Gold in Contemporary American Lager
Gold Leaf Lager
Devils Backbone Brewing Co., Roseland, VA
- Category
- Contemporary American Lager
- Entries
- 46
- ABV
- 4.5%
- IBU
- 17
- Style
- Lager, Pale
- Malts
- Not Found
- Yeast
- Not Found
- Adjuncts
- Not Found
Hops
Not Found
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
- Large Brewery
- Roseland, Virginia
- Founded 2008
- Owned by a Large Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
- 3 Year Medal Streak
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| Name | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ten Year Trend
Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.
Hops in These Medal Beers
Each variety links to its page, with the farms that grow it.
| Northern Brewer | 1 |
|---|---|
| Saaz | 1 |
| Tettnang | 1 |
Hop Farms Reached Through These Hops
A farm the brewery named is a direct statement in a beer profile. A farm that grows one of these hops is published as growing it, and it does not mean the beer used hops from that farm.
Brewery Named This Farm
No beer profile of this brewery names a farm.
Grown by
No farm is published as growing a hop this brewery uses.
Medal History
Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.
| Beer Profile | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gold | Gold Leaf Lager | 4.5% | 17 | Contemporary American Lager | 46 | 15.3 | Roseland | Full Profile |
| 2025 | Silver | Gold Leaf Lager | 4.5% | 17 | Contemporary American Lager | 59 | 19.7 | Basecamp | Not Found |
| 2025 | Silver | Belgian Wheat | Not Found | Not Found | Belgian Witbier | 51 | 17.0 | Basecamp | Not Found |
| 2025 | Bronze | Dogwood Saison | Not Found | Not Found | Classic Saison | 44 | 14.7 | Basecamp | Not Found |
| 2024 | Gold | Dogwood Saison | Not Found | Not Found | Classic Saison | 60 | 20.0 | Basecamp | Not Found |
2026 Medal Beers
Profile
- Type
- Large Brewery
- Headquarters
- Roseland, Virginia
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- Not Found
- Kitchen
- Not Found
- Website
- dbbrewingcompany.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website; Untappd brewery page name and city match
- Links
- InstagramUntappdChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website; Untappd brewery page name and city match
- Locations
- Known for
- Belgian and French, Lager, Wheat
Current Beers
Not Found
Ownership and Investors
- Ownership
- Owned by a Large Brewer
- Parent
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (large brewer)
- Stake
- 100%, 2016
- Independent (Brewers Association Definition)
- No
- Status
- active
- Source
- Company announcement 2016Curated from public announcements; not checked against a primary source.
Distribution
Not Found
Estimated Scale
- Barrels per Year
- 1,000,000 (Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (large Brewery): 1,000,000 barrels. Estimated total: 1,000,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Equivalent
- 31,000,000 gallons, or 13,777,778 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 223,200,000 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 90% packaged) and 24,800,000 pints on draft.
- Revenue (ARR)
- $500M (range $350M to $675M, E)
1,000,000 barrels times $500 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $500,000,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Gross Margin
- 45% (gross profit $225M, E)
Annual revenue ($500,000,000) times a 45% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $225,000,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- EBITDA
- $60M at 12% (range 5% to 11%, $25M to $55M, E)
Annual revenue ($500,000,000) times a 12% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (large Brewery), gives $60,000,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Barrel
- $500 (cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Annual revenue ($500,000,000) divided by 1,000,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Location
- $500M for its one location, E
Annual revenue ($500,000,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 1,000,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Large Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.