Devils Backbone Brewing Company

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Devils Backbone Brewing Company
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Location Roseland, Virginia, US
Opened2008
Annual production volume84,000 US beer barrels (99,000  hl) [1]
Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
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Devils Backbone Brewing Company

The Devils Backbone Brewing Company is a brewpub located in Roseland, Virginia, owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. 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 2016, the company was purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev, [2] meaning that Devils Backbone Brewing Company would no longer meet the Brewers Association definition of a "craft brewery", since ownership by Anheuser-Busch InBev exceeds the definition's 25% maximum ownership by a non-craft brewery. [3]

Contents

History

Steven and Heidi Crandall founded the Devils Backbone Brewery Company in 2008. [4] The brewing facility was built on a 100-acre (40 ha) property surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. [5] The brewery takes its name from the ridge named by Thomas Jefferson's father, who surveyed the Blue Ridge Mountains. [6]

In 2016, Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired Devils Backbone Brewing Company. [7]

Locations

Devils Backbone operates two main breweries in Virginia: The Outpost Brewery & Tap Room, located in Lexington, Virginia, and Basecamp, located in Roseland, Virginia.

Select brews can also be found in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Delaware. [8] Since the purchase by Anheuser-Busch, the company has expanded into the markets of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee. [9]

Beers

Devils Backbone produces approximately 128 different beers. [10] In 2015, the company produced close to 62,000 barrels of beer. [6] The following year, 75,000 barrels were produced. [9] The beer is produced with a traditional German-style brewing system. [11] Since 2016, the company began to release both the Vienna Lager and the Eight Point IPA in 12-ounce cans. [12]

Vienna Lager

One of the most notable beers brewed by the company, Vienna Lager, was included in Men's Journal "Best 100 Beers in the World," [13] and by Food & Wine "50 Best American Lagers." [13] The lager took up nearly 60% of the company's volume in 2015.

Awards

  • 2015 Great American Beer Festival - Gold [14]
  • 2012 Great American Beer Festival - Gold [14]
  • 2014 World Beer Cup Silver [14]
  • 2014 Virginia Craft Brewers Fest Gold [14]

Eight Point IPA

The Eight Point IPA was the first beer that was brewed at Devils Backbone. [12] The beer is among the company's Backbone Basecamp Favorites lineup. [12]

Danzig

The Baltic-style porter has been brewed since 2009. [15] It is one of the most popular beers in Devils Backbone Trail Blazers series. [15] The porter has earned several awards.

Awards
  • 2013 Great American Beer Festival - Bronze [15]
  • 2012 Great American Beer Festival - Silver [15]
  • 2010 World Beer Cup - Gold [15]
  • 2009 Great American Beer Festival - Silver [15]

