{"id":4809,"date":"2019-08-08T11:59:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T15:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/?p=4809"},"modified":"2019-08-08T11:59:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T15:59:03","slug":"beerwerks-breweries-share-insight-behind-their-craziest-craft-beer-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/beerwerks-breweries-share-insight-behind-their-craziest-craft-beer-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Beerwerks Breweries Share Insight Behind Their Craziest Craft Beer Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4042\" src=\"https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/39763375675_78a80da7a6_o-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/39763375675_78a80da7a6_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/39763375675_78a80da7a6_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/39763375675_78a80da7a6_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/39763375675_78a80da7a6_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Along Virginia\u2019s<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beerwerkstrail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can taste some of the best craft beer in the country. While a lot goes into creating the perfect brew in the most interesting surroundings, there\u2019s sometimes even more work put into coming up with the perfect beer name &#8230; something that piques interest and makes visitors want to take a taste.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a look into the stories behind some of the craziest beer names in Shenandoah Valley. Cheers!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Brehfuss<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendlyfermenter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Friendly Fermenter<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newly released \u201cBrehfuss,\u201d a blonde coffee stout, was born out of owner Shawn Gatesman\u2019s desire to experiment with blonde-colored beer with stout-like characteristics. This first attempt was inspired by how Gatesman likes his morning coffee \u2013 with vanilla \u2013 so he thought the name needed a breakfast theme. For him, there was only one choice. When Shawn was a kid, he idolized his Uncle Eddie, who loved the outdoors \u2013 particularly fishing and hunting. When Uncle Eddie came from Pittsburgh to hunt, he stayed with Shawn\u2019s family. Early in the morning he would come to the kitchen, before he put in his dentures, and ask Shawn\u2019s mom, \u201cJeanie, what ya cookin\u2019 for brehfuss?\u201d Shawn says this is how \u201cbreakfast\u201d sounds without your teeth in &#8230; or least that\u2019s how he remembers it. So \u201cBrehfuss\u201d was born, and is easily one of the brewery\u2019s most popular beers. The Friendly Fermenter is Harrisonburg\u2019s first brew-on-site brew shop and nanobrewery.<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"cr-embed-caf3fca604b0f99ca65f4193\" src=\"https:\/\/post.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Azeotrope IPA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevenarrowsbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seven Arrows Brewing Company<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Waynesboro, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lager-forward brewery\u2019s name \u2013 Seven Arrows \u2013 references the creator, the earth, the four directions, and back to the creator. It all comes together with the logo of the compass rose signifying the four directions and the four main ingredients of beer. One of 12 true-to-style beers on tap, Azeotrope is inspired by the fruity and juicy characteristics of the New England Style IPA \u2013 bursting with hop flavor and aromas of grapefruit, passion fruit, and stone fruit. Its name spurs from Azeotrope\u2019s very definition \u2013 a mixture of two liquids that has a constant boiling point and composition throughout distillation.<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"cr-embed-9bbfc3863aeba6ff1a539821\" src=\"https:\/\/post.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cattywompus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbbrewingcompany.com\/location\/outpost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Devils Backbone Outpost Tap Room &amp; Kitchen<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Lexington, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flagship Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Roseland, Virginia, was such a success that it required an outpost facility to keep up with production. And at that outpost they\u2019re all about brewing true-to-style beers that focus on the tasty traditions of Germany, England and Belgium. Cattywompus, a Belgian-inspired IPA with tropical, pineapple and hop notes, brings and melds\u2019 different and at times dissimilar flavors and techniques together in a wonderfully crazy manner. Cattywompus, which means \u201caskew or crooked,\u201d is a term that was often used by brewery founder Steve Crandall, who\u2019s a builder by trade. The name of the beer changed twice before Crandall settled on Cattywompus. He thought that with the unpredictable nature of the beer and the rigmarole of finding a new name, Cattywompus seemed to be the perfect fit.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"cr-embed-23a2df9eb5ea213fb832dd57\" src=\"https:\/\/post.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tommy Two Fists<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dbbrewingcompany.com\/location\/outpost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Devils Backbone Outpost Tap Room &amp; Kitchen<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Lexington, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tommy Two Fists is a derivation on a beer that was first brewed in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1999. It was then called Mickie Two Fists and was a gourmet malt liquor. The style was later changed to an export lager with bread, smooth and biscuity notes. The name was also changed to Tommy Two Fists because the brewers felt people would want to drink at least two of them in a row. You can do so here in the Outpost Tap Room &amp; Kitchen, which is located on a beautiful hillside with the Blue Ridge serving as a backdrop.<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"cr-embed-9394e683b1d1ecadab3b8030\" src=\"https:\/\/post.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Britchin Brown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stablecraftbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Stable Craft Brewing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Waynesboro, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stable Craft Brewing is a working horse farm that also grows its own Cascade and Nugget hops. Britchin Brown is Stable Craft\u2019s flagship, award-winning American Brown. In the horse world, a britchin strap is a piece of tack; its function is to keep a saddle in place when stopping and going down hills. The beer has a dark brown hue brought on by roasted malts and finishes with a slightly sweet, chocolatey, and nutty profile. Britchin Brown is distributed in the markets of Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Waynesboro, and Staunton, Virginia, with plans to be available in other markets in the near future.<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"cr-embed-427b883d4bac6168ff32a08e\" src=\"https:\/\/post.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>FUmpkinstein and Madracula Blood Orange IPA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stablecraftbrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stable Craft Brewing<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | Waynesboro, Virginia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stable Craft Brewing invites guests to relax and sample 16 beers in its tap room. But two seasonal Halloween varieties are designed to put you just a little on edge. FUmpkinstein is a variation on the brewery\u2019s FUmpkin Ale, but it brings that familiar pumpkin beer up a notch with notes of spicy rye, oak, and vanilla to complement the seasonal spices. Briefly aging in rum barrels with the addition of a gratuitous amount of blood orange spins this IPA into a new monster. Madracula Blood Orange IPA<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has notes of spun sugar, rum and tropical guava with a punch of blood orange. Both beers are available in limited bottle release in the tap room starting September 25. Beware, though: these seasonal favorites are sure to give you goosebumps. <\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"cr-embed-023dd2ed06f03fe8ea2044cd\" src=\"https:\/\/post.crowdriff.com\/js\/crowdriff.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along Virginia\u2019s Shenandoah Beerwerks Trail, you can taste some of the best craft beer in the country. 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