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Beer at Monticello

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Monticello Ales

Raise a glass to 250 years of American independence with our Rough Draft (American peach wheat ale) or Monticello Mountain Ale. Made in Virginia by Blue Mountain Brewery, using peaches and honey produced at Monticello.

Available for purchase at Monticello's shops or at Blue Mountain Brewery.

Watch this Video

Podcast: Captain Miller, Peter Hemings, and Beer at Monticello

The story of how Peter Hemings, an enslaved cook at Monticello, became an accomplished brewer whose beer was the envy of Jefferson's neighbors.

Beer

Article in our Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia.

Peter Hemings, Monticello's Enslaved Brewer

Joseph Miller, a visiting white brewer

Hops at Monticello

ADDRESS:
1050 Monticello Loop
Charlottesville, VA 22902
GENERAL INFORMATION:
(434) 984-9800