Ross Williams – today’s beer influencer
April 16, 2026
In the heart of downtown Charleston, West Virginia, sits the city’s oldest brewpub: Bad Shepherd Beer Co. But don’t get it wrong; it’s definitely the city’s oldest brewery with the youngest attitude. Leading the team, you’ll find the head brewer Ross Williams, a multi-talented dude who never strays from a brewing challenge.
On Episode 108 of West Virginia Beer Roads podcast, we learn a lot about Ross. He’s a guy who came out of the gate about a decade ago with things like red wine-barrel aged sours and whiskey barrel-aged stouts, before settling more on what the local market really wanted to drink. He’s become quite the beer influencer.
Today, he brings us Charleston’s current popular styles—all so well-brewed. From the brewery’s flagship and most-dominant The Loud American IPA; to the soft & luscious, Scales of Juiciness Hazy IPA; to the fast rising Boho Pils, and the easy-drinking Krista Dawn Blonde — these beers keep the bar stools filled at Bad Shepherd.
Join WVBR’s Erin McCoy and Charles Bockway as they get up to date with the barrel-load of things on Ross’s mind. Hear how he got where he is today. And where he’s going. It’s informative and entertaining for anyone curious about the current state of craft beer in West Virginia.
And one more thing. Don’t miss Bad Shepherd’s weekday happy hour, with $1.00 off all drafts. We all need a little bargain these days.
Listen to the podcast here
Bad Shepherd Beer Company
702 Quarrier St.
Charleston, WV
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