April 20, 2022
Seeing small breweries pop up in little Appalachian towns thrills me to no end. I’d been hearing about Eridanus Brewing since late last year and was excited to read that it opened in January. Situated inside Russell, Kentucky’s former railroad… Continue Reading…
Appalachia • Craft Beer • News
September 12, 2021
It wasn’t a great year for Appalachia’s small breweries at this year’s Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Breweries in our region took home only eight medals. Even though this was the largest beer competition ever, I suspect that we… Continue Reading…
June 28, 2021
West Virginia Beer Roads gets the guys at Jackie O’s Brewery in Athens, Ohio, to pour out some of the best interview information that we have ever had. Upcoming releases, new projects, overcoming challenges—there seems to be exciting developments around… Continue Reading…
April 7, 2021
Will this new Swilled Dog seasonal cider product become one of your favorite summertime beverages? Read on and find out. The cidery describes its Swilled Dog Sangria as a spring/summer seasonal craft cider made with a blend of apple varieties… Continue Reading…
December 23, 2020
In a little more than three and a half years, Greg and Megan Whiting have taken the amazing Hightower Brewing Company from a tiny start-up on an out-of-the-way hilltop in Appalachian Ohio and established it as one of the very… Continue Reading…
November 9, 2020
Special feature by Erin McCoy I have been a craft beer fan for a while but never had the pleasure of visiting Asheville, North Carolina until very recently. Deciding to visit during the COVID pandemic took some special considerations, but it… Continue Reading…
June 19, 2020
While the national All Together collaboration beer project raised awareness across the country for the plight of hospitality workers during the pandemic, the beer also provided opportunities for local craft beer group events. A great example of this is an… Continue Reading…
