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, 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.

History Steven and Heidi Crandall founded the Devils Backbone Brewery Company in 2008. The brewing facility was built on a property surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The brewery takes its name from the ridge named by Thomas Jefferson's father, who surveyed the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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

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. 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.

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

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," and by Food & Wine "50 Best American Lagers." The lager took up nearly 60% of the company's volume in 2015.

Awards

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

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

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

Awards

2013 Great American Beer Festival - Bronze 2012 Great American Beer Festival - Silver 2010 World Beer Cup - Gold 2009 Great American Beer Festival - Silver

List of beers brewed NameStyleABV16 PointAmerican Double/ Imperial IPA9.11887 StoutAmerican Stout7.2319 Hebron AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.18.5 Barrel StoutAmerican Stout5.9Advantageous WeizenbockWeizenbock6.8Agave Double PilsAmerican Double / Imperial Pilsner7.0Ale of FergusEnglish Dark Mild Ale4.0Ale of Fergus Version 6.5Scottish Ale6.5Ale of Fergus Winter WarmerScottish Ale6.7Alpen BockBock6.9Apple-achian Pie StoutHerbed / Spiced Beer8.0Apricot WeissHefeweizen5.3Auster BrauKolsch5.0AviatorAmerican Amber / Red Lager5.5AzrealBelgium Strong Pale Ale7.0Back PackinAmerican Brown Ale6.2Baltic CoffeeBaltic Porter8.0BaracusAmerican Strong Ale9.6Barclay's London Dark LagerEuro Dark Lager5.8Bavarian Dark LagerMunich Dunkel Lager5.7Belgian WitbierWitbier5.1Berliner Metro WeissBerliner Weissbier3.8Beta MaxAmerican Double / Imperial IPA7.7Beyond All RaisinsAmerican Barleywine10.6Bier De NoelBelgian Dark Ale6.2Black LagerSchwarzbier5.1Black Rock Oatmeal StoutOatmeal Stout4.5Blue Ridge Hope Revival AleAmerican Brown Ale6.0Bravo Four Point Session IPAAmerican IPA4.4Cafe De MananaAmerican Porter6.7Catty WompusBelgian IPA7.5Cocoa BearAmerican Double / Imperial Stout11.0Cocoa DanzigBaltic Porter6.7Cocoa SchwartzSchwartzbier5.1Crab GoseGose4.0Craic StoutIrish Dry Stout4.6Cranberry GoseGose4.0Cross Eyed StrangerAmerican IPA7.8Cru NoirSaison / Farmhouse Ale6.0Crystall BrettSaison / Farmhouse Ale5.5Czech 10American Pale Lager4.3Danzig Baltic PorterBaltic Porter8.0Dark AbbyDubbel7.5Dead Bear Imperial StoutAmerican Double / Imperial Stout11.0Earned Run AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.2Eight Point IPAAmerican IPA6.2Five Apostles SaisonSaison / Farmhouse Ale6.9Flor De LunaBelgian Pale Ale5.9Four Point Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.0Ginger BrauEuro Pale Lager4.5Glitter BombAmerican Wild Ale5.0Gold Leaf LagerMunich Helles Lager4.5GranátPolotmavé / Czech Half-dark Lager6.9Grill MarksKolsch3.0HooplaBaltic Porter9.5Ichabod CrandallPumpkin Ale5.1India Pale LagerAmerican Pale Lager6.1InspiradoSaison / Farmhouse Ale7.3IPA (Wetherspoons)American IPA5.5IPA PlusAmerican Double / Imperial IPA6.2Jarilo IPAAmerican IPA6.5Juniper IPAAmerican IPA8.2Just JoshinKolsch4.5KabongAmerican Double / Imperial IPA11.1Kash's Kavern American StoutAmerican Stout5.6Kilt FlasherScotch Ale / Wee Heavy8.0Kung Pow! Enter The HopAmerican IPA6.8Lemon-AdaAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.2MailbockMailbock / Helles Bock7.0March ForthAmerican Brown Ale4.6Meadow BierGerman Pilsener5.0Montpelier's Best Ambition AleAmerican Amber / Red Ale5.4MoranaTmavé/Czech Dark Lager5.6Morning BearAmerican Stout11.0Morning Bear Imperial Coffee StoutAmerican Double / Imperial Stout10.5Neapolitans StoutAmerican Stout7.0New FestMarzen / Oktoberfest5.9No ProblemoEuro Dark Lager5.7O'FestMarzen / Oktoberfest5.8Old GlenAmerican Brown Ale7.8Oma's Apricot JamDunkelweizen5.6Outpost AleEnglish Brown Ale5.5Pear LagerFruit / Vegetable Beer4.4Pilot Brew AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.9Piwo GwarskiRauchbier3.6Pub AleEnglish Pale Mild Ale4.8Pumpkin HunterPumpkin Ale5.1Ramsey's Draft StoutIrish Red Ale5.5Ramsey's Export StoutForeign / Export Stout6.8Reilly's Red AleIrish Red Ale5.5Reilly's Rye AleRye Beer5.8Revenge Of The MarinerAmerican Barleywine13.1Shroomback LagerAmerican Pale Lager7.7Single Hop IPAAmerican IPA7.9Single Hop Strongpale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)6.4Sixteen Point Imperial IPAAmerican Double / Imperial IPA9.1Sixth Circle (collab W Parkway Brewing)American IPA5.7Skull Crushing ApeWeizenbock8.0Smokehaus RauchbierRauchbier5.3Smokehouse PorterSmoked Beer5.7Space Fruit Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.6Spider BiteAmerican Black Ale4.2StringdusterAmerican Pale Ale (APA)4.4Striped Bass Pale AleAmerican Pale Ale (APA)5.0Sugar PlumFruit / Vegetable Beer7.8Summer HazeHerbed / Spiced Beer4.4Tag Out IPLAmerican Pale Lager4.2Tectonic BarleywineAmerican Barleywine11.6Ten Point IPAAmerican Double / Imperial IPA7.8The KeelerAmerican Blonde Ale4.2Three Ridges Belgian Style TripleTripel8.5Tides De MarsBiere de Garde6.1Tommy Two FistsDortmunder / Export Lager5.7Trail Angel WeissHefeweizen4.7Trail Angel WeissbierHefeweizen4.7TrailblazerImperial IPA9.1Treadwell IPLAAmerican Pale Lager7.5Tropical ThunderKristalweizen5.3Trukker PilsCzech Pilsener5.0Turbo CougarMailbock / Helles Bock6.8Twelve Point IPAAmerican Double / Imperial IPA8.3Tye PorterAmerican Porter6.0UK IPAEnglish India Pale Ale (IPA)6.7Vienna LagerVienna Lager5.2Vision Quest Southwest LagerAmerican Pale Lager7.1Wintergreen WeissHefeweizen4.7Wood Aged Dark AbbyDubbel6.8Wood Aged Kilt FlasherScotch Ale / Wee Heavy7.6Yakima 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.

National Titles

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

World Beer Cup 2016 Won a Gold Award in the German-Style Schwarzbier category 2016 Won a Gold Award in the Irish-Style Red Ale

References

External links Devils Backbone Brewing Company