Devils Backbone Brewing Company

Beer Blog
  • Gold Leaf Lager

    International Style Pilsner. This 2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winner is pale gold in color, light body with a crisp and dry finish. 4.5% alcohol by volume, 17 IBUs

  • Vienna Lager

    Vienna-style Lager. This 2009 Great American Beer Festival Silver Medal winner is an amber colored lager medium in body with a finish that has hints of caramel and toasted nuts. This beer is brewed with four different malts resulting in its smooth malty flavor. 4.9% alcohol by volume, 20 IBUs

  • Wintergreen Weiss

    Bavarian-style Hefeweizen. This traditional Bavarian-style wheat beer is hazy gold in color, with a lively fruity finish that has hints of clove and banana. This is the beer that started the odyssey that led to the creation of Devils Backbone Brewing Company. During a ski trip to the Alps, DBBC founder Steve Crandall discovered and fell in love with Hefeweizen. Now we bring Hefeweizen to the Blue Ridge. 4.7% alcohol by volume, 13 IBUs

  • Eight Point IPA

    American-style India Pale Ale. This pale bronze beer is medium in body with intense hop flavor and aroma. Our IPA is brewed in the style of the “west coast” with robust hop character coming from American grown varieties of hops. IPA’s are amongst the most popular craft brewed beers as they have moderate strength and tons of flavor. This is not your Grandfathers beer! 5.9% alcohol by volume, 60 IBUs

  • NELSON BROWN ALE

    American-style brown ale. The prodigal son has come back to Nelson! An American-style brown ale created by skillfully blending two DB beers and then aging on whole leaf cascade hops. Complex and hoppy with a smooth finish. 6.2% Alcohol by volume, 25 IBUs

  • INSPIRADO

    Saison-style. This dark saison-style brew is sure to inspire! Rich, deep, fruity flavors come together with dark roasted notes. The farmhouse has a dark side… 7.3% Alcohol by volume, 27 IBUs

  • UK-IPA

    Hoppy Ale. Inspired by the hoppy ales made famous in the english city of burton-on-trent in the19th century. Hopped with east kent goldings, northern brewery and first gold hops. Taste the history! 6.0% Alcohol by volume, 45 IBUs

  • Azreal aka Gargamel

    Like it's namesake this beer can easily deceive you. Gold in color, medium in body with hints of apple and pear, leaving a finish that hardly seems like a beer of almost 8% alcohol. 7.8% Alcohol by volume, 28 IBU's

  • Tye Porter

    American -style robust porter. An American-style robust porter deep black in color witha rich chocolate flavor. A deceptively smooth dar beer offering for your summer quaffing. 6.5% alcohol by volume, 25 IBUs

  • Summer Haze

    Golden ale. This hazy, golden ale is brewed with unmalted grains, English yeast, hops, coriander, lemon zest and Rooibos herbal tea. Break out the white pants, it must be summer! 4.4% Alcohol by volume, 15IBUs