Catching up with Ross at Bad Shepherd

Since the location opened as Charleston Brewing Company in 2013, and then transitioned to new ownership in 2016 as Bad Shepherd Beer Company, this brewery has been a staple in downtown Charleston, West Virginia. When it opened, it was Charleston’s first new brewery since the mid-1990s. And throughout most of its first decade, as the only brewery on its block, it introduced thousands of folks to the beauty of locally made, fresh craft beer.

Today things are rapidly changing. This past year, for the first time, Bad Shepherd picked up some strong competition on its downtown block with the opening of Fife Street Brewing and a new remote taproom for Short Story Brewing, which is a popular West Virginia brewery based in the Fairmont area.

These developments are changing the face of craft beer in downtown Charleston.

WV Beer Roads podcast with Ross

Since 2016, the driver of Bad Shepherd brewery has been head brewer Ross Williams, who has continuously produced a broad selection of fun and tasty brews.

This week, Erin and Charles invited Ross Williams to the West Virginia Beer Roads studio to get his read on the impact of new breweries opening in Charleston, and also to get updated on the new things going on at Bad Shepherd itself.

LINKS

Bad Shepherd Beer Company website

Past podcast with Ross Williams from 2020

Article on beer blending at Bad Shepherd Beer Co.