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]
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| Location | Roseland, Virginia, US |
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| Opened | 2008 |
| Annual production volume | 84,000 US beer barrels (99,000 hl)[1] |
| Owned by | Anheuser-Busch InBev |
History
editSteven 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
editDevils 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
editDevils 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
editOne 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
edit- 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editList of beers brewed
edit| Name[10] | Style | ABV |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Point | American Double/ Imperial IPA | 9.1 |
| 1887 Stout | American Stout | 7.2 |
| 319 Hebron Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 5.1 |
| 8.5 Barrel Stout | American Stout | 5.9 |
| Advantageous Weizenbock | Weizenbock | 6.8 |
| Agave Double Pils | American Double / Imperial Pilsner | 7.0 |
| Ale of Fergus | English Dark Mild Ale | 4.0 |
| Ale of Fergus Version 6.5 | Scottish Ale | 6.5 |
| Ale of Fergus Winter Warmer | Scottish Ale | 6.7 |
| Alpen Bock | Bock | 6.9 |
| Apple-achian Pie Stout | Herbed / Spiced Beer | 8.0 |
| Apricot Weiss | Hefeweizen | 5.3 |
| Auster Brau | Kolsch | 5.0 |
| Aviator | American Amber / Red Lager | 5.5 |
| Azreal | Belgium Strong Pale Ale | 7.0 |
| Back Packin | American Brown Ale | 6.2 |
| Baltic Coffee | Baltic Porter | 8.0 |
| Baracus | American Strong Ale | 9.6 |
| Barclay's London Dark Lager | Euro Dark Lager | 5.8 |
| Bavarian Dark Lager | Munich Dunkel Lager | 5.7 |
| Belgian Witbier | Witbier | 5.1 |
| Berliner Metro Weiss | Berliner Weissbier | 3.8 |
| Beta Max | American Double / Imperial IPA | 7.7 |
| Beyond All Raisins | American Barleywine | 10.6 |
| Bier De Noel | Belgian Dark Ale | 6.2 |
| Black Lager | Schwarzbier | 5.1 |
| Black Rock Oatmeal Stout | Oatmeal Stout | 4.5 |
| Blue Ridge Hope Revival Ale | American Brown Ale | 6.0 |
| Bravo Four Point Session IPA | American IPA | 4.4 |
| Cafe De Manana | American Porter | 6.7 |
| Catty Wompus | Belgian IPA | 7.5 |
| Cocoa Bear | American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.0 |
| Cocoa Danzig | Baltic Porter | 6.7 |
| Cocoa Schwartz | Schwartzbier | 5.1 |
| Crab Gose | Gose | 4.0 |
| Craic Stout | Irish Dry Stout | 4.6 |
| Cranberry Gose | Gose | 4.0 |
| Cross Eyed Stranger | American IPA | 7.8 |
| Cru Noir | Saison / Farmhouse Ale | 6.0 |
| Crystall Brett | Saison / Farmhouse Ale | 5.5 |
| Czech 10 | American Pale Lager | 4.3 |
| Danzig Baltic Porter | Baltic Porter | 8.0 |
| Dark Abby | Dubbel | 7.5 |
| Dead Bear Imperial Stout | American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.0 |
| Earned Run Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 4.2 |
| Eight Point IPA | American IPA | 6.2 |
| Five Apostles Saison | Saison / Farmhouse Ale | 6.9 |
| Flor De Luna | Belgian Pale Ale | 5.9 |
| Four Point Pale Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 4.0 |
| Ginger Brau | Euro Pale Lager | 4.5 |
| Glitter Bomb | American Wild Ale | 5.0 |
| Gold Leaf Lager | Munich Helles Lager | 4.5 |
| Granát | Polotmavé / Czech Half-dark Lager | 6.9 |
| Grill Marks | Kolsch | 3.0 |
| Hoopla | Baltic Porter | 9.5 |
| Ichabod Crandall | Pumpkin Ale | 5.1 |
| India Pale Lager | American Pale Lager | 6.1 |
| Inspirado | Saison / Farmhouse Ale | 7.3 |
| IPA (Wetherspoons) | American IPA | 5.5 |
| IPA Plus | American Double / Imperial IPA | 6.2 |
| Jarilo IPA | American IPA | 6.5 |
