/themes/2010/assets/uploads/gabf09_winners.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/wp-content/themes/2010/assets/uploads/gabf10_winners.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.worldbeercup.org/winners.html
  9. ↑ http://brewridgetrail.com/destinations/

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