Blue Mountain Brewery
Microbrewery
in Afton,
Virginia,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2007
Contact
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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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Elise, aged for 5 or so years, maybe more. Cork said best by August 2015, drank in April 2020 and it has aged quite well. Really clean by today's pastry standards, the barrel tones are nice, the malts have cleaned up some and are smooth and easy. Sweet bourbon candy caramel in the finish. Tobacco, chocolate, oak. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2020
at 05:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Grapefruit and tangerine. Golden amber pour with decent head. Tangy and bitter finish. Pretty nice old school double IPA. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2020
at 00:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish off-white head, only a centimetre or so tall, which fades fast. Aroma of roasted malt, bunches of oatmeal (what a shock!), caramelised sugars, pitted fruits, light earth and a heavy dose of anise along with grapes. Light to Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt and pitted fruit flavours dominate with a large earthy and especially nutty flavours that show a lot of depth and a strong punch from the grain with some lighter chocolate and even coffee bitterness throughout, but the oatmeal shines through everything, in a very nice, supportive way. Aftertaste shows the softer sweetness with a coffee and chocolate finish along with some caster sugar, even a touch of icing sugar to completement the earthy and nutty notes and a dash of the oats/grain at the end that make this nice and rounded. Overall, a pungent and flavourful beer that hits the right notes and the ones you'd expect, while still being very easy-drinking and full-of-flavour. Overall, a nice and enjoyable beer throughout that is great for the style and shows a very nice pungent beer that has a lot of flavour, yet is easy-to-drink and has a great profile/body. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Shopper's Food Warehouse (final visit ever) in Alexandria (Potomac Yard) on 12-December-2019 for US$1,55 sampled at home in Washington on 13-January-2020.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2020
at 08:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Aged 5 years (not in my cellar). jakie jest to piwo, napewno daje do myslenia, nie jest to typowe belgijskie strong ale. Piwo ma srednia bezowa piane malo trwala, wypracowane czarne drozdze na dnie lakierowanej butelki. Aromat dobze przyprawionej i wysmazonej wolowiny lub tunczyka na patelni, rozmaryn i rozmaryn w nosie. W smaku przyprawy korzenne kwasowosc, nawet kawa zbozowa, czy inna inka. Intrygujace, kwaskowe, jakby karmelowe cukierki podlac octem winnym. Przypomina to piwo odlezakowane Rochefort w swiatecznej poltoralitrowej wersji. Przypomnial mi sie wlasnie sylwester z takim Rochefortem wlasnie. jest tu bardzo blisko smakowo. Na koniec barwa jest ciemna czekoladowa, metna.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2019
at 21:00
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Corked bottle from dkachur, batch #2, thanks! Almost black and opague. Oak, bourbon and dark chocolate in teh not too abundant aroma. Chocolate, whisky, coffee and raisin in the somewhat alcoholic flavor. Well rounded and well balanced delicious imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Draft Taphouse. Clear pale gold, white head. Tart fruit, pomegranate. A bit medicinal.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2019
at 16:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Mild caramel nose. Clear bronze, thin head. Kibble, dried leaves. Medium body, easy carbonation, warm.
Tried
on 02 May 2019
at 00:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Kroger Bottle. Pours clear amber-red with an inch of beige head. Aroma is orange, floral hops, light caramel, honeycomb. Flavor is caramel, orange peel, honeycomb. Decent flavor, but overall quite ordinary these days.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2019
at 20:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks kerenmk. Black, tan foam. Chocolate, vanilla, roast, mocha, bourbon, sweet, medium to full-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2019
at 19:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle. Hazy Amber orange color. Small creamy beige head. Sweet toasted malt nose has hints of caramel and orange. Citrus hop notes in middle. Smooth creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2019
at 03:51