The Beauty of Virginia. The Bounty of Nature. The Art of Brewing.

Our Beer

Look for us in your local stores!Blue Mountain Brewery sits in the shadow of Appalachia's Blue Ridge Mountains in Afton, Virginia. We are a farm brewery, growing our own hops, and proudly craft real American beer inspired by thousands of years of tradition but not limited by convention.

Brewer Taylor Smack, previously head brewer for the Goose Island Brewing of Chicago brewpubs and South Street Brewery of Charlottesville, is now crafting his brews for the central Virginia area at the unique Blue Mountain Farm Brewery.

 

Blue Mountain Lager

13° Plato, 22 IBU's and 5.3% alcohol by volume*
This authentic Continental-style beer is brewed with 2-row malts and noble hops, then cold fermented and lagered for six glorious weeks. Experience the full, balanced malt flavor.

Rockfish Wheat

13° Plato, 20 IBU's, and 5.4% alcohol by volume*
An authentic Bavarian-style "Kristall Weizen" filtered wheat beer. The unique flavor created by the yeast has made this ale a summer favorite in the beer world. 

Full Nelson Pale Ale

15° Plato, 60 IBU's, and 5.9% alcohol by volume*
Bursting with local hop flavor, our flagship Strong Pale Ale features our own farm-grown Cascade variety hops as one of the key ingredients. A strong malt backbone gives this ale a rich taste and vibrant copper color, while the generous addition of hops contribute a pronounced bitterness and floral, citrus aroma.

Evil 8°Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale

19.3° Plato, 50 IBUs and 7.7% alcohol by volume*
A truly spiritual ale, Evil 8 (degree symbol) will blur the lines of what you think you know about American beer.  Brewed in the Belgian Abbey style using caramelized Biscuit malt, Goldings hops and a unique strain of brewers' yeast. 

Dark Hollow Artisanal Ale


Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout

The mystery of great beer challenges the spirit of adventure in all who seek a higher level to this ancient brew.

Dark Hollow blends the miracle of two crafts--brewing and distillation--to create a work greater than the sum of its parts. An Imperial Stout has been aged in charred American oak bourbon barrels still dripping with uncut whiskey. For 100 days the young beer patiently breathes in and out of the wood, gaining complexity, character, and serious attitude.

This ale is always bottle conditioned and can be enjoyed immediately upon its release from the brewery...or five years later, when you dust off the last vintage bottle from your cellar to share with good company.

*Plato: The Plato (oP) scale a measure of the sugar levels in the wort (the sweet liquid that comes from mashing grains) prior to fermentation. Due to the process of fermentation the sugars are then converted to alcohol.
*IBU: The International Bitterness Unit is a system indicating the hop bitterness in finished beer. An IBU is one part per million of isohumulone, an acid derived from hops. A typical light American lager may have around 10-15 IBU's, an English brown ale around 20, an India Pale Ale 40-60, and some barley wines reaching up towards the 100 mark.
*Alcohol By Volume: Most massed produced American beers weigh in around 4% alcohol by volume.

Beer Label Menu
 
Full Nelson Pilsner Lights Out Holiday Ale Rockfish Wheat Blue Mountain Lager