Big Timber logs onto beer success

Anyone shopping for beer in a West Virginia convenience store, discount store, drug store, or supermarket can pretty much guarantee they’ll find at least one WV-brewed beer on the shelf. And more often that not, the label on that beer will say Big Timber Brewing.

The success of Big Timber Brewing in Elkins, WV, demonstrates beyond a doubt that a small brewery can master the West Virgina beer market from border to border. It just takes a concerted development focus, good brewers, aggressive sales plan, business smarts, and a lot of hard work. So maybe it’s not something just anyone can do. Yet, Big Timber is a shining example of what is possible.

Kwasniewski on WV Beer Roads Podcast

Matt Kwasniewski, Big Timber’s founder and leader, gives us an inside look at how his brewery took on the challenges and found success in the WV beer market. You’ll hear about about his approach to business and how he continues to adapt to the market and make the changes necessary to maintain growth.

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Topics discussed

• Tasting and detailed discussion of Double Bit Double IPA and Big Timber Porter
• New beers coming in November and December, including Barrel-aged Barleywine, a vanilla, orange, chocolate cream Pastry Stout, Screaming Bag of Goats Brettanomyces Pale Ale, and Jazzy Juice Hazy IPA.
• The upcoming return of Frost Notch Winter Ale and Alpenglow Gose with cranberry, orange, and rosemary
• How the brewery hired brewer Brian Reymiller and how they organize their brewing staff
• How they are handling sales and marketing
• Why they are making more smaller, pale and light beer styles and making less beer with added lactose
• Why they got into the Seltzer market and what you can expect upcoming
• The direction Matt sees the craft beer market heading
• Update on the construction of their new taproom
• Matt’s thoughts on needed beer law/regulation changes
• Staffing across the brewery operations

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