VA Brew Ridge Trail

Went down to Nelson County over the weekend and stopped by Devils Backbone and Wild Wolf breweries.  We went to Devils Backbone first.  Started with the Session Rye Ale.  I enjoyed it.  Easy to drink with a fair amount of hoppiness.  Plus I'm a sucker for rye.  For dinner, I had the bacon burger with beer cheese spread.  That was good, too.  I had the Morana Twave, a dark Czech-style beer, with dinner.  It was really good.  Malty.  Others in my party had the Six Point Pale Ale, Wee Dream, and a well aged Skull Crushing Ape.  All were good but not as good at the Morana Twave.

We then moved on Wild Wolf about five minutes down the road.  While waiting for our table, we went to the bar.  The wait was supposed to be 20 minutes but it ended up being over an hour.  I started with the pilsner.  It was fine.  Once we got a table, I went with a flight of their seasonals.  There were six; Ginger Lager, WolfNStein Imperial Stout, Honey Saison, Wit Wolf IPA, Double IPA, and American Stout.  The Honey Saison and Imperial Stout were the highlights.  The Ginger Lager is very interesting but not quite to my liking.  The food was good.  We were all disappointed that no one got the brisket/nacho melt.

If you're in the area, stop by either of these places.  Blue Mountain is a good choice in the area, too.