Blue Mountain Brewery

Microbrewery in Afton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2007

Contact
9519 Critzer Shop Rd, Afton, VA, 22920, United States
Subsidiaries
Blue Mountain Brewery owns 1 brewery:
Description
Set in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of Central Virginia, Blue Mountain opened in 2007 as the region’s first rural brewery. Founders Taylor and Mandi Smack and Matt Nucci had a vision to bring the brewery experience out of the normal hustle and bustle of an urban environment. Today, we’re still focused on making an inspired range of the highest-quality beers that can be enjoyed at our two locations in beautiful Nelson County, or in bottles and cans throughout Virginia and beyond.

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Bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2026 at 13:13


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Rerate 10-21-25
8-31-24 Brew Shop 7.3

Tried from Can from The Brew Shop (Courthouse) on 21 Oct 2025 at 04:19


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

I obtained this 750 ml bottle from Rare Beers several years ago, one of my few remaining big bottles in storage. Label says Enjoy By 06-02-24, I am missing that by a while. Removing the cage, lifting the cork and finally pouring. It arrives like motor oil and is the same color. Very little to speak of in regards to a head, instead there is a small rim of extremely fine silver bubbles. I smell dark chocolate, dark fruit and booze. The taste is decent but not life changing. Semi-sweet chocolate, rye bread, a touch of raisins, roasted malts oak and some whiskey swirling about in the background. The sensation is thinner than the appearance promised. A nice enough brew, I hoped for something leaving a bigger impression. I do lament the decline in availability of imperial stouts these days and to a lesser degree, the disappearance of beer in big bottles.

Tried from Bottle from Rare Beer Club on 09 Aug 2025 at 22:38


7

Bottled from mom's. Cloudy amberush pour with thin white head. Sugar, malt, fruit, rum raisin aroma. Similar taste, toffee lightly soured and an initial bitter

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:40


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Not too bad, drank from bottle but a nice bread malt aroma, caramel and some lite hops. Better effort from blue mtn.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:31


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draught from whole foods alexandria. Orangey yellow pour. Tangerine and citrus. Some dry hop finish. OK.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:30


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Orangey syrupy brown pour. Cinnamon, pumpkin, vanilla aroma. Similar taste. Bourbon, etc. Pretty decent but a bit too sweet IMO

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:27


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Draught from standings. Maroonish burgundy poir white head. Fruity apple cherry taste. Eh.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:24


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cloudy yellow pour from bottle. Big yeast. Lemony citrus and light hops, medium malts body.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:22


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

.75l big bottle. Cloudy yellow otange white head. Decent enough esters and banana but something off about this - watery and not right. Oh and the cork said best by march 2013. Really useful....after you bought and opened already.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:19