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Stable Craft Brewing · Waynesboro, Virginia

The Graduation of Stable Craft’s Mossy Creek

Eric Ahlberg, the brewery’s head brewer — formerly with Blue Point Brewing — has deemed that Mossy Creek Stout will reside year-round on the taps.

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Starting this year, Eric Ahlberg, the brewery’s head brewer — formerly with Blue Point Brewing — has deemed that Mossy Creek will reside year-round as one of Stable Craft’s core beers.

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It started with founder Craig Nargi​ ​whipping up a ​five-gallon batch on his homebrew system. ​Quickly it became a favorite of all that tasted it​ and over the years, each ​new ​head ​brewer that came in to put a different spin on it, and today it stands alone as ​the Virginia brewery’s top-selling ​Stout​.

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“Mossy Creek Chocolate Oatmeal Stout has been a staple to our taps during Stout season with a large following of Stout enthusiasts,” Ahlberg said. “We hope that the creation we make, and the drive of consumer interaction with our style, help drive our sales.

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Over the years, the brewery has seen a year​-​over​-​year spike in sales of this product offered in pints, growlers, and 12 oz bottles for to-go sales.

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Although Stouts have primarily become a vehicle to add a crazy amount of adjuncts, Mossy Creek is balanced instead.

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“We do showcase our German malts,” Ahlberg said. “Our real showpiece of this beer is our balance of the malts, hops, and fresh cacao nibs added in to give it a smooth chocolate finish.”