List of beers brewed

Name [10] StyleABV
16 PointAmerican Double/ Imperial IPA9.1
1887 StoutAmerican Stout7.2
319 Hebron AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.1
8.5 Barrel StoutAmerican Stout5.9
Advantageous WeizenbockWeizenbock6.8
Agave Double PilsAmerican Double / Imperial Pilsner7.0
Ale of FergusEnglish Dark Mild Ale4.0
Ale of Fergus Version 6.5Scottish Ale6.5
Ale of Fergus Winter WarmerScottish Ale6.7
Alpen BockBock6.9
Apple-achian Pie StoutHerbed / Spiced Beer8.0
Apricot WeissHefeweizen5.3
Auster BrauKolsch5.0
AviatorAmerican Amber / Red Lager5.5
AzrealBelgium Strong Pale Ale7.0
Back PackinAmerican Brown Ale6.2
Baltic CoffeeBaltic Porter8.0
BaracusAmerican Strong Ale9.6
Barclay's London Dark LagerEuro Dark Lager5.8
Bavarian Dark LagerMunich Dunkel Lager5.7
Belgian WitbierWitbier5.1
Berliner Metro WeissBerliner Weissbier3.8
Beta MaxAmerican Double / Imperial IPA7.7
Beyond All RaisinsAmerican Barleywine10.6
Bier De NoelBelgian Dark Ale6.2
Black LagerSchwarzbier5.1
Black Rock Oatmeal StoutOatmeal Stout4.5
Blue Ridge Hope Revival AleAmerican Brown Ale6.0
Bravo Four Point Session IPAAmerican IPA4.4
Cafe De MananaAmerican Porter6.7
Catty WompusBelgian IPA7.5
Cocoa BearAmerican Double / Imperial Stout11.0
Cocoa DanzigBaltic Porter6.7
Cocoa SchwartzSchwartzbier5.1
Crab GoseGose4.0
Craic StoutIrish Dry Stout4.6
Cranberry GoseGose4.0
Cross Eyed StrangerAmerican IPA7.8
Cru NoirSaison / Farmhouse Ale6.0
Crystall BrettSaison / Farmhouse Ale5.5
Czech 10American Pale Lager4.3
Danzig Baltic PorterBaltic Porter8.0
Dark AbbyDubbel7.5
Dead Bear Imperial StoutAmerican Double / Imperial Stout11.0
Earned Run AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.2
Eight Point IPAAmerican IPA6.2
Five Apostles SaisonSaison / Farmhouse Ale6.9
Flor De LunaBelgian Pale Ale5.9
Four Point Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.0
Ginger BrauEuro Pale Lager4.5
Glitter BombAmerican Wild Ale5.0
Gold Leaf LagerMunich Helles Lager4.5
GranátPolotmavé / Czech Half-dark Lager6.9
Grill MarksKolsch3.0
HooplaBaltic Porter9.5
Ichabod CrandallPumpkin Ale5.1
India Pale LagerAmerican Pale Lager6.1
InspiradoSaison / Farmhouse Ale7.3
IPA (Wetherspoons)American IPA5.5
IPA PlusAmerican Double / Imperial IPA6.2
Jarilo IPAAmerican IPA6.5
Juniper IPAAmerican IPA8.2
Just JoshinKolsch4.5
KabongAmerican Double / Imperial IPA11.1
Kash's Kavern American StoutAmerican Stout5.6
Kilt FlasherScotch Ale / Wee Heavy8.0
Kung Pow! Enter The HopAmerican IPA6.8
Lemon-AdaAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.2
MailbockMailbock / Helles Bock7.0
March ForthAmerican Brown Ale4.6
Meadow BierGerman Pilsener5.0
Montpelier's Best Ambition AleAmerican Amber / Red Ale5.4
MoranaTmavé/Czech Dark Lager5.6
Morning BearAmerican Stout11.0
Morning Bear Imperial Coffee StoutAmerican Double / Imperial Stout10.5
Neapolitans StoutAmerican Stout7.0
New FestMarzen / Oktoberfest5.9
No ProblemoEuro Dark Lager5.7
O'FestMarzen / Oktoberfest5.8
Old GlenAmerican Brown Ale7.8
Oma's Apricot JamDunkelweizen5.6
Outpost AleEnglish Brown Ale5.5
Pear LagerFruit / Vegetable Beer4.4
Pilot Brew AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.9
Piwo GwarskiRauchbier3.6
Pub AleEnglish Pale Mild Ale4.8
Pumpkin HunterPumpkin Ale5.1
Ramsey's Draft StoutIrish Red Ale5.5
Ramsey's Export StoutForeign / Export Stout6.8
Reilly's Red AleIrish Red Ale5.5
Reilly's Rye AleRye Beer5.8
Revenge Of The MarinerAmerican Barleywine13.1
Shroomback LagerAmerican Pale Lager7.7
Single Hop IPAAmerican IPA7.9
Single Hop Strongpale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)6.4
Sixteen Point Imperial IPAAmerican Double / Imperial IPA9.1
Sixth Circle (collab W Parkway Brewing)American IPA5.7
Skull Crushing ApeWeizenbock8.0
Smokehaus RauchbierRauchbier5.3
Smokehouse PorterSmoked Beer5.7
Space Fruit Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.6
Spider BiteAmerican Black Ale4.2
StringdusterAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.4
Striped Bass Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.0
Sugar PlumFruit / Vegetable Beer7.8
Summer HazeHerbed / Spiced Beer4.4
Tag Out IPLAmerican Pale Lager4.2
Tectonic BarleywineAmerican Barleywine11.6
Ten Point IPAAmerican Double / Imperial IPA7.8
The KeelerAmerican Blonde Ale4.2
Three Ridges Belgian Style TripleTripel8.5
Tides De MarsBiere de Garde6.1
Tommy Two FistsDortmunder / Export Lager5.7
Trail Angel WeissHefeweizen4.7
Trail Angel WeissbierHefeweizen4.7
TrailblazerImperial IPA9.1
Treadwell IPLAAmerican Pale Lager7.5
Tropical ThunderKristalweizen5.3
Trukker PilsCzech Pilsener5.0
Turbo CougarMailbock / Helles Bock6.8
Twelve Point IPAAmerican Double / Imperial IPA8.3
Tye PorterAmerican Porter6.0
UK IPAEnglish India Pale Ale (IPA)6.7
Vienna LagerVienna Lager5.2
Vision Quest Southwest LagerAmerican Pale Lager7.1
Wintergreen WeissHefeweizen4.7
Wood Aged Dark AbbyDubbel6.8
Wood Aged Kilt FlasherScotch Ale / Wee Heavy7.6
Yakima Hop FightAmerican Double / Imperial IPA8.4

Awards

Since opening in 2008, the company has won 28 medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. [16]

National Titles

The Great American Beer Festival

  • 2014 Great American Beer Festival Mid-Size Brewery & Brewery Team [17]
  • 2013 Small Brewing Company & Small Brewing Company Team [17]
  • 2012 Small Brewpub & Small Brewpub Brewer [17]
  • 2010 World Beer Cup Champion Brewery [17]
  • Virginia Craft Brewers Fest Best of Show Medals: 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012 [17]

World Beer Cup

  • 2016 Won a Gold Award in the German-Style Schwarzbier category [18]
  • 2016 Won a Gold Award in the Irish-Style Red Ale [18]

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