Old Bust Head Brewing Company | Local Brewery & Taproom in VA

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It’s Valentine’s Day-and what better opportunity is there to showcase beertenders we love?? Big cheers to @virginiacraftbeermagazine for featuring two veterans from our taproom team—Elizabeth and Sean in their #beertenderswelove edition.
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If you’re a taproom regular, Elizabeth and Sean are definitely two faces you’ll recognize. We’re thankful to have both of them on our crew for their dedication to customer service, & their knowledge and love for craft beer. ❤️

It’s Valentine’s Day-and what better opportunity is there to showcase beertenders we love?? Big cheers to @virginiacraftbeermagazine for featuring two veterans from our taproom team—Elizabeth... Read More

Our second new release for Oysters & Beer—Herb & Honey Ale!
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This unique brew was inspired by the traditional tej honey wine from Ethiopia. Herb & Honey Ale was made from fermented honey and the twigs of the hop-like gesho tree. Both crisp and refreshing, you'll want to sip this one slowly to appreciate the complex balance of bitter and sweet.
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ABV - 10.4%
IBU - 0

Our second new release for Oysters & Beer—Herb & Honey Ale! - This unique brew was inspired by the traditional tej honey wine from Ethiopia. Herb & Honey Ale was made from fermented honey and the... Read More

Meet the Flanders Red Ale—our first of two new releases tomorrow for our Oysters & Beer event! - Flanders Red is a deep red Belgian-Style ale (we think it's an appropriate release for Valentine's... Read More

Missing our Bust Head EPA? So are we!
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We know Bust Head fans have been wondering when our EPA will return and we want to be as transparent with our customers as possible. We hope the explanation that follows will shed some light on the absence of our flagship beer. -

A few months ago, the geothermal heat pump that runs our drive-in cooler went down. This is where we store all our beer to keep it cold before going out to market. The system is very specialized and repairing it took over six weeks. Unfortunately we hit a warm spell in the weather and the second half of a batch of Bust Head was warm for an extended period of time. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem but, in this case, the beer did not taste right to us. We dumped everything we had remaining and immediately began a new batch. Though it pained us to be out of our flagship beer, we were not willing to put out Bust Head that was not up to our standard.
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Even more painful, when we tasted our long awaited new batch of Bust it also did not taste like the Bust Head we and our customers have come to expect. It was much drier, and we determined the yeast had mutated and was fermenting sugars previously unfermentable. Even more unfortunate is that before a batch is packaged, the yeast is already pitched for the next batch—another batch we thought would be replenishing our Bust Head supply but that we now will be discarding. As soon as we realized the yeast was the culprit, we started a new yeast strain, but it takes time to grow and so it will be February 27th before it is ready to start brewing our next batch—and mid March before the Bust Head English Pale Ale we love and expect is back on tap and in package. -
We are so sorry for the frustration our Bust Head fans are feeling. The feedback we’ve received from fans of our EPA has made us realize that (even though it is a somewhat complicated explanation) we need to let our customers know why Bust Head has been missing for so long. -
We will keep you posted on our progress and look forward to pouring you a delicious pint of our flagship beer when it is released—a Bust Head that is up to all our expectations!

Missing our Bust Head EPA? So are we! - We know Bust Head fans have been wondering when our EPA will return and we want to be as transparent with our customers as possible. We hope the explanation... Read More

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Taproom Hours

MON: 3-8PM

TUES: CLOSED

WED - THURS: 3-8PM

FRI: 12-9PM

SAT-SUN: 12-8PM

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SATURDAY: 2:00, 4:00, 6:00
SUNDAY: 1:00, 3:00

Old Bust Head
Brewing Co.

7134 Farm Station Road
Vint Hill, VA 20187
Ph: 540-347-4777

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