The Devils Backbone Brewing Company is a brewpub located in Roseland, Virginia, owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev. It was established in 2008 by Steven Crandall. In 2012, a 15,000 square foot production facility and tap room, referred to as "The Outpost", was established near Lexington, Virginia. In 2016, the company was purchased by Anheuser-Busch InBev,^[2] meaning that Devils Backbone Brewing Company would no longer meet the Brewers Association definition of a "craft brewery", since ownership by Anheuser-Busch InBev exceeds the definition's 25% maximum ownership by a non-craft brewery.^[3]

Steven and Heidi Crandall founded the Devils Backbone Brewery Company in 2008.^[4] The brewing facility was built on a 100-acre (40 ha) property surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains.^[5] The brewery takes its name from the ridge named by Thomas Jefferson's father, who surveyed the Blue Ridge Mountains.^[6]

In 2016, Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired Devils Backbone Brewing Company.^[7]

Devils Backbone operates two main breweries in Virginia: The Outpost Brewery & Tap Room, located in Lexington, Virginia, and Basecamp, located in Roseland, Virginia.

Select brews can also be found in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Delaware.^[8] Since the purchase by Anheuser-Busch, the company has expanded into the markets of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee.^[9]

Devils Backbone produces approximately 128 different beers.^[10] In 2015, the company produced close to 62,000 barrels of beer.^[6] The following year, 75,000 barrels were produced.^[9] The beer is produced with a traditional German-style brewing system.^[11] Since 2016, the company began to release both the Vienna Lager and the Eight Point IPA in 12-ounce cans.^[12]

Since opening in 2008, the company has won 28 medals at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.^[16]