Blacksburg Brewing Co. News Feed

Virginia Beer Festival in Richmond

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:45:00 +0000

Join us for the 2nd annual Virginia Beer Festival in Richmond. This rare appearance outside of BBC's normal distribution territory will bring fresh Blacksburger Pils, T-shirts, and glassware to...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Star City Gets Blacksburger Pils

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Blacksburger Pils was released in Roanoke this week. Currently, Blacksburger Pils can be found at Rockfish, Montano's, and The Hotel Roanoke. New accounts will be added to the Retailers page as...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Summer Solstice Fest in Blacksburg

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:49:00 +0000

Grab a fresh Blacksburger Pils in the beer garden at Summer Solstice Fest in downtown Blacksburg, this Saturday June 20th from noon to midnight. For more information visit downtownblacksburg.com.

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Brew Ridge Festival at Mountain Lake

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Blacksburg Brewing Co. will be on site with Blacksburger Pils at the Mountain Lake Brew Ridge Festival this Saturday, May 9th.

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Expansion Project Announced

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:30:00 +0000

The brewery has been operating at max capacity since the late January launch of Blacksburger Pils, with first quarter sales exceeding projections. The first expansion project, which will add...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Blacksburger Pils Available Now

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:20:00 +0000

The first drafts of Blacksburger Pils were served at local establishments in a limited release yesterday, Friday January 23rd. Small crowds gathered at both Souvlaki and The Cellar to be among the...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Re-launch Progress

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:44:00 +0000

The release of Blacksburger Pils is ~3 weeks away. Beer will be available draft-only in Blacksburg area bars and restaurants. The retailers page will be updated to reflect availability once beer is...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Installation nearing completion

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:45:00 +0000

Despite many delays, the brewery installation is nearing completion. Test brews are expected to begin within 3-5 weeks in anticipation of a fall sales beer release. The BBC website is also undergoing...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Bryce Receives Diploma

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:32:00 +0000

On June 6th BBC founder, John Bryce, received a diploma from Versuchs- und Lehranstalt fur Brauerei in Berlin awarding him the title Brewmaster VLB. Work will resume at the Roanoke site upon his...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Support Your Local Brewery

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:40:00 +0000

A new organization has been launched and it really needs your help. "Support Your Local Brewery," is dedicated to supporting and protecting the legislative and regulatory interests of small,...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Germany Blog

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:06:00 +0000

John Bryce is currently blogging about his experiences at VLB in Germany. Read his blog here.

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Pictures of Progress

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:04:00 +0000

Pictures of build-out progress at the Roanoke facility have been posted here and will be updated once work resumes in June.

Click headline for full story & pictures.

BBC to Reopen in 2008

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:02:00 +0000

Through a licensing agreement with a new brewery in planning, Roanoke Railhouse Brewing Company, John Bryce will be brewing BBC beer once again. Test brews are to begin mid-June 2008, with sales beer...

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Chophouse Agrees to Name Change

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:37:00 +0000

Blacksburg Brewery and Chophouse (not to be confused with Blacksburg Brewing Co.) has agreed to choose a new name for their brewpub project.

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Bryce to Attend VLB

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:56:00 +0000

BBC founder, John Bryce, has enrolled in the 2008 Certified Brewmaster Course at Versuchs- und Lehranstalt fur Brauerei in Berlin.

Click headline for full story & pictures.

Chophouse is not BBC

noreply@blogger.com (John Bryce) — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:44:00 +0000

A recent Roanoke Times article profiled plans for a start-up brewpub in Blacksburg called Blacksburg Brewery and Chophouse. The company in the article, although similarly named, is NOT...

Click headline for full story & pictures.