Press release after the jump. I’m just happy they’re going to keep making awesome beer.

Grand Opening of Blue Mountain Brewery’s New Restaurant & Brew Pub Set For Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The new facility features additional restaurant, bar & patio seating, an expanded kitchen and space for private events.

NELSON COUNTY (AFTON), VA- September 14, 2011- Blue Mountain Brewery is excited to announce the Grand Opening of the restaurant & brew pub expansion. The event is set for Wednesday, September 21st from 5-9pm and will feature live music, our new menu, specials & more. The new space offers a much larger patio with the same Blue Ridge Mountain views, nearly double the indoor seating, a larger tasting bar and an expanded kitchen. “Our great team of local contractors have been working hard on the new space for about 9 months and it is very exciting to see it come to life.” said Mandi Smack, owner of Blue Mountain Brewery. “The space allows us to offer an expanded Blue Mountain beer selection, more menu items (including a selection of burgers) and additional seating which we desperately needed, especially in the winter months.”

The previous restaurant & patio have been converted into The Blue Mountain Beer Hall, which is available for private events such as rehearsal dinners, birthday parties, and corporate dinners. “In the past we had many inquiries about hosting parties at Blue the brewery but we just didn’t have the space. Now we can accommodate up to 65 guests for an indoor private event and even more when the outdoor patio is used. It’s already been very popular and we are booking all kinds of events for the rest of 2011 and into 2012” said Jessica Bullard, Event Coordinator for Blue Mountain Brewery.

Blue Mountain Brewery is located on Rt. 151 in Nelson County (Afton), Virginia and is open 7 days a week (Mon-Sat from 11:30am until 10pm and Sunday from 11am-9pm) for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. An expanded selection of Blue Mountain drafts are available at all times along with local food & wine. For more information, visit www.BlueMountainBrewery.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

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From friends at Blue Mountain Brewery:

Today is the release of our tasty Lights Out Holiday Ale. Available on draft & in six-packs here at the brewery. Today is also the first Thursday of the month which means it is Steal the Glass day, all day long. Buy a beer for $5 and you keep the logo glass it comes in, no limit on glass purchases.

Sweet.

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Thanks to Nelson County Life for the heads-up.

It’s been a busy week already for the folks at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton. They have been in the process of offloading a new tank that will double their draft and bottled beer distribution in stores and restaurants. “We just recently got to the momentous mark of having our draft and bottled beer in over 100 restaurants and stores across Virginia. This new tank is going to help us double that within a year,” Mandi Smack, co-owner of BMB tells us.

I have made no secret about my appreciation for this beer; friends from around the state and country are jealous that this brewery is only 12 minutes from Downtown Crozet (and my house)!

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Of course, readers of RealCrozetVa already knew about our fine breweries in Western Albemarle and Nelson. Read the Post’s take.

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You’ve heard of (and probably had) Starr Hill – Crozet

Hopefully you’ve been to Blue Mountain Brewery – 12-13 minutes west of Crozet in Afton.

Introducing Devils’ Backbone Brewery – Google says they’re 52 minutes away … I might make the trip this weekend – for journalistic purposes, of course.

Read more at C-Ville and cVillain.

Could this dream come to fruition? (from the C-Ville article)

Devil’s’ General Manager Chris Trotter tells us that Crandall and friends granted a portion of the site back to Nelson County for the possible purpose of building a skate park. “The plan is to make this area the Virginia Jackson Hole,” says Trotter, who is referring, of course, to über cool resort town Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is beloved almost as much for its dining, entertaining and non-skiing recreations as it is for its amazing slopes and powder.

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