Blue Mountain Brewery

Our Beer

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.

Blue Mountain Lager

Blue Mountain Lager

13° Plato, 22 IBUs, and 5.3% ABV

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.

Full Nelson Pale Ale

Full Nelson Pale Ale

15° Plato, 60 IBUs, and 5.9% ABV

Bursting with local hop flavor, our flagship Virginia 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.

Full Nelson Pale Ale Cans

Full Nelson Pale Ale Cans

15° Plato, 60 IBUs, and 5.9% ABV

Seventy-five years after the first canned beer in the world was sold in Richmond, Virginia, Blue Mountain Brewery became the first craft brewer in the state to introduce canned beer. Lightweight, 100% recyclable, and totally protected from light exposure. Perfect for camping, hiking, festivals and enjoying the great outdoors!

Kölsch 151

Kölsch 151

11.7° Plato, 18 IBUs, and 5.0% ABV

A light German-style ale indigenous to Cologne. This ale is treated like a lager, undergoing extensive cold aging to produce a clean, crisp beer. German Pilsen and Vienna malts and Hallertau region hops lend a balanced flavor to our lightest beer.

Evil 8° Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale

Evil 8° Belgian-Style Dubbel Ale

19.3° Plato, 50 IBUs, and 7.7% ABV

A truly spiritual ale, Evil 8° 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.
Available January-April.

Rockfish Wheat

Rockfish Wheat

13° Plato, 20 IBUs, and 5.4% ABV

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.
Available April-September.

Lights Out Holiday Ale

Lights Out Holiday Ale

18° Plato, 30 IBUs, and 7.0% ABV

Our holiday Old Ale features a deep malt flavor and earthy hop spiciness given by whole-flower Willamette hops. A range of English crystal malts come forward and, combined with rolled oats, finish with a medium-bodied texture.
Available October-December.

Dark Hollow Artisanal Ale

Dark Hollow Artisanal Ale

25° Plato, 79 IBUs, and 10% ABV

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. Can be enjoyed immediately, or five years later, when you dust off the last vintage bottle from your cellar to share with good company.
Available as long as each batch lasts, November-April.

Mandolin Artisanal Ale

Mandolin Artisanal Ale

24° Plato, 50 IBUs, and 10% ABV

A pale beer born of a single malt. Balance derived from whole-flower hops. Created from water drawn deep beneath the feet of the world’s oldest mountains. Flavor driven by a faithful dedication to excess. All brought to life by yeast from a holy place. Great beer is a riddle that does not need to be solved!
Available as long as each batch lasts, March-July.

Draft

Blue Mountain crafts about 20 seasonal draft-only offerings each year, including the brews listed below and others. These beers are available on draft seasonally, both at our brewery restaurant and at fine beer restaurants and bars across the state.

  • Hibernator Doppelbock
  • Blue Reserve
  • Evan Altmighty
  • Irish Dry Stout
  • MacHayden’s Wee Heavy
  • Summer Haze Pale Weissbock
  • Imperial Porter
  • überPils
  • Steel Wheels ESB
  • Humpbock Oktoberfest
  • Dark Mild
  • Imperial Pumpkin
  • Sandy Bottom
  • Double-Barrel-Aged Chocolate Cherry Bourbon Stout
  • Blidö de Blanche
  • Double-Barrel-Aged Chocolate Orange Bourbon Stout