1 Year :-) Devils Backbone Celebrates Anniversary This Thursday! : 11.17.09

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©2008-2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : One year ago this week folks packed into Devils Backbone Brewing Company to celebrate the opening. Click on any photos to enlarge.
©2008-2009 www.nelsoncountylife.com : One year ago this week folks packed into Devils Backbone Brewing Company to celebrate the opening. Click on any photos to enlarge.

Roseland/Beech Grove
Nelson County, Virginia
Time flies when you’re having fun, and this past year has definitely flown by for the folks at Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Roseland. It was one year ago this week that Nelson’s second custom microbrewery opened for business.

Steve Crandall, Devils Backbone owner and founder, in a May 2006 photo where survey flags marked an area that would one day be part of the brewery grounds.
Steve Crandall, Devils Backbone owner and founder, in a May 2006 photo where survey flags marked an area that would one day be part of the brewery grounds.

It was a long road to opening with lots of hurdles to cross.

The beams for what is now Java Depot going up in December 2007. Notice in the background DBBC is not yet constructed.
The beams for what is now Java Depot going up in December 2007. Notice in the background DBBC is not yet constructed.
By March of 2008 construction of the brewery was well on its way.
By March of 2008 construction of the brewery was well on its way.
By July of 2008 much of the brewery's framework was done. Executive Chef, Shawn Goodwin, Brewmaster Jason Oliver, and Crandall inside the brewery under construction last year.
By July of 2008 much of the brewery's framework was done. Executive Chef, Shawn Goodwin, Brewmaster Jason Oliver, and Crandall inside the brewery under construction last year.
Devils Backbone today.
Devils Backbone today.
Join in the fun and celebrate the first year of business starting at 4:30PM this Thursday November 19th!
Join in the fun and celebrate the first year of business starting at 4:30PM this Thursday November 19th!

1 COMMENT

  1. Congratulations to the Devil’s Backbone for a truly magnificent first year. The structure is an interesting architectural delight, inside and outside, while the bustling, upbeat vitality of the business within has given folks something to cheer about during the recession. It’s certainly not just a place to eat and drink ; all the elements combine to provide a positive experience and energy for everyone who goes in. Also it gives employment to many Nelson men and women!!

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