| Juniper IPA | American IPA | 8.2 |
| Just Joshin | Kolsch | 4.5 |
| Kabong | American Double / Imperial IPA | 11.1 |
| Kash's Kavern American Stout | American Stout | 5.6 |
| Kilt Flasher | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 8.0 |
| Kung Pow! Enter The Hop | American IPA | 6.8 |
| Lemon-Ada | American Pale Ale (APA) | 5.2 |
| Mailbock | Mailbock / Helles Bock | 7.0 |
| March Forth | American Brown Ale | 4.6 |
| Meadow Bier | German Pilsener | 5.0 |
| Montpelier's Best Ambition Ale | American Amber / Red Ale | 5.4 |
| Morana | Tmavé/Czech Dark Lager | 5.6 |
| Morning Bear | American Stout | 11.0 |
| Morning Bear Imperial Coffee Stout | American Double / Imperial Stout | 10.5 |
| Neapolitans Stout | American Stout | 7.0 |
| New Fest | Marzen / Oktoberfest | 5.9 |
| No Problemo | Euro Dark Lager | 5.7 |
| O'Fest | Marzen / Oktoberfest | 5.8 |
| Old Glen | American Brown Ale | 7.8 |
| Oma's Apricot Jam | Dunkelweizen | 5.6 |
| Outpost Ale | English Brown Ale | 5.5 |
| Pear Lager | Fruit / Vegetable Beer | 4.4 |
| Pilot Brew Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 5.9 |
| Piwo Gwarski | Rauchbier | 3.6 |
| Pub Ale | English Pale Mild Ale | 4.8 |
| Pumpkin Hunter | Pumpkin Ale | 5.1 |
| Ramsey's Draft Stout | Irish Red Ale | 5.5 |
| Ramsey's Export Stout | Foreign / Export Stout | 6.8 |
| Reilly's Red Ale | Irish Red Ale | 5.5 |
| Reilly's Rye Ale | Rye Beer | 5.8 |
| Revenge Of The Mariner | American Barleywine | 13.1 |
| Shroomback Lager | American Pale Lager | 7.7 |
| Single Hop IPA | American IPA | 7.9 |
| Single Hop Strongpale Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 6.4 |
| Sixteen Point Imperial IPA | American Double / Imperial IPA | 9.1 |
| Sixth Circle (collab W Parkway Brewing) | American IPA | 5.7 |
| Skull Crushing Ape | Weizenbock | 8.0 |
| Smokehaus Rauchbier | Rauchbier | 5.3 |
| Smokehouse Porter | Smoked Beer | 5.7 |
| Space Fruit Pale Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 4.6 |
| Spider Bite | American Black Ale | 4.2 |
| Stringduster | American Pale Ale (APA) | 4.4 |
| Striped Bass Pale Ale | American Pale Ale (APA) | 5.0 |
| Sugar Plum | Fruit / Vegetable Beer | 7.8 |
| Summer Haze | Herbed / Spiced Beer | 4.4 |
| Tag Out IPL | American Pale Lager | 4.2 |
| Tectonic Barleywine | American Barleywine | 11.6 |
| Ten Point IPA | American Double / Imperial IPA | 7.8 |
| The Keeler | American Blonde Ale | 4.2 |
| Three Ridges Belgian Style Triple | Tripel | 8.5 |
| Tides De Mars | Biere de Garde | 6.1 |
| Tommy Two Fists | Dortmunder / Export Lager | 5.7 |
| Trail Angel Weiss | Hefeweizen | 4.7 |
| Trail Angel Weissbier | Hefeweizen | 4.7 |
| Trailblazer | Imperial IPA | 9.1 |
| Treadwell IPLA | American Pale Lager | 7.5 |
| Tropical Thunder | Kristalweizen | 5.3 |
| Trukker Pils | Czech Pilsener | 5.0 |
| Turbo Cougar | Mailbock / Helles Bock | 6.8 |
| Twelve Point IPA | American Double / Imperial IPA | 8.3 |
| Tye Porter | American Porter | 6.0 |
| UK IPA | English India Pale Ale (IPA) | 6.7 |
| Vienna Lager | Vienna Lager | 5.2 |
| Vision Quest Southwest Lager | American Pale Lager | 7.1 |
| Wintergreen Weiss | Hefeweizen | 4.7 |
| Wood Aged Dark Abby | Dubbel | 6.8 |
| Wood Aged Kilt Flasher | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 7.6 |
| Yakima Hop Fight | American Double / Imperial IPA | 8.4 |
Awards
editSince opening in 2008, the company has won 28 medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.[16]
National Titles
editThe Great American Beer Festival
edit- 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
editReferences
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