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| {{Infobox company | |||
| {{Notability|Companies|date=December 2009}} | |||
| | name = Blue Mountain Brewery | |||
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| image = Blue Mountain Brewery beer fermentation tank.jpg | ||
| | image_size = 250px | |||
| | image = ] | |||
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| image_caption = The pils malt grain silo behind the brewery. | ||
| | location |
| location = ], ] | ||
| | owner |
| owner = Taylor and Mandi Smack, Matt Nucci, 31 other shareholders | ||
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| foundation = October 2007 | ||
| | production |
| production = 2012 capacity, 2,800 barrels/year | ||
| | industry = ] | |||
| | active_beers = | |||
| | products = ] | |||
| {{brewbox_beer|name=Blue Mountain Lager|style=]}} | |||
| {{brewbox_beer|name=Rockfish Wheat|style=]}} | |||
| {{brewbox_beer|name=Full Nelson|style=]}} | |||
| {{brewbox_beer|name=Evil 8°|style=]}} | |||
| {{brewbox_beer|name=Dark Hollow|style=]}} | |||
| | seasonal_beers =Hibernator, uberPils, Summer Haze, Evan Altmighty, Mandolin, Steel Wheels ESB, Long Winter's Nap | |||
| | other_beers =Bourbonator, Export Stout, Kolsch 151, Lights Out, Blue Reserve | |||
| }} | }} | ||
| The '''Blue Mountain Brewery''' in ] is a ] that is part of Virginia's Brew Ridge Trail along with ], ], and others in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brewridgetrail.com/destinations/ |title=BrewRidgeTrail.com | trail map |access-date=2009-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422225444/http://brewridgetrail.com/destinations/ |archive-date=2011-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Blue Mountain was the first microbrewery to open in ].<ref name="aft">{{cite news |title=Afton : Nelson's First Brewery Opened Wednesday : Blue Mountain Brewery! |url=https://www.blueridgelife.com/2007/10/24/afton-nelsons-first-brewery-opened-wednesday-blue-mountain-brewery/ |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=Blue Ridge Life Magazine |date=24 October 2007}}</ref> They cultivate 1/3 acre of mainly Cascade-variety hops<ref name="spa">{{cite news |last1=Sparhawk |first1=Andy |title=Virginia's Blue Mountain Brewery Turns Into "Little Yakima" |url=https://www.craftbeer.com/editors-picks/blue-mountain-brewery-in-afton-va-turns-into-little-yakima |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=CraftBeer.com |date=23 August 2013}}</ref> and have had a focus on the industry's agricultural traditions since they opened.<ref name="wie">{{cite book |last1=Wiegand |first1=Elizabeth |title=New Blue Ridge Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from Virginia's Highlands to North Carolina's Mountains |date=23 April 2010 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7627-6301-6 |page=258 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e3DZmcYvLpMC&dq=%22Blue+Mountain+Brewery%22&pg=PA258 |access-date=8 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="gra">{{cite book |last1=Graves |first1=Lee |title=Virginia Beer: A Guide from Colonial Days to Craft's Golden Age |date=2 October 2018 |publisher=University of Virginia Press |isbn=978-0-8139-4172-1 |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gKFbDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Blue+Mountain+Brewery%22 |access-date=8 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> One of their ]s, Blue Reserve, took home the first-ever medal (Silver) for a beer hopped solely with Virginia hops at the world's largest beer competition, the Great American Beer Festival, in 2011 for the American-Belgo Ale category.<ref name="vtb">{{cite web |title=11 Award-Winning Virginia Craft Breweries |url=https://blog.virginia.org/2014/08/award-winning-breweries/ |website=Virginia's Travel Blog |access-date=8 March 2021 |date=13 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="brl">{{cite news |title=Blue Mountain Brewery Brings Home Gold & Silver : Devils Backbone A Silver |url=https://www.blueridgelife.com/2011/10/10/blue-mountain-brewery-brings-home-gold-silver-devils-backbone-a-silver/ |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=Blue Ridge Life |date=10 October 2011}}</ref> | |||
| The '''Blue Mountain Brewery''' in ], ] is a micro-brewery which forms, along with ], ] and ], an integral part of the Brew Ridge Trail.<ref>http://brewridgetrail.com/destinations/</ref> Blue Mountain was the first brewery to open in Nelson County. They cultivate 1/3 acre of mainly Cascade-variety hops. One of their seasonal beers, Blue Reserve, took home the first-ever medal (Silver) for a beer hopped solely with Virginia hops at the world's largest beer competition, the Great American Beer Festival, in 2011 for the American-Belgo Ale category. Blue Mountain is also the only Virginia brewery to hold back-to-back Gold medals at the 2010 and 2011 Great American Beer Festival. In 2012, a new sister brewery, Blue Mountain Barrel House, was opened by two of the founders of the original Blue Mountain Brewery. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| * http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/past-winners/ | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * | * | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 5 July 2023
 The pils malt grain silo behind the brewery. | |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 2007 |
| Headquarters | Afton, Virginia, USA |
| Products | Beer |
| Production output | 2012 capacity, 2,800 barrels/year |
| Owner | Taylor and Mandi Smack, Matt Nucci, 31 other shareholders |
The Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia is a brewery that is part of Virginia's Brew Ridge Trail along with Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Starr Hill Brewery, and others in the area. Blue Mountain was the first microbrewery to open in Nelson County. They cultivate 1/3 acre of mainly Cascade-variety hops and have had a focus on the industry's agricultural traditions since they opened. One of their seasonal beers, Blue Reserve, took home the first-ever medal (Silver) for a beer hopped solely with Virginia hops at the world's largest beer competition, the Great American Beer Festival, in 2011 for the American-Belgo Ale category.
References
- "BrewRidgeTrail.com | trail map". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- "Afton : Nelson's First Brewery Opened Wednesday : Blue Mountain Brewery!". Blue Ridge Life Magazine. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Sparhawk, Andy (23 August 2013). "Virginia's Blue Mountain Brewery Turns Into "Little Yakima"". CraftBeer.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Wiegand, Elizabeth (23 April 2010). New Blue Ridge Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from Virginia's Highlands to North Carolina's Mountains. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-7627-6301-6. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- Graves, Lee (2 October 2018). Virginia Beer: A Guide from Colonial Days to Craft's Golden Age. University of Virginia Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8139-4172-1. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "11 Award-Winning Virginia Craft Breweries". Virginia's Travel Blog. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "Blue Mountain Brewery Brings Home Gold & Silver : Devils Backbone A Silver". Blue Ridge Life. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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