Blue Mountain Brewery![]() The pils malt grain silo behind the brewery. |
| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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| Founded | October 2007 |
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| Headquarters | Afton, Virginia, USA |
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| Products | Beer |
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Production output | 2012 capacity, 2,800 barrels/year |
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| Owner | Taylor and Mandi Smack, Matt Nucci, 31 other shareholders |
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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.[1] Blue Mountain was the first microbrewery to open in Nelson County.[2] They cultivate 1/3 acre of mainly Cascade-variety hops[3] and have had a focus on the industry's agricultural traditions since they opened.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
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