Beer News

April 10, 2010-World Beer Cup Judges Recognize Brew Ridge Trail Breweries

Jason Oliver and Devils Backbone Brewing Company showed beer fans around the world how it’s done! The World Beer Cup was held April 7-10 in Chicago, IL and the awards were announced yesterday.Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Roseland, Virginia was named the Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2010 Champion Brewery and Brewmaster Small Brewpub. In total the brewpub took home five awards. In addition, another favorite Virginia brewery, Blue Mountain Brewery and brewer Taylor Smack also brought home a medal.

Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2010 Champion Brewery and Brewmaster
Small Brewpub
Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Roseland, VA
Jason Oliver

Coffee Flavored Beer (47 Entries)
Bronze Medal: Morning Bear
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Roseland, VA

German-Style Schwarzbier (38 Entries)
Bronze Medal: Schwartz Bier
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Roseland, VA

Traditional German-Style Bock (25 Entries)
Bronze Medal: Kollaborator
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Roseland, VA

Baltic-Style Porter (28 Entries)
Gold Medal: Danzig
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Roseland, VA

American-Style Wheat Beer (16 Entries)
Silver Medal: Rockfish Wheat
Blue Mountain Brewery
Afton, VA

2010 is the 75th anniversary of the beer can. Blue Mountain Brewery is the first Virginia brewery to distribute their product in cans.

2009 Great American Beer Festival Winners

Devils Backbone Brewing Company	Gold Leaf Lager	VA	Gold	International-Style Pilsener
Devils Backbone Brewing Company	Natural Born Keller	VA	Silver	Kellerbier/Zwickelbier
Devils Backbone Brewing Company	Danzig	VA	Silver	Baltic-Style Porter
Devils Backbone Brewing Company	Vienna Lager	VA	Silver	Vienna Style Lager
Great American Restaurants	Crazy Jackass Ale	VA	Gold	Rye Beer
Great American Restaurants	Wits End	VA	Bronze	Belgian-Style Witbier
Rock Bottom Brewery – Arlington	Dude! Where’s My Vespa?	VA	Gold	Coffee Flavored Beer
Starr Hill Brewery	Dark Starr Stout	VA	Gold	Classic Irish Style Dry Stout